Question

    Which state won the World Habitat Awards 2023 For Jaga

    Mission?
    A Rajasthan Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Gujarat Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Tamil Nadu Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Punjab Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E Odisha Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Jaga mission is the world’s largest land titling and slum upgrading program which aims at empowering the lives of slum dwellers. The Government of Odisha has set itself the ambitious target of becoming the first slum-free state in India and is leading the Jaga Mission programme to upgrade all of the state’s 2,919 slums. In the last 05 years of the initiative, 1,75,000 families have been granted land tenure security.  Earlier in 2019, Odisha’s Jaga mission had received World Habitat Awards for its success in providing land tenure security to the slum dwellers. About World Habitat Awards The World Habitat Awards were established in 1985 by the Building and Social Housing Foundation as part of its contribution to the United Nations' International Year of Shelter for the Homeless in 1987. About Odisha Capital: Bhubaneswar                         Chief minister: Naveen Patnaik                              Governor: Ganeshi Lal

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