RURAL & URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE

Feb. 2, 2022

The Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs, Smt Nirmala Sitharaman tabled the Union Budget 2022-23 in Parliament.

The key highlights of the budget are as follows:

Har Ghar, Nal Se Jal

  • 60,000 crore allocated to cover 3.8 crore households in 2022-23 under Har Ghar, Nal se Jal.

Housing for All

  • 48,000 crore allocated for completion of 80 lakh houses in 2022-23 under PM Awas Yojana.

Prime Minister’s Development Initiative for North-East Region (PM-DevINE)

  • New scheme PM-DevINE launched to fund infrastructure and social development projects in the North-East.

  • An initial allocation of Rs. 1,500 crore made to enable livelihood activities for youth and women under the scheme.

Urban Planning

  • Modernization of building by-laws, Town Planning Schemes (TPS), and Transit Oriented Development (TOD) will be implemented.

  • Battery swapping policy to be brought out for setting up charging stations at scale in urban areas.

Land Records Management

  • Unique Land Parcel Identification Number for IT-based management of land records.