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ABOUT THE HUDCO AWARDS FOR BEST PRACTICES 2019-20

HUDCO Best Practice Awards “to Improve the Living Environment” has been institutionalized since the
year 2011-12 to encourage and acknowledge efforts in these areas 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. Urban Governance
2. Housing, Urban Poverty and Infrastructure

3. Urban Transport

4. Environment Management, Energy Conservation and Green Building
5. Sanitation

6. Urban Design & Regional Planning, Inner City Revitalization & Conservation

7. Disaster Preparedness, Mitigation and Rehabilitation

Each Theme had the following sub-themes:

Theme 1- 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.
Theme 2- 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 3- 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.

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