PM-JNNURM 3 LAST

Noting that affordable urban housing will be an area
of focus, the Prime Minister said that "more needs to be done"
even though JNNURM has a significant component of support for
affordable housing for the urban poor".
"We will need to address this challenge through a
combination of public financing and policies that encourage
public-private partnerships," he said, hoping to launch the
ambitious Rajiv Awas Yojana for the slum dwellers within the
city and redevelop the cities to make them slum-free.
Singh said urban infrastructure financing and
development will be an area that will require significant
attention in the coming years.
Pointing out that no vision of urban development can
ever be complete without an effective, clean and sustainable
urban transport system, he said that for the first time, the
Centre has funded 15,260 modern and intelligent transport
systems enabled buses for 61 mission cities as part of the
economic stimulus package.
Promising that the government would explore the
possibility of more resources for the Mission, Singh said, "We
will also work to widen and deepen urban renewal policies and
reforms based on the experience of JNNURM". PTI