Her Excellency, the President, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil awarded the winners during the NUWA 2009 Award Ceremony held on 13 August 2009 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. Shri Jaipal Reddy (Hon’ble Minister, Ministry of Urban Development), Shri Sugata Roy (Hon’ble Minister of State, Ministry of Urban Development), Shri Montek Singh Ahluwalia (Dy. Chairman, Planning Commission) and Dr. M. Ramachandram, IAS (Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development) were present to felicitate the winners.