Kohima, November 11 (MExN): The Kohima Smart City Development Limited (KSCDL) in coordination with Kohima Municipal Council (KMC) will participate in the Citizen Perception Survey which will be conducted through the ULB Awareness Programme.
Er Kezhazelhou Theunuo, Chief Executive Officer, KSCDL in a press release stated that the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has launched the Citizen Perception Survey (CPS) on November 9 as the fourth crucial pillar of the Ease of Living Index (EoLI) assessment, with the objective of capturing the perception of citizens on the quality of life in their city.
The feedback of citizens received through CPS will help in improving urban governance through participatory planning and will further aid in formulating better policies for the citizens.
CPS will be conducted through the ULB Awareness Programme (UAP), which is an incentive- based programme and is being conducted to encourage the ULBs to promote the survey among citizens at the city level. This programme aims to drive city administrations to increase awareness and engagement of the citizens by conducting specific city-level activities for all the participating cities in the Urban Outcomes Framework (UOF) 2022.
The CPS will be conducted from November 9 till December 23.
ULB awareness prog
As per direction of the Ministry (MoHUA), Kohima Smart City Development Limited (KSCDL), in coordination with Kohima Municipal Council, will participate in the ULB awareness programme and would be taking up activities such as; putting up Billboards/Hoardings & Banners, Wall Graffiti, Campaigns, Referral Survey Promotion wherein citizens are encouraged to fill out the online survey form using the referral code (801466 for Kohima) to increase engagement, print media, digital media including social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Linked, Innovation Initiatives through broadcasting & collaborations, stakeholder coverage through focused promotion (for senior citizens, employees, women, slum dwellers, shopkeepers, students, reaching parents through school children, including dovetailing with existing city level events).
Thereafter, the ULBs will be scored and ranked in accordance with the compliance to the set of criteria listed under various engagement activities listed earlier and will be further awarded by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) in the City Awards 2022.
Awards will be given to cities under the following categories namely; Best Performing ULBs, Best Social Media Performance, Best Creative Ideas, Best Campaigns and Best Survey Promotion.
Therefore, KSCDL and KMC have appealed for pro-active participation and support from all sections of citizens for the upcoming Citizen Perception Survey. Further information is available at the Ministry Website https://eol2022.org/
