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Ministry of Urban Employment and Poverty Alleviation has instituted awards to encourage various stakeholders involved in housing, urban employment and poverty alleviation in the country, especially those who have done commendable work in areas of innovative and cost effective technology, micro-finance, housing for weaker sections and slum redevelopment.
Eligibility
To be eligible for filing an entry, the contestant should be engaged in a work relating to one or more of the following: best practices in housing, urban employment & poverty alleviation; promotion of housing technology resulting in cheap and durable houses for the economically poor sections of the society including innovations; construction of large number of houses at competitive prices for the urban poor/weaker sections; development of best design of houses resulting in optimum use of space, maximum light and ventilation, adoption of cost-effective disaster resistant technology, meeting the norms of local bye-laws; innovative schemes for upliftment of urban poor with the objective of alleviating their poverty; innovative & result oriented urban employment schemes for the poor; extending micro finance to the urban poor for employment/housing/ consumption; slum improvement/redevelopment/relocation projects; and community participation/self help by NGOs/CBOs/SHGs/DWCUA Groups.
Procedure for submitting nominations:
The nominations may be submitted in accordance with procedure laid down as below:
In the case of Government Departments, PSUs, Cooperatives, Autonomous Bodies and the Public Sector, the nominations must be sent in the prescribed format. The Head of the Organisations will fill up the nomination forms in all respects, in triplicate, and route it through the Administrative Central Ministry/respective State Government Department, along with enclosures and with their recommendation to the Joint Secretary (H), Ministry of Urban Employment and Poverty Alleviation, Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi. An advance copy may however be endorsed by the applicant to the Joint Secretary (H), Ministry of Urban Employment and Poverty Alleviation, Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi. In the case of Private sector and other Organisations, the Chief Executive of the organisation will fill up the nomination forms in all respects in triplicate and send it to the Joint Secretary (H), Ministry of Urban Employment and Poverty Alleviation, Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi. In the case of individuals, nomination forms in triplicate may be sent to the Joint Secretary (H), Ministry of Urban Employment and Poverty Alleviation, Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi.
All correspondence must be addressed to Joint Secretary (Housing), Ministry of Urban Employment & Poverty Alleviation, 1st Floor, ‘C’ Wing, Nirman Bhawan, Maulana Azad Road, New Delhi – 11.
Details of Awards:
S. No.
Name of Award
No. of Awards
1.
Best Practices Award
(in housing/shelter/habitat and for Urban poverty/urban employment issues)
1st – Rs. 2,00,000/-
2nd – Rs. 1,00,000/-
2.
Innovative and Cost Effective technology Award
1st – Rs. 1,00,000/-
2nd – Rs. 25,000/-
3.
Best Performing Micro Finance Institution Award
1st – Rs. 1,00,000/-
2nd – Rs. 25,000/-
4.
National Award for Housing for Weaker Sections:
Awas Ratna for Private Sector
Awas Ratna for Public Sector
Awas Ratna for Cooperatives
1st – Rs. 1,00,000/-
2nd – Rs. 25,000/-
1st – Rs. 1,00,000/-
2nd – Rs. 25,000/-
1st – Rs. 1,00,000/-
2nd – Rs. 25,000/-
5.
Best “Slum Improvement Project” Award
1st – Rs. 1,00,000/-
2nd – Rs. 25,000/-
6.
Best DWCUA/NGO/CBO/Self-Help Group Award
1st – Rs. 1,00,000/-
2nd – Rs. 25,000/-
A citation will also be given in addition to cash awards. These awards are proposed to be given during the celebrations of World Habitat Day in the first week of October. Last date for sending nominations is 31st August, 2005.
Ministry of Urban Employment & Poverty Alleviation
Application form for Awards given by Ministry of Urban Employment & Poverty Alleviation
Name of the Applicant/
Firm/Department/Office ---------------------------------
2. Address ---------------------------------
Tele No. ---------------------------------
Fax No. ---------------------------------
E-mail Address ---------------------------------
3. Category of Award for which
entry is being submitted ---------------------------------
Qualifications and experience of the
Applicant (enclose brief bio-data) ---------------------------------
5. Name & Regn. No. of professional bodies
with which applicant is registered (if any) ---------------------------------
6. Details of Firm/Department/Office
Year of establishment
Area of operation or jurisdiction ---------------------------------
Population of the town/city in which
Project accomplished
Brief details of the project
Name of the project
Geographical area covered
Year in which commenced/completed ---------------------------------
Target population covered
Any other important aspect
A report highlighting the details of the
Project ---------------------------------
Additional information which you
May like to furnish ---------------------------------
Place
Dated
Name/Seal of office Signature of applicant/
Authorised Signatory/
Competent authority.
M/o Urban Employment & Poverty Alleviation, Government of India
New Delhi, Sravana 18, 1927; August 9, 2005
HRK/SK
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