{
  "id": 15260762,
  "title": "No Land Allotment Yet! Bhopal BMC Approves 712 PMAY Houses, Applications Open October 22",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/no-land-allotment-yet-bhopal-bmc-approves-712-pmay-houses",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-17T18:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/bhopal/no-land-allotment-yet-bhopal-bmc-approves-712-pmay-houses-applications-open-october-22"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) has greenlighted 712 new housing projects under PMAY, targeting Economically Weaker Section (EWS) residents in Kasturba Nagar and Nayapura. The projects include 256 EWS houses in Nayapura and 456 in Kasturba Nagar. Despite pending land allotment, the BMC has proceeded with registration preparations. Applications for the houses will be accepted from October 22 to November 6, following which the nazul department will hand over the land. The corporation must secure environmental clearances and RERA approval before proceeding with the sale process. A separate project in Rajendra Nagar faces regulatory obstacles due to repeated rejections from the Town and Country Planning department, but the BMC expects this issue to be resolved soon.",
  "summary": "Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) has approved two new housing projects under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY), proposing 712 Economically Weaker Section (EWS) houses in Kasturba Nagar and Nayapura even as the land allotment process remains pending. The projects will cater to non-slum EWS beneficiaries. According to officials, preparations for registration are underway…",
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    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "No land Yet But Bhopal Municipal Corporation Approves Economically Weaker Section 712 Houses",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/no-land-yet-but-bhopal-municipal-corporation-approves-economically",
        "published": "2026-10-17T15:36:35.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}