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Govt considering follow-up scheme to AMRUT to cover all urban areas: Puri

The Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) covers only about 60 per cent of the urban population and the government is actively considering a follow up scheme which will cover 100 per cent of the urban areas, Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said Thursday. The AMRUT scheme was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in June 2015 to establish an infrastructure that would ensure robust sewage networks and water supply for urban transformation. Responding to a question in Lok Sabha, Puri said Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her budget statement had talked about a follow up to the AMRUT scheme. The AMRUT scheme only covers 60 per cent plus of India's urban population and the government is actively considering a follow up scheme which will cover 100 per cent of the urban areas, the minister said amid continuous protests by Opposition members over the Pegasus spying row and farmers' issue. To a question on the number of ongoing project

Central Vista: Puri slams opposition, says false narrative being created

Slamming the opposition, Hardeep Singh Puri on Monday said a false narrative is being created over the Central Vista redevelopment plan and asserted that it is not a "vanity project", but a necessity

Air India Privatisation likely to be completed by May-end: Hardeep Puri

"The airline still is in debt of Rs 60,000 crore and it is liable to be sold," Puri said

Govt likely to remove fare band, other restrictions on aviation: Puri

Domestic air traffic expected to increase further in the coming summer season

Govt eyeing 1,000 routes under UDAN from 100 underserved airports: Puri

He also said that privatisation is required in the field of aviation as it is not the government's specialisation to run airports

India-UK flights to restart from Jan 6, UK-India services from Jan 8: Puri

Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Saturday flights from India to UK will resume from January 6, while services from that country to here would resume from January 8 onwards. "Resumption of flights between India & UK: India to UK from 6 Jan 2021. UK to India from 8 Jan 2021. 30 flights will operate every week. 15 each by Indian & UK carriers," Puri said on Twitter. "This schedule is valid till 23 Jan 2021. Further frequency will be determined after review," he added. Earlier, Puri had announced on Friday that only 30 flights per week will operate between India and the UK when services resume from January 8 and that this arrangement will continue till January 23. India had suspended all passenger flights connecting the two countries from December 23 to January 7 as a new variant of coronavirus emerged in the UK.

Foresee slight extension of suspension of UK flights: Hardeep Singh Puri

Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said he foresees a slight extension of temporary suspension of passenger flights between India and the UK

Employees seek extension of benefits in case of Air India privatisation

Air India Employees Union has asked for a meeting with Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Puri

Over 3.9 million people facilitated via Vande Bharat Mission: Hardeep Puri

Union Minister for Civil Aviation Hardeep Singh Puri on Saturday informed that more than 3.9 million people were facilitated international travel ever since the Vande Bharat Mission was launched.

Top headlines: LVB gets non-binding offer from Clix, Future Group vs Amazon

From Lakhsmi Vilas Bank getting non-binding offer from Clix to India's richest getting richer amid lockdown, Business Standard brings you the top headlines of the day

Over 100,000 domestic flights operated since resumption on May 25: Puri

In a statement, Puri said domestic aviation is moving towards the pre-Covid figures

Airlines in India seek $1.5 bn in interest-free credit line, says govt

Carriers are also seeking to defer loan repayments by six months, aviation minister tells Parliament.

Congress leader sought allotment of Priyanka's bungalow to party MP: Puri

Puri's tweet came after Priyanka Gandhi called as "fake news" a media report that she had sought more time to vacate the bungalow

15K repatriated Indian migrant workers sign up for skill mapping in a week

SWADES database helps migrants find employment; 59% had lost their jobs

Experiences by rail, air passengers expose Centre-state coordination

The differing experiences between rail and air passengers after the limited resumption of services have underlined the criticality of Centre-state coordination

Best of BS Opinion: The Covid-19 impact, currency conundrum, and more

Covid-19 continues in different parts of the world, including India. Among other things, the pandemic has significantly affected global financial markets

No need for aviation sector to worry about coronavirus: Hardeep Puri

The civil aviation minister asserted that agencies under his ministry were able to effectively monitor airports against the spread of coronavirus without causing any panic

Delhi polls: Voting underway; CM Kejriwal, former VP Hamid Ansari cast vote

Over 1.47 crore people are eligible to exercise their franchise in the polls that will decide the fate of 672 candidates in 70 assembly constituencies

AAP govt hits back after Union Minister Hardeep Puri blames it for fire

Lapses were allowed to continue with impunity, says union minister and Delhi BJP leader.

An airport in Ayodhya? Centre in talks with UP, says Hardeep Singh Puri

Puri said that the UP government is unable to give 60 acres of extra land, which the AAI asked for, as it is a "forest land".