Ministries agree on streamlining approvals for urban construction projects

New Delhi, Oct.29 : The Central Government has decided to come out with necessary notifications by the end of next month for streamlining approvals for construction projects in urban areas.
This is being done to ensure time bound and hassle free clearances for projects.The decision was taken at a high-level meeting convened by Urban Development and Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Minister M.Venkaiah Naidu.Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, Culture Minister Dr.Mahesh Sharma and Cabinet Secretary P.K.Sinha besides secretaries and senior officials of eight related ministries were also presentat the deliberations.The ministers and the Cabinet Secretary reviewed the progress made by respective ministries towards enhancing ‘ease of doing business’ in urban areas since inter-ministerial consultations were initiated by Naidu a few months back.Naidu said that the country is ranked low in terms of doing business in urban areas and there is an imperative need to improve the same in the context of efforts for sustained high rate of economic growth and other initiatives like Housing for All.