GOVERNMENT OF INDIA URBAN DEVELOPMENT LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO:3119 ANSWERED ON:16.03.2016 Honour to Resident Welfare Associations Adsul Shri Anandrao

Will the Minister of URBAN DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state: Will the Minister of URBAN DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government proposes to honour Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs) in the country for cleanliness and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government also proposes to educate residents and welfare societies about proper waste management, waste segregation and efficient waste processing and if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government has requested the RWAs/association to send their nominations for successful solid waste management techniques under the Swachh Bharat Mission;

(d) if so, whether the Union Government has received nominations in this regard; and

(e) if so, the details thereof? Answer

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT (SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO)

(a)to (e): During 16th − 31st December 2015, the focus of the thematic cleanliness drives was RWAs and housing societies. As part of this, awareness drives were held among Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs) residents in cities to educate them on solid waste management techniques such as household level segregation of waste, etc. Municipal Corporations and state directorates were asked to nominate and send names of proactive RWAs in their states / cities who had been doing good work in the area of sanitation and solid waste management to the Ministry of Urban Development. From the list of RWAs nominated by the Municipal Corporations and State Directorates, 32 proactive RWAs were identified (based on feedback from the cities and states) and their work acknowledged publicly by the Government through a newspaper advertisement in leading newspapers.

The list of 32 RWAs is given below:

 Sl Town RWA 1 Shimla RWA sector − 4, New Shimla 2 Gurgaon VAASTU apartment, Sector -55, Gurgaon 3 Rajkot Swashrayasahkari Housing Society 4 Agra: Bharatpur House Residents welfare Society. 5 Chandigarh: Citizens' Association, Sector 21 (Federation of Society of Welfare Association of Chandigarh) 6 Srinagar Central welfare Committee 7 Ludhiana Shamsher Avenue Resident Association 8 Faridabad RWA SECTOR 15 9 Jaipur Nagrik Vikas Samiti Mahasangh 10 Ahmedabad Saath Charitable Trust 11 Ghaziabad Pashavrnath Paradise RWA 12 NOIDA Sector 23 RWA 13 Hyderabad: United Federation of Residents Welfare Association 14 Delhi Greater Kailash RWA 15 Mumbai- Worli RWA. 16 Thane Hiranandani Estate. 17 Aurangabad Annanagar RWA. 18 Nagpur Pioneer Residency RWA. 19 Pune National Society for Clean City. 20 Nashik Dakshata Abhiyaan group, Ward number 21 21 Indore Shiv Dham Rehawasi Sangh − Khandwa Road 22 Pimpri Chinchwad Celestial City, BRTS Road, Ravet 23 Durg Vidya Vihar Residents Association 24 Bhopal Akriti Ecocity Premium Welfare Association 25 Rourkela Mission Sunday, DD/9, Civil Township, 26 Mizoram Industrial Training Institute (ITI) Locality, 27 Hyderabad Madhuranagar Welfare Association (Regd.no.1/1981), D-110, Madhuranagar 28 Imphal Imphal Sporting Club 29 McLeodganj Tibetan settlement Office RWA 30 Karnal Nishkama Sewa Mandal 31 Jaipur Krishna Welfare Society Mansarovar 32 Vishakhapatnam P&T Residents Colony 

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