Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Rurban
Mission
Launched
on: Feb 21, 2016
Launched
at: Kurubhat village in Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh
Launched
by: Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi
Prime
Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi launched the Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Rurban Mission
which is an initiative to transform the rural areas to get an urban look.
Features of
Rurban Mission:
·
An initiative to
create smart villages
·
To improve the
quality of life in villages
·
Started in
Dongargarh near Chhattisgarh
·
To attract 5100
crore investment
·
Scheme divided
into 300 clusters in next 3 years
·
100 clusters to
be implemented in this year
·
Gram panchayat a
cluster has 25000 to 50000 population
·
Tribal and Hilly
areas a cluster has 5000-10000 population
·
4 clusters in
Rajnandgaon, Dhamatri, Kawardha and Bastar districts of Chhattisgarh
·
It replaces PURA
scheme of UPA government
·
Electronic
manufacturing cluster started in Naya Raipur with 2000 crores investment
·
30% Of the
project fund provided as Critical Gap Funding
·
Slogan– “Rural
Soul, Urban Amenities”
Prime
Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi also felicitated Kuwar Bai, 104-year-old woman of
island-like Barari village of Dhamtari district, for building toilets. Bai sold
off her goats to build toilet at her home and inspired the whole village to
build toilets at Dhamtari district.
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