Manipur Information Centre
NEW DELHI, December 13: Imphal City of Manipur was awarded the Best Basic Service to Urban Poor (BSUP) City Award under JNNURM in Small & Special Category States/Union Territories for 2010-11 in a glittering function of the National Conference on Jawaharlal Nehru Urban Renewal Mission (JnNURM) held at Vigyan Bhavan here today to mark the sixth anniversary of the launching of JNNURM in the year 2005.
The Award comprised of a trophy, a letter of appreciation and cash incentive of Rs.3.00 lakhs in cheque.
Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh who was also Minister in charge of Municipal Administration, Housing & Urban Delopment (MAHUD) received the award from the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh in the presence of Union Minister of Urban Development Kamal Nath and Union Minister of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation Kumari Selja.
S. Sunderlal Singh, Commissioner (MAHUD), Manipur, N. Raghumani Singh, Chairperson of the Imphal Municipal Council and N. Gitkumar Singh, Director(MAHUD) & Chief Town Planner, Manipur accompanied the Manipur Chief Minister.
The Award was given to Imphal City by the Union Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation in recognition of the excellent modalities, approach and performance made by the State Government and the Imphal Municipal Council for construction of 1250 dwelling units for the urban poor in Imphal City.
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