Tag: Urban Challenge Fund
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Rs 1.5 lakh crore infra push: Cabinet clears road, rail & urban projects, launches Urban Challenge Fund
New Delhi: The cabinet approved infrastructure projects worth about Rs 1.50 lakh crore, spanning urban development, transport connectivity, rail capacity expansion and startup financing, in…
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Cabinet clears Rs 1 lakh crore for India’s big urban reset; aims to unlock Rs 4 lakh crore investment
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday said the Cabinet has approved the launch of a Rs 1 lakh crore Urban Challenge Fund (UCF) aimed at…
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A year on, ₹1 lakh-cr Urban Challenge Fund a nonstarter
A year after finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman unveiled a ₹1 lakh crore Urban Challenge Fund, the big-ticket reform idea to transform cities into growth hubs,…
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Redevelopment, reform sops at core of ₹1lakh-cr new urban fund
New Delhi: Redeveloping abandoned public buildings, freeing up and repurposing unutilised government land, like old prisons and granaries, with private sector participation and incentivising municipal…