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February 2008

HOUSING POLICY/SCHEMES

Greater Noida Authority plans 5,000 houses

Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority has planned to float a new expandable housing scheme under which 5,000 single-storeyed houses will be allotted to successful applicants. The scheme is expected to be announced soon.

by Kapil Datta, The Hindustan Times, 15/02/2008

Chandigarh tries to be a slum-free city

Political parties treat slum dwellers as their vote banks and for their own vested interests have always wanted the problem of slums to persist. However, surpassing all odds and eluding the weaknesses of the earlier rehabilitation programmes or schemes, the Chandigarh administration has launched a small flat scheme, which is a welcome step in the right direction, as it plans to provide accommodation along with civic amenities (individual water, electricity and sewer connection) and supporting infrastructure, on licence fee basis to all slum dwellers identified under the biometric survey conducted in 2006. The flats shall be one-room flats in multi-storey buildings, which will be used solely for residential purposes.

by Bindu Duggal, The Asian Age, 02/02/2008

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