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Housing and Urban Affairs Minister launched Swachh Survekshan League 2020 in June 2019. Who is the Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister?

Housing and Urban Affairs Minister launched Swachh Survekshan League 2020 in June 2019. Who is the Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister? Correct Answer Hardeep Puri

  • Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Puri launched Swachh Survekshan League 2020 on 6 June 2019.
  • It will be conducted in three quarters of 2019 and the final quarter in 2020.
  • The results of the League will form part of Swachh Survekshan 2020, the 5th edition of the annual cleanliness survey of urban India to be conducted in January-February 2020

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2. In the category of population between one lakh and 10 lakhs, Jamshedpur occupied the 1st spot.
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Who honoured the awardees of Swachh Survekshan -2021 at the Swachh Amrit Mahotsav organised by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs in New Delhi on 20 November 2021?
In the question below, are given a statement followed by three courses of actions numbered I, II and III. On the basis of the information given, you have to assume everything in the statement to be true, and then decide which of the suggested course of action logically follow (s) for pursuing. Statement: The Centre on Wednesday approved construction of nearly 6.28 lakh more affordable houses for urban poor in eleven states under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna, with Uttar Pradesh getting the largest share of over 2.34 lakh housing units. In a statement, the Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry said that considering the extraordinary situation due to the recent heavy floods in Kerala, it has decided to release Rs 486.87 crore for first and second instalments together to the state by relaxing norm in the sanctioned projects under PMAY(U). Courses of action: I. The government is targeting one crore houses to be constructed in urban areas across the country under under PMAY (U) over a period of seven years from 2015 to 2022.  II. Last month, the committee also sanctioned construction of 1.12 lakh affordable houses for the poor in eight states.  III. With the sanction for the construction of 6,28,488 housing units, the total number of houses being funded under the PMAY (Urban) stands at 60,28,628 across the country so far.
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With reference to the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (URBAN), consider the following statements. 1. It is launched by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation (MoHUPA) in Mission mode. 2. Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) Mission has completed its 7th anniversary this year on 25th June. 3. This scheme intends to provide housing for all in urban areas by the year 2025. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Courses of Action :
I. There should be a separate department looking after housing and urban development.
II. The policies in regard to urban housing should be reviewed.
III. The policies regarding rural housing should also be reviewed so that such problems could be avoided in rural areas.
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