Question: which of the following statements are correct:
i) Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs is implementing ministry of PMAY.
ii) Vishakhapatnam Municipal Corporation is adjudged as the best performing civic body for 2019 under PMAY awards.
iii) Mirzapur won the best performing Municipal body.
a) i, ii,iii
b) i,ii
c) iii
d) none
Answer: a)
Context
- Vishakhapatnam was adjudged as best Municipal Corporation under the Annual Awards for Excellence that recognises outstanding contribution of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban in 2019.
Facts
- Mirzapur won the best performing Municipal body. Nagar Panchayat Malihabad Lucknow was selected for the first place and Hariharpur was selected for the second place.
- A total of five awards are presented. They are as follows:
- Best Performing States
- Best Performing Municipal Corporation
- Best Performing Municipality
- Best House Construction
- Special Awards to recognise best practices
- The information for the purpose of evaluation is taken from the Monthly Progress Report uploaded by States and Union Territories in Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana.
By – Kameshwar Shukla