Centre to launch Rajiv Awas Yojana for constructing houses for city slum-dwellers
December 3rd, 2009 - 7:15 pm ICT by ANI ( 4 comments )
New Delhi, Dec. 3 (ANI): Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, said on Thursday that the government plans to launch the Rajiv Awas Yojana for constructing houses for city slum-dwellers.
“We hope to launch the ambitious Rajiv Gandhi Awas Yojna that will strive to create a formal space for the slum-dwellers within the city and transform and redevelop our cities to make them slum-free,” the Prime Minister said at the fourth Anniversary of Jawaharlal Nehru Urban Renewal Mission Scheme.
The Prime Minister stressed the need to improve the financial health of the urban bodies to improve the city life.
“Improving the financial health of our municipalities is a priority. The states should fulfil their obligation to devolve functions and finances to municipal bodies. State Finance Commissions have to be set up periodically and their recommendations implemented in both letter and spirit. Urban bodies, on their part, should review and rationalise their taxation structure and augment their resources,” said the Prime Minister.
The government has allocated funds for bus transport, water supply, sewerage, drainage, and improvement of slums and construction of houses for the poor.
In the next 20 years, the urban population of India is likely to double. (ANI)
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June 11th, 2010 at 3:46 pm
hi sir i m jitendra from dombivli(e), mumbai thane, some builders r trying to torchered the slums people to leave their slums here in nandivli cross road at santi nagar chal at sai mandir road, please check this complain becuase rajiv gandi yojana will not be successfull until this slums people will not recieve their houses under this good , please follow my adwise & iuf any body is there please call me 9819379071 & i will show the location in dombivli(e) at dis thane
please save the poors in maharastra this is my request to the congress leaders
scheme
jatin
mumbai
09819379071
January 24th, 2011 at 3:13 pm
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February 3rd, 2011 at 11:33 pm
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March 8th, 2011 at 12:19 am
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