(a) whether the Government has identified and selected any villages/circles for
implementing Provision of Urban Amenities in Rural Areas (PURA) ;
(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
(c) the amount of money sanctioned for each village/circle and the time limit fixed to
achieve the target, state-wise; and
(d) the details of amenities likely to be provided to these villages/circles along with the
likely date of their becoming operational?
MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (DR. RAGHUVANSH PRASAD SINGH)
(a) to (d) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.
Statement referred to in Reply to Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 199 to be answered
on 5.8.2005
(a) to (d) The Ministry of Rural Development in consultation with the Planning
Commission has decided to initially launch a pilot phase for the implementation of the
Scheme Provision of Urban Amenities in Rural Areas (PURA). Under the pilot phase, 7
facilities namely power, telecom, road and transportation, health, education, water supply and
marketing are envisaged to be provided in the selected clusters. The pilot phase is being
launched in Seven States with one cluster in each state comprising 10 - 15 villages. The pilot
phase is likely to be completed in two to three years time with an estimated cost of Rs.4 to 5
crore per cluster. In the initial phase the scheme is to provide physical connectivity in the
selected clusters. The details of the States, districts and clusters selected for the
implementation of the scheme in pilot phase, along with the position of funds released are
given below:
S.No. State District Cluster Selected Amount Released (Rs. crore)
1 Andhra Pradesh Annantpur RayaDurg 1.5 2 Assam Sonitpur Gohpur 1.5 3 Bihar Muzzafarpur Moti pur 1.5 4 Maharashtra Hingoli Basmath 1.0 5 Orissa Jagat Singhpur Kujanga 1.5 6 Rajasthan Bhilwara Shahpura 1.5 7 Uttar Pradesh Etawah Bharthana 1.5