EatSmart Cities Challenge and Transport4 All Challenge

Current Context: The Union Minister of State (IC) for Housing and Urban Affairs, Hardeep Singh Puri launched two challenges namely (a) EatSmart Cities Challenge (b) Transport4 All Challenge.

• The aim behind these challenges is to develop healthy eating habits and to have digital solutions for safe public transport in smart cities.
• Both the challenges will prove remarkable work for Smart Cities Mission.
• EatSmart Cities Challenge: This challenge will help smart cities of the country to frame a plan which will lead to having a healthy, safe and sustainable food environment. The challenge will also strengthen food safety and continuity. It will make people aware to make better food choices in order to maintain their health.
• Transport4 All Challenge: This challenge will lead to developing digital solutions for having safety, affordability and reliability in the public transport domain. This challenge is launched by MoHUA in partnership with Institute for Transportation and Development Policy. It will also help cities to recover from the mobility crisis which occurred due to the pandemic. The challenge will be based on 3 stages namely, problem identification, solution generation and pilot testing.
• The cities with a population of more than 5 lakhs are eligible for both challenges.

Question: 

Q.1 Who among the following launched EatSmart Cities Challenge and Transport4 All Challenge?
a. Hardeep Singh Puri
b. Nitin Gadkari
c. Prakash Javadekar
d. Dr Harsh Vardhan