The dream of Affordable Homes is expected to be fulfilled along with station redevelopment and commercial space development at Delhi's Bijavasan station.
Indian railways will soon offer affordable houses. The Railways, initially, will begin the work at some selected railway stations. According to Zee Media sources, the IRSDC (Indian Railway Station Development Corporation), which is responsible for redevelopment of the railway station, will now construct affordable housing.
Sources further told that the IRSDC will purchase around 20 to 30 percent of the land where it will carry out the redevelopment work.
As per the new initiative, each house ranging between 40 to 60 square meters will be constructed under affordable housing. Most of the houses will be either studio apartments or 1-BHK units. The cost of these houses can range from Rs 40 to Rs 50 lakh.
A highly placed official associated with the scheme said that the purpose of this exercise is to actually provide benefits to people coming from remote areas to work in cities. These Affordable Homes of Railways will also have tremendous advantages in terms of transportation.
Under the station redevelopment project, the Railways will develop stations that are well equipped with modern, passenger facilities. These redevelopment projects will also double up as multi-transport hub. That is, you can use rail, bus, metro and taxi facility from a single origin.
The dream of Affordable Homes is expected to be fulfilled along with station redevelopment and commercial space development at Delhi's Bijavasan station.
Meanwhile, a day after DNA reported Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd's (IRCTC) demand for a NOC from a bride's parents while applying for a US visa, the subsidiary of Indian Railways has taken cognizance of the issue.
The demand was made while applying for tour packages through travel agencies or IRCTC for the visa application process. Senior IRCTC officials said visa documents are checked whenever an international tour package is planned.
The US Consulate denied asking for any letter from an adult woman's parents for visa application.
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