Nurturing Neighbourhoods Challenge
Recently, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has shortlisted 25 cities for the ‘Nurturing Neighbourhoods Challenge’. This challenge is covered under the Smart Cities Mission.
Nurturing Neighbourhoods Challenge
- It is a three-year initiative hosted by the Smart Cities Mission, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, in collaboration with the Bernard van Leer Foundation and World Resources Institute (WRI) India.
- All cities with a population above 5 lakhs are eligible to participate.
- Purpose: The challenge aims to enable Indian cities to focus on early childhood development (0-5-year-old children). The focus will incorporate into the planning and management of Indian cities.
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