Shyam Prasad Mukharjee Rurban Mission

PM Modi launched Shyam Prasad Mukharjee Rurban Mission in Rajnandgaon district of Chattisgarh
This scheme is a successor of Provision of Urban amenities in Rural Areas (PURA) model envisioned by our Late President Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam
It is a cluster based approach to develop smart villages
The scheme includes skill development as one of the key components

RURBAN Mission is a cluster based approach to develop the villages
Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Rurban Mission includes skill development and economic developmental activities
It trains the rural youth on self-employable skills
It aims to protect rural habitat and at the same time develops urban amenities

The main objective is overall social, infrastructure and economic development of villages
The scheme aims to develop a cluster of 300 smart villages across the nation by 2020

Clusters are formed based on the demography for SPMRM mission
Plain and Coastal villages with a population less than 50000 and greater than 25000
Hilly, Tribal and Desert regions with a population of 5000 to 15000 people

It is an area that has the lifestyles and economic characteristics of urban areas
Smart village does not affect the features of the rural area while transforming
Villages are classified into clusters for developing skills and local entrepreneurship
Provisioning of economic activities and developing infrastructure is done in the identified clusters

State governments are responsible for cluster identification
Funding through various government sponsored schemes
Funds shared on PPP basis
Center funds 30 percent of the project cost through Critical Gap Funding (CGF)
Center and State institutional mechanism for smooth implementation of SPMRM
Initially 300 clusters are developed with a budget of 5100 crore covering 100 clusters on an annual basis
The mission has an innovation budget for undertaking research, capacity building and development

SPMRM has 14 mandatory components and other essential components

This scheme

Mitigates the challenges of rural migration
Reduces the after effects of hyper urbanization
SPMRM would catalyze the growth of both rural and urban sectors through the clusters identified by improving rural areas and decongesting urban areas
Balanced development of rural and urban sectors
SPMRM will help in generating employment opportunities in the rural areas through appropriate skill training programs
Rural youth will be educated and benefited the most from SPMRM
Overall regional growth will be attained through SPMRM.