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ABOUT THE HUDCO AWARDS FOR BEST PRACTICES
In order to promote and propagate best practices, HUDCO has initiated “HUDCO Award for Best Practices to Improve the Living Environment” in the year 2011-12 to encourage efforts in the
areas of housing and urban development and to motivate Government Departments/ Parastatals Agencies/Local Bodies/Authorities/NGO’s/Private and Corporate Sector/ Research and
Academic Institutions etc. who have demonstrated outstanding initiatives to encourage innovative and sustainable projects. HUDCO gives award under the following 7 themes:-
1. Environment Management, Energy Conservation and Green Building
2. Urban Transport
3. Disaster Preparedness, Mitigation and Rehabilitation
4. Housing, Urban Poverty and Infrastructure
5. Sanitation
6. Urban Design & Regional Planning, Inner City Revitalization & Conservation
7. Urban Governance
Each Theme has the following sub-themes:
THEME 1- ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, ENERGY CONSERVATION & GREEN BUILDING

Sub-theme: Innovative pollution reduction measures at city level, Urban greening, Application of Environmentally friendly technologies at city/building level, Integrated assessment,
monitoring and control, and “Green” accounting, Tangible measures for ecological sustainability at city/zone level, Energy conservation practices at building/city level, Appropriate and
cost effective building materials and construction technology, Green buildings and Green building indicators & water conservation measures/Rain water harvesting at City/building level.
Theme 2- URBAN TRANSPORT
Sub-themes: Mass public transport, Environmentally friendly public transport, Traffic bottleneck reduction planning, GPS based initiatives for transport improvement, Urban transport
planning, Parking solutions, Transit Oriented Development/Transit Corridor development & Last Mile connectivity.
THEME 3-DISASTER PREPAREDNESS, MITIGATION & REHABILITATION

Sub-themes: Reduction of vulnerability, Civic awareness and preparedness. Contingency planning and early warning systems. Response capacity, Hazard and risk reduction and mitigation,
Post disaster rehabilitation/reconstruction, Risk assessment and zoning, Gender specific risks and needs, Building bye-laws for disaster mitigation.
The selection criteria are based on Planning and Implementation Processes, Innovativeness, Stakeholder’s Participation, Resource Mobilisation and Impact, Sustainability and Applicability.
THEME 4- HOUSING, URBAN POVERTY & INFRASTRUCTURE
Sub-themes: Affordable housing, Access to housing ,Access to housing finance/credit, Slum and settlement upgrading and improvement, Application of environment friendly building
materials, Cost effective urban housing including innovative, emerging and disaster resistant technologies in housing, Access to land/services for urban poor, Provision of basic services,
Public-Private partnerships/Public-Private-Community partnerships & Community based capacity building/livelihood generation solutions.

THEME 5-SANITATION
Sub-themes: Solid Waste Management, Sewerage management, Cost effective/eco-friendly/Innovative sanitation solutions & Waste to energy solutions.
THEME 6-URBAN DESIGN & REGIONAL PLANNING, INNERCITY REVITALIZATION & CONSERVATION

Sub-themes: Smart City solutions, Sustainable/inclusive city planning, Innovative Urban design/New township designs, Innovative regional planning approaches, Urban renewal/Heritage
conservation or retrofitting, Inner city renewal/revitalization & Accessibility improvement for differently abled/vulnerable groups.
THEME 7- URBAN GOVERNANCE

Sub-themes: Urban management and administration, E-governance/M-governance, Partnerships with civil society, Participatory budgeting and decision making, Human Resources and
leadership development, Decentralization/Devolution of powers, Institutional reform, Transparency and accountability, Empowerment of Women, Innovative methods of collection of
property tax/other taxes/bills, Municipal double entry pure accrual accounting & Improved service delivery initiatives.

Promotion of best practices in the above themes will stimulate action in critically important areas in fulfilling the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) declared by United Nations in its
General Assembly 2015, which India is committed to achieve by 2030.

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