Budget Independent Houses/Villas in Kochi

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While plans are underway to get on-board the National Building Construction Corporation to efficiently manage seized properties of defaulters, the state-run firm has also unveiled its plan to lend a helping hand to the government in meeting its housing-for-all-by-2022 target. Media reports say the NBCC plans to build over one lakh affordable housing units across major states of the country in the next five years. The total cost of carrying out the project is pegged at Rs 10,000 crore. The company might start work on such projects this year itself.

During the past one year, to better the connectivity, many Metro projects have been announced across the country. However, in the Union Budget 2018-19, these projects have been given an allocation of Rs 15,000 crore, 20 per cent lower than the allocation for the 2017-18 fiscal. Moreover, there has been no bifurcation of the outlay. What impact will this have on the under-construction Metro projects? Will the states be able to implement these projects in the set timeline?

Asset Homes, a Kerala-based realty firm, plans to launch selfie homes in Kochi, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Pune and Visakhapatnam.

There were about 473 million skilled, semi-skilled and unskilled construction workers in India in 2011-12, according to a report by the International Labour Organization. To safeguard their interests, various states offer them benefits that include accident compensations, hospitalisation expenses, maternity care, pension scheme, educational support for children, etc.