(a) whether the Government has reviewed the implementation of Provision of Urban Amenities in
Rural Areas (PURA) in various States;
(b) if so, the details thereof, along with the details of funds allocated and utilized during the last
three years and the current year, State/year-wise;
(c) whether the targets set under the scheme have been achieved successfully;
(d) if so, the details thereof; and
(e) the steps taken by the Government for the effective implementation of the scheme?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
(SHRI PRADEEP JAIN ‘ADITYA’)
(a) to (e): The Provision of Urban Amenities in Rural Areas (PURA) Schemewas implemented on a pilot basis
w.e.f 2004-05 for a period of three years in 7 clusters one each in the state of Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar,
Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Orissa and Uttar Pradesh.
Based on the study by the National Institute of Rural Development, Hyderabad and the recommendations of the
Working Group on PURA, the Scheme was restructured and approved by Government on 21st January 2010 for
implementation on a pilot basis under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) framework. Under the first batch of
the restructured PURA scheme (PURA 1.0), 9 projects were considered for implementation. The Inter-Ministerial
Empowered Committee has approved six of these projects for implementation - two in Kerala (Malappuram and
Thrissur districts), two in Andhra Pradesh (Krishna and Warangal districts) and one each in Uttarakhand
(Dehradun district) and Rajasthan (Rajsamand district).
On the basis of learnings from the process of rolling out of the above projects, the process of selecting
PURA 2.0 projects has been initiated.
The funds allocated under PURA scheme during the year 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13 and 2013-14 are Rs. 74 Crore,
Rs.90 Crore, Rs. 150 Crore and Rs.100 Crore respectively. The details of funds released during the last three years
and the current year are as below:
(Rs. in lakh) S.No. State Name of the 2010-11 2011-12 Cumulative DRDA 1 Rajasthan Jaipur 1071 1456 2527 2 Rajsamand 912 1240 2152 3 Uttarakhand Dehradun 509 692 1201 4 Kerala Thrissur 848 1153 2001 5 Malappuram 1004 1365 2369 6 Puducherry Karaikal 624 848 1472 7 Andhra Pradesh Krishna 598 813 1411 8 Warangal 1054 1433 2487 TOTAL 6620 9000 15620 funds released to concerned DRDA’s. Note: No funds were released during 2012-13 and 2013-14.