Chapter-20 : Urban and Housing Affairs
Short Notes or Revision Notes
GIST of India Year Book 2024
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA)
Role: Oversees urban housing and development policies in India.
Challenges: Rapid urbanization, improving services, reducing poverty, and controlling slums.
Key Schemes (with Extensions):
- Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban (PMAY-U):Provides pucca housing to EWS & LIG till Dec 2024.
- Smart Cities Mission:Comprehensive urban development across 100 cities.
Other Initiatives:
- Swachh Bharat Mission – Urban (SBM-U):Aims for open defecation free cities and improved sanitation.
- Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT):Enhances water security and sanitation in 485 cities.
- Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM):Reduces urban poverty through skill training and livelihood support.
- Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act (RERA):Regulates the real estate sector and protects home buyers.
- PM Street Vendor’s Atma Nirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi):Provides loans to street vendors for working capital.
- National Mission on Sustainable Habitat (NMSH):Promotes low-carbon urban development and climate resilience.
- Urban Transport Initiatives:Focuses on mass transit systems (Metro) and public transport.
- Central Vista Redevelopment:Enhances government infrastructure in Delhi.
- Pradhan Mantri-Unauthorized Colonies in Delhi Awas Adhikar Yojana (PMUDAY):Confers ownership rights to residents of unauthorized colonies in Delhi.
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