In 52nd Skoch Summit held at Delhi, Raipur Mayor Pramod Dubey and Additional Commissioner and GM, Avinash Bhoi received six Skoch awards. Raipur Smart City Ltd was nominated for Heritage Walk, Bapu Ki Kutia, Anand Samaj Library, Kachra Mahotsav, Smart Sakhi Campaign and Mor Raipur Club.
On the basis of Popular Votes and Order of Merit, the jury considered the projects undertaken by Raipur Smart City; as the best among all smart cities of India. Thus SKOCH Summit awarded Raipur Smart City with all the six awards. The project Kachra Mahotsav has been mentioned thrice by PM Narendra Modi for innovation and reuse of waste materials. The idea of Kachra Mahotsav was the brain child of Nagar Nigam Commissioner and MD of Raipur Smart City Ltd Rajat Bansal and his team.
