In the race for development, the rural areas should not be left behind from the cities, the rural areas should also have facilities like the cities, with this objective, the Narendra Modi government has started the Shyama Prasad Rurban Mission. Jharkhand has been allocated 15 clusters under this mission. The Minister of Rural Development, Government of India, Narendra Singh Tomar gave this information while answering a question of Mahesh Poddar, MP in Rajya Sabha on Friday.
Tomar informed that the objective of Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Rurban Mission (SPMRM) is to build 300 Rurban clusters across the country. The mission aims to bridge the gap between rural and urban areas by providing urban amenities in rural areas. Out of these 300 clusters included in SPMRM, 296 clusters from 28 states and 8 union territories have been identified and approved. 288 Integrated Action Plans (ICAPs) have been approved for 28 states and 7 union territories, defining the broad framework of development of each cluster. Additionally, the Detailed Project Report (DPR) of 248 clusters has been approved by the respective State Level Empowered Committees (SLEC).
Under SPMRM, 15 clusters have been allocated to the state of Jharkhand. The ICAP of all these clusters has been approved by the Ministry. The total outlay of this mission is 5142.08 crores.