New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) Delhi Lieutenant Governor T.S. Sandhu on Tuesday reviewed the Summer Action Plan during a visit to the Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC) at the NDMC’s headquarters and stressed citizen-centric urban governance, an official said.The Governor praised the ICCC and said that the technology-driven model can be emulated by civic agencies across the country.In a post on X, the L-G said, “Visited the Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC) at Palika Kendra …
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New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) NITI Aayog on Saturday launched a report that presents a focused roadmap to address structural urban challenges such as fragmented institutional arrangements, limited devolution of powers, weak financial autonomy, and diffused accountability.Strengthening urban governance is, therefore, critical to enabling cities to perform effectively, said the report which emphasises the importance of strengthening institutional foundations alongside sectoral improvements and priori…
Mumbai, March 17 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday directed officials to identify sites for developing shipyards to accelerate water passenger transport in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR). This initiative aims to facilitate the indigenous construction of boats required for the “Water Metro” project. He was speaking at the meeting to review the government’s initiatives on water transport.The CM emphasised that boats for water transport should be built in Mahara…
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) The Congress Parliamentary Strategy Group meeting discussed national and international issues and decided to raise foreign policy, unemployment and economic issues prominently during the second part of the Budget Session of Parliament starting on Monday, a party MP said.In light of the conflict in the Gulf, the Congress has decided to raise issues related to its implications, the fall in the rupee and our foreign policy deviation, said Congress MP from Rajya Sabha Syed …
Hyderabad, Feb 18 (IANS) The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has launched MyCUREApp, an upgraded and integrated digital platform aimed at streamlining civic services and accelerating grievance redressal across the city.The app enables residents to lodge complaints related to sanitation, streetlights, roads, drainage, town planning, and other civic issues, while allowing them to monitor the status of their grievances in real time.Officials termed it a significant step towards digit…
Gandhinagar, Jan 25 (IANS) The Gujarat government on Sunday announced a major policy decision aimed at accelerating urban development and improving administrative transparency by allowing municipalities to obtain government land free of cost for key public infrastructure projects. Under the new arrangement, municipalities will no longer be required to pay 25 to 50 per cent of the jantri rate for government land used for specified civic works.Until now, municipalities seeking government land for …