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Housing Scheme

Housing sales climb 22% in Jan-Mar; new launches rise 86%: PropTiger.com

Housing sales and new supply increased 22 per cent and 86 per cent, respectively, during January-March this year on better demand, according to residential brokerage firm PropTiger.com. REA India, a full-stack real estate technology platform, owns Housing.com, PropTiger.com and Makaan.com. In its report titled Real Insight Residential - January-March 2023, PropTiger.com said that housing sales rose to 85,850 units across eight cities in January-March 2023 from 70,630 units in the year-ago period. New launches grew 86 per cent to 1,47,780 units -- highest in a quarter -- from 79,530 units. Reports of other property consultants have also reported an increase in housing sales during the January-March quarter despite a rise in mortgage rates in the last one year. "The Indian housing market is witnessing a significant growth, with both sales and new launches on the rise. This is particularly noteworthy considering the challenging global environment and the hardening of interest rates on

Updated On : 06 Apr 2023 | 6:05 PM IST

'Chhattisgarh govt to carry out survey of beneficiaries for housing scheme'

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Saturday said if the Union government did not conduct a survey of eligible beneficiaries for a housing scheme, the state government will carry it out itself. Replying to the debate on the motion of thanks on the Governor's address in the Legislative Assembly, Baghel said his government was committed to provide pucca houses to all eligible beneficiaries. The motion of thanks was passed after discussion. The last Census took place in 2011 and it was necessary to collect information about the changes in the lives of common citizens so that eligible beneficiaries could get the benefit of welfare schemes, the chief minister said. The Union government should ascertain the details of constructed pucca houses, toilets built under the Swachh Bharat mission, benefits under the Ujjwala gas Scheme, 'doubling' of farmers' income, household electrification and the status of employment of beneficiaries of skill development programs in the last 12 ..

Updated On : 05 Mar 2023 | 6:39 AM IST

Govt boosts PMAY budget while previous targets only partially met

Centre has increased budget for housing scheme, although older targets haven't been met

Updated On : 19 Feb 2023 | 9:24 PM IST

AP govt to release Rs 6,500 crore to SHGs under YSR Asara scheme in Jan

The Andhra Pradesh Government will be releasing around Rs 6,500 crore to beneficiaries in the third phase of YSR Asara Scheme next month, an official release said on Friday. Under the scheme, outstanding loans of Self Help Groups (SHGs) up to 2019 will be waived by the state government. Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy who chaired a workshop on door-to-door programme (Gadapa Gadapaku Prabhuthvam) today said the campaign covering every household should be conducted by the elected members and hand over the loan waiver letters to the beneficiaries. Speaking on the occasion, he said the ongoing door-to-door programme should be carried out to resolve public grievances with utmost importance and the YSR Congress party MLAs should conduct it in every village/ward secretariat for 2-3 days at least six hours a day in their respective constituencies. While participating in the programme, the MLAs should spend at least five minutes at every doorstep to explain to them the government's ...

Updated On : 16 Dec 2022 | 9:32 PM IST

Buying a resale flat? Don't let the society rip you off on transfer charges

The amount they can charge is capped in many cities; you can go legal to avoid payment or even recover your money paid under pressure

Updated On : 05 Dec 2022 | 12:21 AM IST

PM to inaugurate over 3,000 EWS flats at Bhoomihin camp in Delhi tomorrow

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate 3,024 newly constructed Economically Weaker Section flats in Delhi as part of an in-situ slum rehabilitation project on Wednesday evening, his office has said. During the programme at Vigyan Bhawan here, the slum dwellers at Bhoomihin camp will also be handed over keys to the flats, thereby giving them the ownership and a sense of security, a PMO statement said. The in-situ slum rehabilitation in 376 Jhuggi Jhopri clusters is being undertaken by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) in line with the prime minister's vision to provide housing for all, it said. "The objective of the rehabilitation project is to provide a better and healthy living environment to the residents of Jhuggi Jhopri clusters, with proper amenities and facilities," the statement added. The 3,024 flats under Phase I have been constructed at a cost of about Rs 345 crore and are equipped with amenities such as vitrified floor tiles, ceramics tiles and Udaipur green