News and Citations

June 2025 – MoSJE launches a Nationwide Digital Application for Profiling Waste Pickers under the NAMASTE Scheme in collaboration with the Urban Management Centre.
UMC’s Founder Director, Manvita Baradi, was featured in Gates Notes by Bill Gates during his visit to Odisha, showcasing our efforts in women’s livelihoods.
July 2024 – UMC wins first place as “Best Development Partner” at SPARKS Award by DAY-NULM, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

June 2023 – Chennai Climate Action Plan to make cities climate neutral with support from Urban Management Centre and C40 Cities

June 2023 – Chief Minister Mk Stalin releases Chennai’s CAP to achieve carbon net zero by 2050

June 2023 – Government of Tamil Nadu launches Chennai Climate Action Plan to make cities climate neutral with support from Urban Management Centre and C40 Cities

February 2023 – Odisha H&UD Dept Inks MoU With Urban Management Centre

February 2023 – Odisha Housing & Urban Development Dept signs MoU with Urban Management Centre

February 2023 – Housing & Urban Development Dept, Govt. of Odisha, Inks MoU With Urban Management Centre

December 2022 – Learning Scope For TULIP Interns in Odisha with support from Urban Management Centre’s Urban College

December 2022 – Course to create 500 trained sanitation professional in Urban Odisha with support from UMC

December 2022 – A tripartite MoU between H&UD department, Odisha; Odisha Water Academy and Urban Management Centre to provide technical support for designing the pedagogy, training modules and capacity building of TULIP interns.

December 2022 – Odia | Course to create 500 trained sanitation professional in Urban Odisha with support from UMC

December 2022 – Certificate Course On Sanitation Commences In Bhubaneswar with support from Urban Management Centre’s The Urban College

December 2022 – Sanitation Course for TULIP interns

<aDecember 2022 – Tamil Nadu launches Sanitation Workers Development Scheme with UMC as implementation partner – Live Coverage

<aDecember 2022 – Tamil Nadu launches Sanitation Workers Development Scheme with UMC as implementation partner

<aDecember 2022 – ‘Misaal’ – A film in 9-episodes wins ‘Best Communication in Sanitation: Traditional and Digital’ at the 6th ISC-FICCI Sanitation Awards 2022

August 2021 – HUDD,Odisha has signed an MoU with Urban Management Centre

August 2021 – HUDD, Odisha and UMC sign MoU For Capacity Building Of Mission Shakti Groups In Solid Waste Management

August 2021 – Pact For Mission Shakti Capacity Building; HUDD, Odisha and UMC sign MoU

August 2021 – Odisha Signs MoU For Capacity Building Of Mission Shakti Groups

Jan 2021 – Times of India on IIM-A

Jan 2021 – Times of India on IIM-A
Sept 2020 – OrissaDiary on Garima Launch
Sept 2020 – OutLook on Garima Launch
Sept 2020 – The Week on Garima Launch
Sept  2020 – BusinessWorld on Garima Launch
Sept 2020 – DevDiscourse on Garima Launch
Sept 2020 – Lokmat on Garima Launch
Sept 2020 – Indian Express on Garima Launch
Sept 2020 – Odisha CM Launches Garima Scheme
Sept 2020 – The Poineer on Garima Launch
Sept 2020 – The NewsRoom on Garima Launch
Sept 2020 – Yahoo!News on Garima Launch
Feb 2020 – ICMA visit to Jaipur Municipal Corporation
Jan 2020 – MISAAL_Divya Bhaskar Report
Jan 2020 – MISAAL_Porbandar Sandesh Report
Jan- 2020 – Handing over of CTs to 2 SHGs in Sambalpur
Dec 2019 – Inaugural Address during TOT for Health CRPs
Dec 2019 – Deep Prajwalan during TOT for Health CRPs
Dec 2019 – Transgenders Training by Paradeep Municipal Corporation
Dec 2019 – Training of Safai Karamchari
Dec 2019 – Training programme for RWAs

Sept 2019 – CLC Inauguration – DAY-NULM
Aug 2019 – Female Masons training
Aug 2019 – Female Masons training
Aug 2019 – Female Masons Training Certificate Distribution
Aug 2019 – Task Force meeting on SEP
July 2019 – CSI-SI Training Programme- Porbandar Sandesh
July 2019 – CSI-SI Training Programme – Dainik Navjoti
July 2019 – Pearland Officials visit
July 2019 – Visit to Kota Navjyoti
July 2019 – Ahmedabad exposure visit
June 2019 – Pearland Officials Visit
July 2019 – Visit to Kota Navjyoti
July 2019 – Ahmedabad exposure visit
June 2019 – Pearland Officials Visit
June 2019 – Pearland Officials visit

Oct 2017 – Surat Draft Heritage policy ready – Indian Express
Oct 2017 – Model Code cast shadow on World Heritage week

Aug 2012 – AMC seeks City Sanitation Plans for Cleaner Ahmedabad
July 2012 – Gujarat seeks fund for Heritage protection

Mar 2011 – 17th Century anchor unveiled for Surtis – TOI
Apl 2011 – Amdavadis Pick cash over cleanliness

Tweet from H & UD Dept, Govt of Odisha
September 12, 2020
    
“GARIMA”, a new scheme to ensure safety and dignity of core
sanitation workers launched by Odisha Chief Minister Sh Naveen Patanaik


Tweet from H & UD Dept, Govt of Odisha
September 12, 2020
    
MOU signing between H & UD Dept, Govt of Odisha with Urban Management Centre
for Technical assistance in implementing Garima Scheme

Tweet from Secretary_MoHUA
October 5, 2020
    


Tweet from @SwachhBharatGov
October 2, 2020