Punjab Government has planned to develop 200 smart villages during the current fiscal year of 2016-2017.
These smart villages will be provided with ultra-modern facilities like 4G connectivity, solar street lights, sewa kendras, sewerage and drainage facilities, bank branch and model school, among other things.
Committed to provide upgraded facilities in villages at par with the urban areas, the government has also started Rural Mission to improve rural infrastructure for socio-economic development of rural population.
“A sum of Rs 2,000 crore will be spent for this purpose,” said an official spokesperson of the state government.
Spokesperson said that the Rural Mission is aimed to fill gaps in physical infrastructure of the rural areas by constructing school buildings, health dispensaries, dharmshalas and by providing clean drinking water besides sports facilities.
“Pollution-free environment will be created in rural areas,” said the spokesperson while appealing that Panchayats and the rural people at large should come forward to support and help the Government in the development mission by maintaining and keeping environment clean and pollution free.