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MEPMA bags 9 prestigious SKOCH Awards
Guntur: Mission for Elimination of Poverty in Municipal Areas (MEPMA) , Government of AP, was honoured with the prestigious SKOCH Platinum Awards for its exemplary performance in activities towards urban poverty alleviation.
The MEPMA has been conferred with nine SKOCH Platinum Awards for its exemplary contribution to Urban Poverty Alleviation. This prestigious honour recognises MEPMA's innovative and impactful initiatives, which have transformed the lives of urban communities across AP and have set a benchmark for other States to emulate. The awards will be presented at a grand awards ceremony to be held in New Delhi as a part of the SKOCH Summit on September 20.
Out of 14 projects submitted by MEPMA, nine projects have received the prestigious award after passing through a multi-stage scrutiny process.
The nine award-winning initiatives recognised by SKOCH include: Nivasam, Web & App based IT platform for providing safe and secure housing for the urban homeless.
Livelihood tracker: Leveraging technology for monitoring and enhancing livelihoods, bank linkage scheme, empowering SHG women through E-Commerce, linkage with ONDC & Non ONDC platforms, empowering urban SHGs via skill and gig economy.
MEPMA Mission director N Tej Barath expressed his gratitude to the Government of AP. He emphasised that this recognition reinforces MEPMA's resolve to continue its mission of eradicating urban poverty and building resilient communities.
