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Poverty Alleviation

Karnataka seeks Rs 2,000 cr aid for basic amenities in slums

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The Deccan Herald  16.11.2010

Karnataka seeks Rs 2,000 cr aid for basic amenities in slums

Bangalore, Nov 15 (PTI)

The Karnataka government has sought an aid of Rs 2000 crore from the Centre to provide basic amenities for slums in its 40 cities and towns.

"We have submitted a proposal to the Centre to provide basic amenities in all 2,720 slums, including 597 in Bangalore," Minister for Housing Katta Subramanya Naidu said told reporters here today.

The minister said officials have been directed to prepare a detailed plan for construction of houses in slums and for providing basic infrastructure under the Rajiv Gandhi Housing Scheme.

Last Updated on Tuesday, 16 November 2010 05:56
 

Gaur calls for speedy implementation of Rajiv Awas Yojana

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The Pioneer  10.11.2010

Gaur calls for speedy implementation of Rajiv Awas Yojana

Staff Reporter | Bhopal

Urban Administration and Development Minister Babulal Gaur has instructed officers for speedy implementation of Rajiv Awas Yojana, which envisages making cities slum-free. He said that this Union Government project is quite useful for the urban poor. The project should be implemented speedily in the selected cities of the state.

Gaur was addressing an orientation workshop under the project here on Tuesday at the auditorium of Urban Administration and Development Directorate. Those present on the occasion included Principal Secretary Urban Administration and Development SPS Parihar, Director Rajiv Awas Yojana Deepti Goud Mukherjee, Director Project Uday Kalpana Shrivastava, commissioners and additional commissioners of municipal corporations and officers of the Urban Administration and Development Department.

Gaur said that major cities in the State should be rid of slums by taking advantage of the Union Government's Rajiv Awas Yojana. He said that officers should also see to it that no new slums come up in the cities.

At the outset, Commissioner Urban Administration SN Mishra informed the workshop that five cities - Bhopal, Indore, Jabalpur, Gwalior and Ujjain - have been selected in the first phase of Rajiv Awas Yojana in the state. Detailed project report of these cities will be prepared within one-and-a-half months. Officials informed that out of these cities, the DPR of Indore Municipal Corporation was almost complete.

Director of Union Government's Rajiv Awas Yojana Deepti Goud Mukherjee said that the project has been launched with a view to providing clean and healthy residences to the urban poor living in slum areas. The Union Government will provide 50 per cent of the cost to be incurred on the construction of these houses as subsidy. The rest of 50 per cent cost will be borne by the State Government and the Municipal Corporation concerned and the beneficiary.

The share of the beneficiary will be 10 per cent. She informed that the Union Government will provide assistance under Rajiv Awas Yojana to only those States, which have given ownership rights to slum dwellers.

Last Updated on Wednesday, 10 November 2010 05:59
 

Ram Roti for urban poor from Nov 2

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The Pioneer  13.10.2010

Ram Roti for urban poor from Nov 2

Staff Reporter | Bhopal

The long awaited Ram Roti Scheme, providing nutritious food at affordable prices to the urban poor, will be launched in four main cities of the State this November.
As part of the initiative, poor people staying at overnight shelters in Bhopal, Indore, Gwalior and Jabalpur will be provided full meals at a price of `5 only. The meals will include six rotis, vegetables, onion, pickle and green chillies.

Announcing the schedule for the launch of the welfare scheme, Urban Administration and Development Minister Babulal Gaur on Monday said the scheme will commence in Bhopal on November 2, at Indore on November 3, and at Gwalior and Jabalpur on November 5.

He said there are four shelter homes each in Bhopal and Indore, while Gwalior and Jabalpur have two homes each.

In the State capital, the Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) has authorised the Nandi Foundation to supply the food packets.

Arrangements have also been made in the other three cities to ensure that the poor get high quality, nutritious food at low price.

Gaur underlined that the scheme is being implemented in these cities on an experimental basis. Later, it will be implemented in all the 14 municipal corporations.

Ujjain will be the next city where the scheme will be implemented, he said.

Last Updated on Wednesday, 13 October 2010 06:38
 


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