Gandhinagar, July 26 (IANS) The Gujarat government has substantially increased financial assistance for levelling free residential plots allotted to rural homeless families, raising support fivefold on a per-plot basis and fourfold per hectare to make land ready for house construction and accelerate rural housing development. Under the revised assistance, support for levelling each free residential plot has been increased from Rs 1,000 to Rs 5,000.Assistance for levelling uneven and undulating l…
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New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Union Minister Manohar Lal on Friday called for the development of robust urban infrastructure through the Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) model for housing, making housing more accessible and sustainable.Speaking at a conference here, the minister underscored the importance of bringing together all stakeholders to make housing finance more accessible, affordable, and inclusive for every citizen.He emphasised the need for integrated urban planning, including transport…
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) Union Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Monday that over the past five years, the country’s agriculture and allied sectors have recorded an average annual growth rate of 4.4 per cent, which is higher than the global average.Citing data from the Economic Survey, he said that during the decade from financial year 2016 to 2025, the agricultural sector posted a decadal growth rate of 4.45 per cent, the highest compared to previous decades…