1. About HSMI

    HUDCO’s HSMI (Human Settlement Management Institute) is the Training and Research Department of Housing and Urban Development Corporation Limited. It is an ISO 9001:2015 certified and the scope of activities covered by this certificate is Training, Research and Networking.

    Vision:

    …to emerge as a centre of excellence in sustainable human settlement planning, development and management.

    Mission:

    …to make a significant contribution towards enhancing quality of life through action, policy research, and capacity building.


    Objectives:

    • To enhance professional capacities in order to promote awareness, orientation and skill in human settlement planning and management.
    • To undertake evaluation studies, action & policy research, documentation and dissemination.
    • To act as a think tank and catalyst of change by providing advisory services to national, state and local level governments.
    • To promote networking with various stakeholders at national and international level.
    • To establish a state-of-the-art resource centre in core areas of excellence.
    • To enhance the competence of HUDCO functionaries to cater to emerging needs of its operations through research and capacity building.