ministry of housing and urban affairs

PMAY creates over 1.2 crore employment opportunities so far

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PMAY creates over 1.2 crore employment opportunities so far

The Centre’s flagship housing programme – Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – has created over 1.2 crore employment opportunities, said Grant Thornton Bharat’s ‘Affordable Housing in India‘ report. The report cited that these employment opportunities so far were created through forward and backward linkages across 21 sectors. Besides, the report said that these sectors include 250 … Read more

Rapid rail AC order to China firm under DPIIT scanner

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Rapid rail AC order to China firm under DPIIT scanner

The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) is likely to review the award of air conditioning contract for metro cars for the Delhi-Meerut Rapid Regional Transport System (RRTS) to a Chinese company for any possible violation of the Make in India guidelines. The project is being developed by the National Capital Region … Read more