Ministry Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

Project-SMART

May 9, 2023

The “Station Area Development along Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail” project has been approved by the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA), and a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the ..

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City Finance Rankings and City Beauty Competition

December 28, 2022

Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs has recently released the draft guidelines for a new ranking system of cities based on their financial performance and beautification. What is the City Finance Rankings? The City Finance Rankings aims to evaluate, ..

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Urban-20 (U20) Event to be Hosted by Ahmedabad Under India’s G20 Presidency

December 23, 2022

The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs is organizing the Urban 20 (U20) event during India’s G20 presidency from December 01, 2022 to November 30, 2023. The U20 provides a platform for cities from G20 countries to discuss important issues ..

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Transport 4 All Challenge Stage-2

November 9, 2022

Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry launched the “Transport 4 All Challenge” Stage-2 recently. What is “Transport 4 All Challenge”? The “Transport 4 All Challenge” is an initiative implemented by the Union Urban Affairs Ministry to ease the mobility experience ..

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Swachh Survekshan 2022

October 4, 2022

The Swachh Survekshan 2022 rankings have been released. This year’s edition covered 4,354 cities across India. Key facts                 The Swachh Survekshan is a list of India’s cleanest cities released by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. This initiative was ..

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Swachh Toycathon Competition

September 26, 2022

Swachh Toycathon Competition was recently launched by Central Government. Key facts Swachh Toycathon was launched by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs under the Swachh Amrit Mahotsav. It is being hosted on MyGov’s Innovate India portal. The knowledge partner ..

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500 cities declared as “Safai Mitra Surakshit Shehar”

August 18, 2022

According to Government data, 500 cities across India have declared themselves as ‘Safai Mitra Surakshit Shehar’. All the cities have achieved sufficiency in terms of institutional capacity, equipment norms and manpower as provided by Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs. ..

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Smart Cities and Academia Towards Action and Research (SAAR)

January 6, 2022

SAAR was launched by the Smart Cities Mission. SAAR will document the projects implemented by Smart Cities Mission. It is a part of Azadi ka Amrut Mahotsav celebrations. Implementing Agency SAAR is mainly implemented by Ministry of Housing and Urban ..

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MoHUA Climate Change Awareness Campaign

January 4, 2022

Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) announced to develop and launch a Climate Change Awareness Campaign and a National Photography Competition. Key Facts Both the events will be held in Surat, Gujarat on February 4th and 5th 2022. Events ..

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6 years of Smart Cities Mission, AMRUT and PMAY-U

June 26, 2021

Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) organised an online event on June 25, 2021 to commemorate 6 years of launch of three Urban Missions namely Smart Cities Mission, AMRUT and Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban. Key points These schemes ..

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