Challenges launched by the Housing & Urban Affairs Ministry | UPSC PIB NEWS
Challenges launched by the Housing & Urban Affairs Ministry
The Ministry launched the EatSmart Cities Challenge and Transport 4 All Challenge.
EatSmart Cities Challenge:
◆ The EatSmart Cities Challenge is envisioned as a competition among cities to recognize their efforts in adopting and scaling up various initiatives under Eat Right India.
◆ This unique challenge, in partnership with Smart Cities Mission will create an environment of right food practices and habits, strengthen the food safety and regulatory environment, build awareness among the consumers and urge them to make better food choices in India’s major cities and can set an example for other cities to follow.
◆ The challenge is open to all Smart Cities, capital cities of States/UTs, and cities with a population of more than 5 lakh.
◆ At the end of first phase of the challenge, 11 cities will be selected for deeper engagement for an extended period to implement their vision.
Transport 4 All (T4All) Challenge:
◆ Transport 4 All challenge has been launched in collaboration with Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP).
◆ The Challenge aims to bring together cities, citizen groups, and start-ups to develop solutions that improve public transport to better serve the needs of all citizens.
◆ The first edition of the Challenge focuses on digital innovation.
◆ Cities and start-ups will receive guidance to develop and test various solutions, learn from them, and scale them to build people’s trust in public transport and enhance their mobility.
◆ The solutions will make public transport—formal as well as informal— safe, convenient, and affordable for all.
◆ All the Smart Cities Mission cities, capitals of states and union territories (UTs), and all cities with a population of over 5 lakhs are eligible for the Challenge.
Three stages of the challenge:
◆ Stage I PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION: Cities, with the support of NGOs, identify key recurring problems that citizens and public transport operators face.
◆ Stage II SOLUTION GENERATION: Start-ups develop prototypes of solutions to improve public transport with inputs from cities and NGOs.
◆ Stage III PILOT TESTING: Cities engage start-ups for large-scale pilots and refine the solutions based on citizen feedback
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