Question : DEVELOPMENT OF INTEGRATED TOWNSHIPS



(a) whether the Government have set up a Committee under the Chairmanship of the Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development to draw up guidelines to develop integrated townships;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government are likely to allow only specialist townships and infrastructure developers with a specified minimum networth to develop integrated townships with upto 100 per cent FDI participation;

(d) if so, whether these companies would also be required to adhere to minimum capitalisation norms and undertake to develop a certain munimum contiguous area;

(e) if so, the details thereof;

(f) the time by which the committee is likely to complete the norms; and

(g) the extent to which these norms have been acceptable by the companies?

Answer given by the minister

MINISTER OF STATE FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT & POVERTY ALLEVIATION ( SHRI BANDARU DATTATREYA )


(a): Yes, Sir.

(b)to(g): The details of the guidelines are still being worked out.