As many as six clusters of Haryana have been selected under phase-I of Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission (SPMRM) which strives to strengthen rural areas by providing economic, social and infrastructure amenities, thus leading to sustainable and balanced regional development in the Country.
These clusters included Kosli of Rewari, Badli of Jhajjar, Barara of Ambala, Samin of Fatehabad, Uchana Khurd of Jind and Balla of Karnal, said an official spokesman.
The objective of the Mission was to create urban like infrastructure and services alongwith providing better economic opportunity.
He said that it was estimated that Rs100 crore would be size of the plan to be extended through convergence with existing state and Central schemes. The first installment of Rs9 crore per cluster has been released against Rs30 crore of Critical Gap Funding. The spokesman said that Integrated Cluster Action Plan has been formulated after conducting a detailed study of areas through professional agencies.
The plan for each cluster seeks to cover infrastructure development such as sanitation, 24x7 piped water supply, inter-village road connectivity, and community assets. It also focuses on development of skills and health infrastructure, he added.