Lok Sabha Question No. 131 (STARRED), answered on 2022-02-10
Subject: Nurturing Neighbourhoods Challenge in Cities
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Sanjay Sadashivrao Mandlik, Subrata Pathak

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOk SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 131

## To BE ANSWERED ON FEBRUARY 10, 2022

## NURTURING NEIGHBOURHOODS CHALLENGE IN CITIES

## NO. 131. SHRI SANJAY SADASHIVRAO MANDLIK: SHRI SUBRAT PATHAK:

Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has recently organized an online event where it announced eleven winning cities for the istreets for people challenge' and ten winning cities for the pilot stage of the inurturing neighbourhoods challenge';
- (b) if S0, the details thereof and the criteria fixed the Government for choosing such cities;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to provide any financial assistance to cities which performed better in istreets for people challenge' and if the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to actively engage local population of the cities selected for the sstreets for people challenge' by spreading awareness and encouraging them to transform their traffic centric streets into people-centric streets and if S0, the details thereof; and
- e) whether the Government proposes to include more cities, in addition to present hundred cities under istreets for people challenge' and if the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

- (a) to (e) : A Statement is laid on the Table of the House:

## STATEMENT

STATEMENT REFERRED IN REPLY OF PARTS (a) to (e) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *131 POSITION) FOR ANSWER ON 10.02.2022 REGARDING NURTURING NEIGHBOURHOODS CHALLENGE IN (11tH

- (a) to (e) Yes, Sir. An online event was held by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) on 17 January 2022 to announce 11 winning cities for the Streets for People Challenge and 10 winning cities for the pilot stage of the Nurturing Neighbourhoods Challenge:

Under the Streets for People   challenge, participating cities undertook pilot projects on redesigning streets, citizen surveys and conducted capacity building workshops: The Challenge was conducted in two phases- 38 cities submitted their proposals in Phase-1 of the Challenge in July 2021. Of these, 30 cities were shortlisted and evaluated to finally identify 11 winners for Phase-1. Stage-wise submissions from cities were reviewed based on the quality pilot interventions, participatory processes, quality of city-level  scale-up plans and innovative strategies for funding the implementation of long-term measures:

Under the Nurturing Neighborhoods Challenge, a jury including both national and international technical experts was constituted to evaluate pilot projects proposed and implemented by participating cities in Phase-I the Challenge: Projects were evaluated based on assessment of outcomes on ground, quality of design and implementation, and the processes adopted for city-level change: Details of winning cities under both the challenges is at AnnexureL:

Each of the 11 winning cities of the Streets for People Challenge will receive Rs. 50 lakhs to scale up their initiatives in Stage 2 of the

Streets4People Challenge:

As part of the Streets for People Challenge, there is a strong emphasis on community-led action and hence, cities have proactively engaged with approximately 1.5 Iakh citizens through tactical urbanism methods:

Season-2 of the Streets for People Challenge has been launched: AII Smart all cities with Municipal Corporations will be eligible for Season-2 of the

Challenge:

Annexure-I in reply to parts (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. *131 for answer on 10.02.2022 regarding Nurturing Neighbourhoods Challenge in Cities asked by Shri Sanjay Sadashivrao Mandlik and Shri Subrat Pathak, Hon 'ble MPs.

## Challenges

| S.No.   | State          | Winning Cities under Streets for People Challenge       |
|---------|----------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
|         | Maharashtra    | Aurangabad                                              |
| 2       | Karnataka      | Bengaluru                                               |
| 3       | Haryana        | Gurugram                                                |
|         | Kerala         | Kochi                                                   |
| 5       | Nagaland       | Kohima                                                  |
|         | Maharashtra    | Nagpur                                                  |
|         | Maharashtra    | Pimpri Chinchwad                                        |
| 8       | Maharashtra    | Pune                                                    |
| 9       | Rajasthan      | Udaipur                                                 |
| 10      | Madhya Pradesh | Ujjain                                                  |
| 11      | Andhra Pradesh | Vijaywada                                               |
| S.No.   | State          | Winning Cities under Nurturing Neighbourhoods Challenge |
| 1       | Karnataka      | Bengaluru                                               |
| 2       | Karnataka      | Hubballi-Dharwad                                        |
| 3       | Madhya Pradesh | Indore                                                  |
| 4       | Madhya Pradesh | Jabalpur                                                |
| 5       | Andhra Pradesh | Kakinada                                                |
|         | Kerala         | Kochi                                                   |
|         | Nagaland       | Kohima                                                  |
| 8       | Orissa         | Rourkela                                                |
| 9       | Gujarat        | Vadodara                                                |
| 10      | Telangana      | Warangal                                                |