eGov - October 2018

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‘Housing For All’ Making Houses Affordable to the Urban Poor

Housing For Making Lifetime Dream Come True

In a bid to make citizens’ dream of having a home of their own a reality, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made it a mission to provide ‘Housing for All’ by 2022, the 75th year of country’s independence. Courtesy various Government schemes, the housing sector is likely to contribute around 11 percent to India’s GDP by 2020, observes Priyanka Sharma of Elets News Network (ENN).

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Housing For All Set To Become A Reality By 2022

The Government has conceived a ‘Housing for all Knowledge Lab’ as a central repository of knowledge in various thematic areas like housing technologies, innovative design/typologies and housing finance, etc to share the knowledge amongst States and implementing agencies, says Amrit Abhijat, Joint Secretary, Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana (PMAY), Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs and Mission Director, Housing For All (HFA), Government of India, in conversation with Harshal Desai and Arpit Gupta of Elets News Network (ENN).

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MahaRERA Maintaining Transparency In Real Estate Sector

Maharashtra has been at the forefront to establish the institution framework in the form of Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority (MahaRERA), well ahead of other States in the country and an online registration of projects and complaints were made available to the promoters and home buyers, says Dr Vijay Satbir Singh, Member, Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority (MahaRERA) in conversation with Harshal Desai of Elets News Network (ENN).

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Haryana's Hisar Airport to Be of Global Standards

The passenger terminal for phase-one of Hisar Airport, inaugurated by Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar last August. The State Government plans to make it an attractive international cargo hub with dedicated custom clearances, says Ashok Sangwan, Director-cum-Special Secretary, Industries & Commerce Department; Adviser, Civil Aviation, Department and Special Secretary to Government of Haryana, in conversation with Gautam Debroy of Elets News Network (ENN).

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Gurugram: En Route To Become A Global City

In a bid to promote clean fuel, the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) is planning to add more than 100 electric buses to the public transport system. The Haryana Government is also motivating bureaucrats to use electric cars, says Yashpal Yadav, Commissioner, MCG, in conversation with Gautam Debroy of Elets News Network (ENN).

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India, Argentina Developing Centre Of Excellence Jointly

India is helping Argentina to develop a Centre of Excellence for IT in Argentina to enhance skills of IT engineers. It will be helpful to Indian companies as well as Argentine engineers, says Daniel Chuburu, Ambassador of Argentine Republic to India, in an exclusive interview to Priyanka Sharma of Elets News Network (ENN).

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‘Malaysia Keen To Have India's E-Commerce Model'

The rapid pace of digitisation is something which we need to learn from India. E-commerce is flourishing in India and we want to replicate the same model in Malaysia, says Mohammad Iqbal Mohammad Noor, Minister, Economic Affairs, Embassy of Malaysia to India, in conversation with Priyanka Sharma of Elets News Network (ENN).

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Poddar Group - Providing Affordable, High Quality Homes

We launched our first project in 2010, and since then we are committed to the affordable sector. Our aim is to create happy communities along with an excellent physical structures and great amenities, says Rohit Poddar, Managing Director, Poddar Housing and Development Limited, in conversation with Rakesh Roy of Elets News Network (ENN).

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Baviskar Group Committed To Provide Affordable Homes

Keeping in view the demand for affordable housing, Baviskar Group launched its debut project named Shankarsheela complex. All the flats were sold to Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) staff at a very affordable cost, says Prakash Baviskar, Founder, Baviskar Group of Companies, in conversation with Harshal Desai of Elets News Network (ENN).

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Muthoot Helping Citizens Realise Their Dreams

Transparency in our dealings, customer centric approach and a highly passionate and dedicated team of employees been our core strength, says Ramratthinam S, Chief Executive Officer, Muthoot Homefin (India) Limited, in conversation with Harshal Desai of Elets News Network (ENN).

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