Bhubaneswar Smart City wins two SKOCH Awards for e-governance

Bhubaneswar, Jan 6: The Bhubaneswar Smart City bagged the SKOCH Awards in two categories, for which announcement was made in November 2021. While the Bhubaneswar Smart City has won the award under Urban Governance Category for unified city portal Bhubaneswar.Me, it has won the Ease of Doing Business award for the Building Plan Approval System (BPAS) for its citizen-driven service and utility. Instituted in 2003, SKOCH Award salutes people, projects and institutions that go the extra mile to make India a better nation. The Roll of Honour of the SKOCH Award over the years is a testimony to this. The award covers the best of efforts in digital, financial and social inclusion. It encompasses the best of governance, inclusive growth, excellence in technology and applications, change management, corporate leadership, corporate governance, citizen services delivery, capacity building, empowerment and other such softer issues that get normally lost in the glamour and the glitz of industry sponsored or advertising focused jamborees. SKOCH Award not only acknowledges exceptional achievers—organisations and individuals—but also spurs inspirational guidance and motivational leadership. Managing director and CEO of the Bhubaneswar Smart City Ltd, Sanjay Kumar Singh said "the Temple City is proving it's mettle over the digital governance segment time and again and would implement more citizen-centric measures in coming days.'