Union Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs Kaushal Kishore on Sunday said that the development of cities in the country is essential for ensuring the growth of the nation.

Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], July 20 (ANI): Hours after a female sub-inspector named Sandhya Topno was mowed down to death allegedly during a vehicle check, Jharkhand Police on Wednesday assured that the guilty won't be spared.

New Delhi [India], June 15 (ANI): Union Minister of State for the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs Kaushal Kishore on Tuesday said that Ayurveda has brought a positive change in his life as he lost 20 kilos of weight after adopting Ayurveda.

New Delhi [India], March 21 (ANI): Street vendors have been given Rs 3119 crore collateral-free working capital loans under PM SVANidhi Scheme to restart their businesses adversely impacted during the COVID-19 pandemic, Union Minister of State for Housing & Urban Affairs Kaushal Kishore said on Monday.

New Delhi [India], December 30 (ANI): Union Minister Kaushal Kishore has demanded an investigation into the statement made by the witness of the 2008 Malegaon blast case who alleged that he was pressurised to name Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and five RSS leaders in the case.

New Delhi [India], October 7 (ANI): Union Minister Kaushal Kishore, on Thursday, slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his comments on the Lakhimpur Kheri incident.

New Delhi Sep 30 PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the second phases of the Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban and Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation on Friday his office said In line with the vision of the prime minister SBM-U 20 and AMRUT 20 have been designed to realise the aspiration to make all cities garbage free and water secure the Prime Ministers Office PMO said in a statement on Thursday Modi will launch the two initiatives at 11 AM at the Dr Ambedkar International Centre here it said These flagship missions signify a step forward in the march towards effectively addressing the challenges of rapidly urbanising India and will also help contribute towards achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals 2030 the statement said Union Minister for Housing Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri Minister of State for Housing Urban Affairs Kaushal Kishore as well as ministers of urban development of states and union territories will also be present on the occasion SBM-U 20 envisions to make all cities garbage free and ensure grey and black water management in all cities other than those covered under AMRUT make all urban local bodies open defecation free plus and those with a population of less than one lakh as open defecation free plus thereby achieving the vision of safe sanitation in urban areas The mission will focus on source segregation of solid waste utilising the principles of 3Rs reduce reuse recycle scientific processing of all types of municipal solid waste and remediation of legacy dumpsites for effective solid waste management the statement said The outlay of SBM-U 20 is around Rs 141 lakh crore it said AMRUT 20 aims at providing 100 per cent coverage of water supply to all households in around 4700 urban local bodies by providing about 268 crore tap connections and 100 per cent coverage of sewerage and septage in 500 AMRUT cities by providing around 264 crore sewer or septage connections which will benefit more than 105 crore people in urban areas the PMO said AMRUT 20 will adopt the principles of circular economy and promote conservation and rejuvenation of surface and groundwater bodies it said The mission will promote data-led governance in water management and technology sub-mission to leverage the latest global technologies and skills it said Pey Jal Survekshan will be conducted to promote progressive competition among cities The outlay of AMRUT 20 is around Rs 287 lakh crore the statement said SBM-U and AMRUT have contributed significantly to improve urban landscape during the last seven years PMO said The two flagship missions have augmented the capacity to deliver basic services of water supply and sanitation to the citizens the statement said Swachhta has become a jan andolan today all urban local bodies have been declared open defecation free and 70 per cent solid waste is being scientifically processed now the statement said AMRUT has been ensuring water security by adding 11 crore household water tap connections and 85 lakh sewer connections thus benefiting more than 4 crore people PTI ASK ZMN ZMN

New Delhi Sep 27 PTI Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Monday launched the Swachh Survekshan 2022 the seventh edition of the annual cleanliness survey under which district rankings have been introduced for the first time In a statement the ministry said that this years survey will create a level playing field for smaller cities by introducing two population categories -- under 15000 and between 15000-25000 The scope of the survey has been expanded to now cover 100 per cent wards for sampling as compared to 40 per cent in previous years according to the HUA Ministry Speaking at the event Puri said that the Swachh Bharat Mission is an important and transformative programme of the country which has achieved success due to involvement of all stakeholders at the grassroot level Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the catalyst for converting the vision of Mahatma Gandhi into reality by leading from the front and converting it into a peoples movement The road to success was not easy but today we have not only achieved ODF but also succeeded in solid waste management the statement quoted him as saying He said that crores of Indian citizens are associated with the movement and it is gaining from strength to strength adding that SBM 20 and Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation AMRUT 20 will be launched by the prime minister on October 1 The ministry said that in order to seamlessly carry out this ambitious exercise Swachh Survekshan 2022 will see more than twice the number of assessors deployed last year for on-field assessment In keeping with the PMs vision of a digital India the upcoming edition of Survekshan shall usher in improved technological interventions such as digital tracking of documents geo-tagging of sanitation and waste management of facilities for better efficiency and QR code-based citizens feedback for increased people outreach Through these multi-faceted initiatives the SS 2022 framework will propel the mission towards a circular economy approach through optimum resource recovery it stated The last edition of the survey SS 2021 had been conducted in record time despite the on-ground challenges posed by the pandemic and received feedback from over 5 crore citizens it added Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs Kaushal Kishore said that the Swachh Bharat Mission got peoples support and created awareness among them The cleanliness brought about by the mission helped the country face the pandemic successfully he said PTI BUN AAR AAR

New Delhi [India], September 10 (ANI): Ahead of upcoming Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from UP's Mohanlalganj, Kaushal Kishore, on Friday clarified that BJP work for every community and not for any particular community.