For the benefit of the urban poor under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban), the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has approved the construction of 626,488 more affordable houses.
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India and Morocco sign MoU to enhance cooperation in MSME sector
In order to deepen the cooperation between the MSME sectors of the two countries in Rabat, Morocco, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between India and Morocco.
38 projects allotted 71 acre of land
Ensuring an economic and purposeful use of the alloted land, the High Level Land Allotment Committee led by AP Padhi, Chief Secretary has approved the allotment of 71 acre of land to 38 investment projects in various sectors.
Is IndiaÂ’s Rs 5.7 trillion infrastructure investments at risk?
The construction core is being subject to a mockery through the use of inferior quality TMT rebars. Infrastructure Today investigates with analysis from FIRST Construction Council
81 investment projects worth Rs 600 billion launched by PM in Uttar Pradesh
At a mega ground-breaking event, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched 81 investment projects worth Rs 600 million for Uttar Pradesh. With a potential of generating 200,000 new jobs, these projects are expected to boost the stateÂ’s industrialisation.
59 mega infra projects report cost overrun of Rs 1.36 trillion
At least 59 mega central sector infrastructure projects worth Rs 10 billion each, have reported a cost overrun of Rs 1.36 trillion. As per Vijay Goel, Union Minister, a total of 389 mega projects worth more than Rs 10 billion including rail and road sectors were on the monitor of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MOSPI).
Government sanction 5.1 mn houses under PMAY-U
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) conducted its 35th Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee
KEF Infrastructure merge with Katerra
Infrastructure manufacturing company KEF Infrastructure announced its strategic merger with US-based technology firm Katerra.
Govt will invest `1 bn on school infrastructure
The money will be spent to provide facilities in terms of construction, furniture and playgrounds and other necessary items.
NMRDA to implement affordable housing scheme in green belt too
Under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY), Nagpur Metropolitan Region Development Authority (NMRDA) has decided to implement this scheme in green belt and no development zones too.


