New Delhi: The central government has sanctioned 23 infrastructure projects to make Delhi a world class city, union Urban Development Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu said Wednesday.
"Delhi was sanctioned 23 infrastructure projects under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission at a total cost of Rs.6,649.55 crore out of which central assistance has been Rs.2,327.34 crore," Naidu said in the Lok Sabha.
The minister also informed that the city's urban population grew by 4.3 percent from 2001 to 2011.
IANS
First Published: Wednesday, July 16, 2014, 18:46
