Lok Sabha Question No. 1663 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-29
Subject: TULIP Urban Learning Programme
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: L.S. Tejasvi Surya

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1663 To BE ANSWERED ON JULY 29, 2021

## TULIP URBAN LEARNING PROGRAMME

NO. 1663. SHRI LS\_ TEJASVI SURYA:

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

- (a) the features of the TULIP urban learning programme;
- (b) the number of internships offered the funds allocated for each batch of the programme, State-wise;
- the number of internships obtained and the funds utilized in each
- batch of the programme; State-wise;
- (d) steps taken widely publicize information
- (e)
- the to about the programme; and
- the general scope of work done by the interns in the above programme?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)

(a) to (c) The Urban Learning Internship Program (TULIP) has been launched by the Government in pursuance of the announcement regarding internship opportunities to fresh graduates in Urban Local Bodies (ULBs)made in Union Budget 2020-21 under the theme 'Aspirational a program, inter alia, has been considered necessary to reap the benefits of India's demographic dividend in its efforts towards nation-building:

TULIP benefits ULBs and Smart Cities through the infusion of fresh ideas and energy with the   engagement of youth in cO-creation solutions for solving India's urban challenges: More importantly, it helps boostGovernment'sefforts to foster greater community partnership and Government-Academia-Industry-Civil Society linkages:

TULIP helps enhance the value-to-market of India's graduates and create a potential talent pool in diverse fields like urban planning; transport engineering, environment, innovative finance etcthus creating prospective city managers: So as to promote TULIP, Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has allowed ULBslSmart Cities to to interns from the Administrative & Office Expenses (A&OE) funds of existing Schemes/Missions of MoHUA being implemented by ULBslSmart Cities: help

The TULIP platform has received a significant response from the educated youth in the nation and more than 17,300 internship opportunities have been posted on the TULIP Portal out of which over 1,800 internships are ongoinglhave been completed: The Statel ULBICity-wise easily-accessible dashboard of the progress of TULIP is

(d) For ease of implementation of TULIP, a) Brochure b) Guidelines Handbook have been elaborately developed. These documents which are available on the portal (web address: https llinternship aicte out the objectives, eligibility conditions, details of the duration of the internship, terms of engagement; logistics and other operational features of the programs etcIn addition, the States & Smart Cities have been provided with suggestive Information, Education & Communication (IEC) material for dissemination of salient features of TULIP through various social media sourceslhandles. Numerous online hand-holding sessions have also been conducted with concerned officers of States, Smart Cities &

ULBs for educating them about the program and use of online TULIP Portal right from registration on the portal to printing out of the digital certificate on completion of the Internships the Internsby

(e) Though TULIP provides complete flexibility to ULBs & Smart Cities to create internship  opportunities as per  their requirements, it has been seen that the major areas in which the internships have been offered by ULBs/Smart Cities are as follows:

- Support in conceptualization, design and implementation major Smart Cities Mission programs such as Nurturing Neighborhoods Challenge, Streets 4 People and Cycles 4 Change Challenge etc:
- Redevelopment, restoration, reconstruction of heritage sites and monuments.
- Planning and designing layouts, drawings and development plans of smart roads, smart traffic systems, parks, playgrounds, beaches, housing and other urban infrastructure:
- Information   Technology, Legal, Finance & Marketing related work of the ULBs/Smart cities/Parastatals.
- Preservation, conservation and rejuvenation of green cover and water bodies etc-

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