Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Sunday accused AAP leaders of spreading rumours on slum demolitions, reiterating the government’s commitment to rehabilitate eligible slum residents in case their dwellings are razed for development projects. The Chief Minister made the announcement at the slum camp (Faatak … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Mumbai, July 10 (IANS) Tourism Minister Shambhuraj Desai has said in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly that a meeting will be held soon under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde regarding the expediting the stalled slum redevelopment projects in Mumbai. He was replying to … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Bhopal, July 3 (IANS) In a bid to control the expansion of slums in cities, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Thursday directed that an action plan be prepared to develop affordable and convenient housing in urban areas. Chairing a meeting of the Urban Development and Housing Department, Yadav … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) Politics over slum demolitions in Delhi intensified on Sunday with AAP National Convenor and former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal accusing the ruling BJP of rendering poor people homeless, while the latter justified the action against dwellings of Rohingyas and Bangladeshis who allegedly pose a security … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) Describing court-ordered demolitions as a part of orderly settlement of slum dwellers, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said on Friday that the state government is studying the Dharavi redevelopment model in Mumbai for the national capital’s revival. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Sunday launched a blistering attack on the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Congress for fooling slum dwellers for years and not providing them even basic facilities. After inaugurating the construction work of a 24-seater Jan Seva Camp (JSC) … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) With the opposition AAP and the Congress crying foul over a slum demolition in the national capital’s Jangpura area, Delhi unit BJP President Virendra Sachdeva said the action was taken on court order. He said that the relocation of slum dwellers from the Barapullah Madrasi … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Two minor children were charred to death on Sunday as a blaze destroyed 150 jhuggis in a cluster in Sector 17 of north Delhi’s Rohini, a Fire Department official said. The fire is suspected to have started in one of the jhuggis near Shri Niketan … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) A total of 6.54 crore people comprising 1.39 crore households are living in slums across the country and 90.60 lakh houses have been completed/delivered to beneficiaries from slums under PMAY-U till March 3, 2025, the Parliament was informed on Monday. Minister of State for Housing … Read more