City Investments to Innovate, Integrate, and Sustain 2.0 (CITIIS 2.0) challenge launched in New Delhi

Current Context: The City Investments to Innovate, Integrate, and Sustain 2.0 (CITIIS 2.0) challenge was launched in New Delhi on 16th November.

• The Government approved the CITIIS 2.0 on 31 May 2023.
• This program has been conceived by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) in partnership with the French Development Agency (AFD), KreditanstaltfürWiederaufbau (KfW), the European Union (EU), and National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA).
• The CITIIS 2.0 has three major components:
• Financial and technical support for up to 18 Smart Cities for projects promoting circular economy with focus on Integrated Waste Management.
• Support to all States/Union Territories (UTs) for Climate action.
• Interventions at National level to support scale-up across all cities and towns.
• The period of the program would be for 4 years.

Question:

Q.1 What is the period of the CITIIS 2.0 program?
a. 2 years
b. 3 years
c. 4 years
d. 5 years