UP cabinet clears Urban Redevelopment Policy 2026
In a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday, approval was granted to the Uttar Pradesh Urban Redevelopment Policy 2026.
In a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday, approval was granted to the Uttar Pradesh Urban Redevelopment Policy 2026.
According to the official order, Kiran Kaushal, a 2009 batch IAS officer, has been appointed Commissioner, Samagra Shiksha, a key post overseeing school education reforms in the state.
With India striving to become a thirty trillion dollar economy, the audits across the country's Urban Development landscape must be oriented towards making constructive and implementable recommendations, as the cities are poised to be the growth hubs in realising the nation's goal, according to a top official.
Minister of Housing and Urban Development Krushna Chandra Mahapatra, who chaired the review meeting on Thursday, laid emphasis on effective implementation of urban infrastructure schemes stating that it will strengthen urban infrastructure, improve basic civic amenities and enhance the quality of life of urban residents across the State.
Located in Gujarat's Gandhinagar, GIFT City is India’s first operational smart city, which has high-end civic infrastructure, including India’s first-of-its-kind utility tunnel and Command and Control Centre (C4).
Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Thursday announced a landmark initiative by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann-led Punjab government: the implementation of an innovative land pooling policy aimed at fostering transparent and planned urban development across the state.
The Rajasthan government has taken swift action to boost urban development by incorporating 210 villages in Bharatpur into mainstream urban planning through the newly constituted Bharatpur Development Authority (BDA).
The Delhi Development Authority (DDA), in a meeting chaired by Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena, approved significant policy changes aimed at boosting in-situ slum rehabilitation under the “Jahan Jhuggi Wahin Makaan” scheme.
The government announcement has come ahead of the monsoon session which will begin from Monday and has asked the committee to submit its findings within six months after completing the probe.
Urban development and municipal affairs minister Firhad Hakim inaugurated the 10th New Town Book Fair and 8th National Poetry Festival on Thursday.
