The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, whose Bus Rapid Transport System (BRTS) has caught the attention of urban planners around the world, was adjudged the Overall Best Performer at the Nagar Ratna Awards here today.

The President, Ms Pratibha Patil, honoured the best managed urban local bodies by presenting the Nagar Ratna Awards, instituted by the All India Institute of Local Self Government, at a ceremony here.

A selection committee, headed by former Supreme Court judge, Justice Arijit Pasayat, evaluated the performance of various cities on nine different parameters, while adjudging the winners.

The Ahmedabad civic body received a trophy, along with a cash prize of Rs 5 lakh.

The second best performer was the Mysore City Corporation which received a trophy and a cash prize of Rs 3 lakh. Winning the third prize of a trophy and Rs 2 lakh was the Pune Municipal Corporation.

Under the segment awards categories, Nashik Municipal Corporation was adjudged the best in public health services, while Kalyan-Dombivili Municipal Corporation won the award for improvement of roads and streets.

Other award winners include Vadodara Municipal Corporation for basic amenities to urban poor, Bangalore for financial management, Vishakhapatnam for use of IT in governance and service delivery, Faridabad for recreational facilities, Rajkot for complaints redressal system, Surat for innovation and Agartala for transparency and accountability.

Altogether 64 cities, where the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) is being implemented, were in the reckoning for the Nagar Ratna Awards.

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