The Centre will come out with necessary notifications by the end of next month for streamlining approvals for construction projects in urban areas. <br/><br/>This was decided at a high level meeting convened by Urban Development Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu to review the progress made by the ministries towards enhancing 'ease of doing business' in urban areas. <br/><br/>The move will enable time bound and hassle free clearances for projects. During the meeting, Mr Naidu said that the country is ranked low in terms of doing business in urban areas which needs improvement in the context of efforts for sustained high rate of economic growth and other initiatives like Housing for All. <br/><br/>Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar who was also present in the meeting suggested a practical and realistic approach to fast track approvals for projects. Cabinet Secretary P K Sinha said that streamlining of approvals need to be taken seriously to end cost and time over runs and harassment of project developers.