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Hudco award presented to Kudumbasree

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The New Indian Express                 26.04.2013

Hudco award presented to Kudumbasree

The Hudco award of Poverty Eradication Mission for best practices in slum improvement through community network was received by Kudumbasree executive director K B Valsala Kumari from Union Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation A K Misra.

 The award consists of Rs 1 lakh, citation and plaque. The award was for the Management Information System developed for the implementation of Rajeev Awaz Yogana. The Management Information System was developed by the experts at the RAY Cell of Kudumbasree.

 Already, Kudumbasree had won 13 awards including the Hudco award for best practices in slum improvement through community network in 2012. It was assessed that the projects of Kudumbasree had helped in improving basic facilities at slum areas.

 The activities of Rajeev Awaz Yogana was made available to the technical experts through online. The details will also be available at the State IT Mission which will be monitored and steps would be taken for the implementation.