Ministry wants states to form SPV

August 2013

Union urban development ministry asked state governments to form a special purpose vehicle (SPV) for a city or cluster of cities to run buses which a...

Tags: special purpose vehicle, SPV, city, cluster, cities, buses, JNNURM, urban, infrastructure civic projects

All cities of Rajasthan get master plans

August 2013

Gurdial Singh Sandhu, Additional Chief Secretary (urban development) of Rajasthan government said master plans for 297 towns, out of which 113 are Ce...

Tags: master plans, town, city, infrastructure, Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission, JNNURM

Govt extends JNNURM term by 2 years

August 2013

The Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India extended the period of JNNURM by 2 more years for completion of ongoing projects or reforms. I...

Tags: Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission, JNNURM, projects, infrastructure, implementation

NMC slow in implementing JNNURM projects

July 2013

A report by Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) shows that nine of 19 projects under JNNURM in the city are pending and the central government has set...

Tags: Nagpur Municipal Corporation, NMC, projects, JNNURM, government, deadline, NMC, Nagpur Improvement Trust, NIT

Karnataka govt clears Rs 39 bn worth projects for Bangalore

July 2013

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah cleared 27 projects worth Rs 3,928.29 crore for Bangalore under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mis...

Tags: Karnataka, clearance, approval, projects, Bangalore, Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission, JnNURM, infrastructure, civic, amenities

Slow progress of JNNURM projects in UP

July 2013

Implementation of Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) projects in Uttar Pradesh seems to happening at a snail's pace. Another ma...

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Implementation of JNNURM projects poor in Kochi

July 2013

A recent status report on the implementation of projects under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), shows poor execution in Koch...

Tags: Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission, JNNURM, Kochi, municipal corporation, infrastructure, civic body, amenities, infrastructure

Kochi corp to seek funds for canal projects

July 2013

Media reports indicate that the Kochi Corporation may include the project of revitalising arterial canals in the city under the JNNURM phase-I and se...

Tags: Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission, JNNURM, Kochi Corporation, project, canals, fund