Bhubaneswar: In a global recognition for “MUKTA” – the urban wage employment scheme under the 5T initiative, the Housing & Urban Development department of the state government is selected as one of the winners of the 2021-2022 World Resources Institute (WRI), Ross Centre Prize for Cities. The winners were announced at Prize for Cities event…
Tamil Nadu’s Minister for Sports and Youth Welfare Udhayanidhi Stalin, visited the slum areas in Bhubaneswar on Friday to see Odisha’s flagship development initiatives that are transforming the lives of its city dwellers. He commended the state during his visit to Ishaneswar Biju Adarsh Colony and witnessed first-hand the participatory slum improvement work taken up…
Bhubaneswar: A review meeting on MUKTA, the state funded flagship scheme of the government was recently held under the chairmanship of Principal Secretary, H&UDD G Mathhi Vathhanan. The meeting focused on preparation of ward-wise Annual Action Plan under MUKTA for 2023-24 across 115 ULBs for creation of basic amenities. ULB officials were appraised on guiding…
Water bodies in the cities are an important form of surface water that play a vital role in the ecosystem. However, maintenance of these water bodies through the existing artificial treatments are not permanent solutions to restore the water bodies and to control pollutant infusion into it. Therefore, the State government has taken initiatives to…
Bhubaneswar: A one-day performance review-cum-orientation meeting of City Mission Managers was held under the auspices of Housing and Urban Development department at SUDA Conference Hall. In addition to reviewing the performance, the meeting also aimed at orienting the City Mission Managers on Jalsathi initiative as they will act as resource persons for looking after the…
Minister Housing and Urban Development Usha Devi had visited State Urban Development Agency recently. During her visit she interacted with the officials to get a picture of the various initiatives being implemented across 115 ULBs to improve the livelihood of the urban poor in the state. Project Director, SUDA Sarada Prasad Panda made a detail…
The Housing & Urban Development department started its cluster wise performance review meeting for the ULBs with a focus to trigger completion of the key projects under the key urban agenda and to enhance community partnership while executing various urban initiatives. As many as 23 Urban Local Bodies from three districts such as Ganjam, Gajapati…
Bhubaneswar: A one-day State level orientation programme for Mukta professionals was inaugurated on Wednesday by Usha Devi, Minister Housing & Urban Development. She said MUKTA (Mukhyamantri Karma Tatpara Abhiyan) is an urban wage employment programme introduced in the mid of Covid-19 pandemic for providing a socio-economic safety net by rapid mass employment opportunities for the…
Odisha’s MUKTA (Mukhyamantri Karma Tatpara Abhiyan) has been selected as one of the top five finalists for the 2021-22 WRI Ross Centre Prize for Cities at the 11th World Urban Forum in Katowice, Poland. The Prize recognises MUKTA’s swift action to create mass employment and infrastructure during the Covid-19 pandemic. MUKTA has been selected from…
