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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

This compendium of the award-winning entries of the ‘HUDCO Awards for the Best Practices to improve the
Living Environment’ for the award cycle 2023-24 has been possible with the sincere and dedicated support and
cooperation of officials of HUDCO. I wish to take a moment to recognise the invaluable contributions of the
officials who have played a very crucial role in completing the award process.

At the outset, it is my proud privilege to acknowledge the encouragement and support received from Shri
Sanjay Kulshrestha, Chairman and Managing Director, HUDCO. On behalf of the entire team of HSMI, I wish
to place on record our heartfelt gratitude to him for his guidance and support and for inspiring all officials of
HSMI. I am also grateful to Shri M. Nagaraj, Director (Corporate Planning), HUDCO for his valuable inputs
at various stages of the award process and for motivating us in bringing out the present compendium. I am also
thankful to Shri Daljeet Singh Khatri, Director (Finance), HUDCO for all necessary aid extended in the award
process.

I would also like to acknowledge with gratitude, the dedicated assistance provided by all Regional offices of
HUDCO in disseminating the award announcement information and for the follow-up action with the applicant
institutions to submit their entries. HUDCO’s HSMI takes this opportunity to thank all Regional Chiefs and
concerned officials for their sincere and dedicated efforts and for undertaking the physical verification of the
shortlisted entries in a time-bound manner.

I wish to place on record a special thanks to all the participating institutions- state government agencies,
NGOs, private-sector organisations and academic and research institutions for their participation in the award
process by submitting their entries and hope that HSMI would continue to receive such overwhelming support
from them in the future as well.

Our special thanks are also due to all the esteemed members of the specially constituted Jury Committee of
domain experts led by Prof. Chetan Vaidya, with Prof. P.S.N. Rao, Dr. Renu Khosla, Dr. N.B. Mazumdar, Dr.
K.K. Pandey, Dr. O.P. Agarwal, and Shri Hitesh Vaidya as members. We sincerely acknowledge the time and
effort put by the Jury Committee for assessing the entries.

I wish to also acknowledge the timely processing carried out by the concerned officials and departments of
HUDCO namely Administration, Finance, Public-relations, and Information Technology. Last but not the least,
the sincere efforts of HSMI officials also deserves appreciation and accolades for bringing out this publication.

Varsha Punhani
Head, HUDCO’s HSMI

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