Nomination Process

The Awards shall be called The V Ramachandran Awards for Excellence in Urban Decentralisation. They will be presented in two categories. There will be a National Award in the “Enabler” category and 4 Awards in the “Implementer” category.

States will be classified into four categories based on degree of urbanisation and decentralisation and the 4 implementer Awards shall comprise one from each of these four categories of states. The basis for categorisation of states shall be decided by the Jury.

Nominations shall be invited for the Awards through notifications in leading national and regional dailies and through other channels of communication.