#WeeklyNewsRoundUp: Unmarried Grand-Daughters In UP To Get Right Over Ancestral Assets
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The Uttar Pradesh government is all set to introduce a Bill giving ancestral property rights to maiden grand-daughters who have lost their father. The Revenue Code (Amendment) Bill, 2018, will be tabled in the Budget Session of the Legislative Assembly that started on February 8.
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The Centre has given its approval for the construction of over 1.86 lakh more affordable houses for the urban poor under its urban housing scheme, taking the total number of houses to over 39.25 lakh. The latest approvals under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U) entailed an investment of Rs 11,169 crore, with Central assistance of Rs 2,797 crore.
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Union Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri has told Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar that Gurgaon would be considered for inclusion in the smart city list. The minister said an apex body would be constituted to look into the matter.
Property Rights Of Unmarried Grand-Daughters In UP
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A special inquiry committee of the Delhi Assembly probing the ongoing sealing drive has sought a list of properties sealed during the exercise that started in December last year. The committee had summoned the commissioners of three municipal corporations who appeared before it on February 5. The direction was given as it has come to light that some properties were sealed by the civic bodies "without any specific direction" from the Supreme Court-appointed monitoring committee that is overseeing the drive.
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About 6,500 flats allotted last year under the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) housing scheme have been surrendered by the allottees. Over 46,000 applicants had applied for 12,617 flats across four income categories located across localities of Rohini, Dwarka, Narela, Vasant Kunj, Jasola, Pitampura, Paschim Vihar and Siraspur. Of the total number of flats offered, around 10,000 unoccupied ones were from the 2014 housing scheme.
Here’s How You Can Surrender A DDA Flat
Source: Media reports