The Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry on Tuesday launched the National Urban Digital Mission, which was aimed at creating a shared digital infrastructure for cities, a statement said.Speaking at the
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The Central government Tuesday launched National Urban Digital Mission to create a digital infrastructure for cities in the country, a statement stated. The Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry (MoHUA) said the move will institutionalise a citizen-centric and ecosystem-driven approach to urban governance and service delivery in cities by 2022, and across all cities and towns by 2024. Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri and Minister of Electronics and IT Ravi Shankar Prasad launched the National Urban Digital Mission (NUDM) at a virtual event. Other initiatives India Urban Data Exchange (IUDX), SmartCode, Smart Cities 2.0 website, and Geospatial Management Information System (GMIS) were also launched at the event.
Centre Plans Massive Push For Drinking Water Supply Infrastructure, Launches Stock-Taking Survey In 10 Cities To Begin With
by Arun Kumar Das - Feb 17, 2021 04:41 AM
Mission to supply water to all urban households.
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The ministry has decided to launch a pilot âPey Jal Survekshanâ in 10 cities â Agra, Badlapur, Bhubaneswar, Churu, Kochi, Madurai, Patiala, Rohtak, Surat and Tumakuru.
Based on the learnings of the pilot survey, this exercise will be extended to all Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) cities.
Aiming at providing universal coverage of water supply to all households through functional taps in all 4,378 statutory towns, the Centre has launched a survey to collect data on drinking water in 10 cities under the Jal Jeevan Mission (Urban).
Jal Jeevan Mission-Urban designed to cover all cities: Govt
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Secretary of Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry Durga Shanker Mishra.. Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi, Feb 17 : The Centre s Jal Jeevan Mission-Urban (JJM-U) is designed to provide universal coverage of water supply to all households in all cities in the country, an official said on Wednesday. JJM-U will lead to competition among cities to become more water secure and will create more awareness and sensitivity towards water conservation, Union Housing and Urban Affairs Secretary Durga Shanker Mishra said.
While launching the pilot programme of the Pey Jal Survekshan, he said that based on the learnings from it, the programme will be extended to all the AMRUT cities.