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  Govt plans to sanction construction of one crore houses before 2020

  Business | December 29, 2018 17:22 IST

  An official of the ministry said that since April 2018, 1,612 cities have been declared as open defecation free (ODF) taking the total number to 4124 across the country under Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban).

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  Urban housing deficit more than 18 million: Vennkaiah Naidu

  Politics | November 06, 2014 11:52 IST

  New Delhi: India has been assessed to have a deficit of about 18.78 million housing units in urban areas, and more than 95 per cent of the same pertain to economically weaker sections and low