The Regional Centre for Urban & Environmental Studies (RCUES), Lucknow was established at the University of Lucknow in the year 1968 by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India. The key activities of the Centre includes Training, Capacity building, Research, Teaching, Consultancy Services and dissemination of information relating to the Urban Sector in the states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Chandigarh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Odisha, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and West Bengal. The centre provides its expertise, advisory services & consultancy services to urban local bodies all over the country.