Sick PSUs’ land to be used for low-cost housing


In a fillip to its flagship Housing-For-All programme, the Modi government has identified vast tracts of land in eight cities belonging to sick public sector undertakings(PSUs) to be monetised or leased for low cost houses for the poor. These cities include Gurgaon, Hyderabad, Pune and Ranchi. 

Working on PMO directives, the ministry of housing and urban affairs has finalised a public private partnership model to provide affordable housing. A beginning would be made with land owned by HMT Bearings (Hyderabad 14.48 acre), Hindustan Antibiotics (Pune 62 acre), Heavy Engineering Corporation (Ranchi 60 acre) and Indian Drugs and Pharmaceuticals (Gurgaon 10-15 acre)...................Read more

 

Source: The Economic Times


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