AMC bags first slot followed by Mysore city corporation
Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has been ranked as the third best municipal corporation in the country after Ahmedabad and Mysore as the President Pratibha Patil honoured the best managed urban local bodies at the Nagar Ratna Awards held in Mumbai on Friday.
Mohan Singh Rajpal, mayor and Mahesh Pathak, municipal commissioner of Pune Municipal Corporation received the award of a trophy and Rs 2 lakh from the President Patil.
Further, under the segment awards categories, Nashik Municipal Corporation was announced as the best in public health services. Kalyan–Dombivili Municipal Corporation won the award for improvement of roads and streets.
The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation was adjudged the overall best performer at the awards function, organised by the All India Institute of Local Self Government.
The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation received a trophy, along with a cash prize of Rs 5 lakh. The civic body's Bus Rapid Transport System (BRTS) has attracted the attention of global urban planners.
Mysore City Corporation was adjudged the second best performer and received a trophy and a cash prize of Rs 3 lakh.
The selection committee for the awards was headed by former Supreme Court Justice Arijit Pasayat, who evaluated the performance of various cities on nine different parameters. Other award winners included Vadodara Municipal Corporation for basic amenities to urban poor, Bangalore for financial management, Vishakhapatnam for use of IT in governance and service delivery, Faridabad for recreational facilities, Rajkot for complaints redressal system, Surat for innovation while Agartala civic body was awarded for transparency and accountability.
