The Regional Centre for Urban and Environmental Studies (RCUES), Hyderabad was established at the Osmania University in the year 1970 by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India. The State Governments of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Pondicherry and the Union Territory of Andaman & Nicobar Islands are under jurisdiction of RCUES-Hyderabad. This centre caters to the Training and Research needs of Urban Local Bodies of the constituent states.