File picture of the Kartavya Path. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) is likely to be among the first ministries to move out of its Nirman Bhawan offices as part of the Union government’s plans to shift out all Ministry offices in the national capital to a set … Read more
Every poor person without a home will be provided a permanent house within the next five years by the coalition government, says Minister for Housing, Information and Public Relations Kolusu Parthasarathy | Photo Credit: G.N. Rao Minister for Housing, Information and Public Relations Kolusu Parthasarathy stated that the coalition government is working with the sole … Read more
Eleanor Lawrie Social Affairs Reporter Getty Images Supported housing is in crisis, the open letter says (stock image) Supported housing, which helps vulnerable or disabled people live independently, is in crisis, an open letter signed by more than 170 organisations in the sector claims. Services at one in three providers in England had to shut … Read more
GURUGRAM District Magistrate of Gurugram and Chairman of the District Disaster Management Authority Ajay Kumar on Thursday ordered evacuation of the flat owners in three towers of the Chintels Paradiso group housing society in Sector 109 here after the towers were declared unsafe in the structural audit report. The residents’ welfare association (RWA) of the … Read more
Image for representative purpose | Photo Credit: The Hindu Presenting the Union Budget for 2025 in the Parliament on Saturday (February 1, 2025), Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman listed measures to expand affordable housing. Ms. Sitharaman announced that 40,000 units of housing would be completed in 2025-26 to help families which have taken loans to buy … Read more
The Himachal Pradesh government is examining the possibility of adopting skill development programmes and initiatives from Karnataka. During a meeting in Bengaluru on Wednesday, Himachal Pradesh’s Minister for Town Planning, Housing, and Technical Education Rajesh Kumar Dharmani praised Karnataka’s efforts in enhancing employability skills. He expressed keen interest in implementing similar strategies in his home … Read more
Keki Mistry, Former VC & CEO, HDFC, says his experience over the years not only in India but in many other countries globally, is that when the tax rate is reduced, compliance is improved significantly and there is a greater urge to work and earn more income. So, a reduction in tax rates, whether it … Read more
The State government has decided to study housing schemes for the poor and weaker sections under implementation in different States before taking up the Indiramma housing scheme here. Deputy Chief Minister (Finance and Energy) Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka has directed officials of the Housing department to visit different States in this regard and submit a comprehensive … Read more
Kyrgyzstan’s capital, Bishkek, has been on the boil over the last couple of days, with violent mobs targeting hostels housing students from India, Bangladesh and Pakistan. Three Pakistani students have been reportedly killed in the violence, prompting Islamabad and New Delhi to issue advisories for its nationals in Kyrgyzstan. Local reports said the violence erupted … Read more
Minister for Revenue and Housing K. Rajan takes a look around the first 3D printed building in Kerala constructed on the campus of the Kerala State Nirmithi Kendram in Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday. The State will get a new housing policy soon, Minister for Revenue and Housing K. Rajan has said. He was speaking after inaugurating … Read more