Lok Sabha Question No. 442 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-17
Subject: PURA Scheme
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SANJAY SHAMRAO DHOTRE, BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO .442 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.11.2016

## PURA SCHEME

## 442. SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE: SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the extent to which the Government has achieved the success to bridge the rura divide through implementation of the Provision of Urban Amenities in Rural A (PURA) scheme in the country;
- (b) thedetails of the works/projects commenced under the said scheme so far, Stat -wise along with the present status of such works/projects;
- (c) the details of the funds provided under the said scheme during each of the l years and the current yea r, State/UT - wise along with its utilization as reported by t implementing agencies across the country;
- (d) the number of projects under the said scheme have been stuck due to dispute be the implementing agency and respective State/UT Government/ P anchayat during the said period, State/ UT - wise;
- (e) the  mechanism  developed  by  the  Government  to  settle  the  said  disputes  amic along with the number of such disputes resolved during the said period, Sta -wise; and
- (f) theother steps taken/being taken by the Government for effective implementati the scheme across the country?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT ( SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV )

(a)to (b) : The Government was implementing the Scheme of Provision of Urban Amenities in Rural Areas (PURA) on pilot basis for providing basic amenities in rural areas Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode. The scheme was restructured in 2010 with the o achieve  holistic  and  accelerated  development  of  compact  areas  around  a  potential centre in Gram Panchayat(s) through PPP framework for providing livelihood opportun and urban amenities to improve the quality of life in rural areas.

(c)to ( e) : The activities proposed under PURA projects include drinking water sup and  sewerage,  construction  and  maintenance  of  village  streets,  drainage,  soli management, skill development, development of economic activities etc. The current of PURA projects is as follows.  There is no provision to provide funds under the Scheme during the last three years. The following projects are proposed and are at variou stages of approval/appraisal.

|   Sl.No. | State          | District   |
|----------|----------------|------------|
|        1 | Kerala         | Malappuram |
|        2 | Kerala         | Thrissur   |
|        3 | Andhra Pradesh | Krishna    |
|        4 | Andhra Pradesh | Warangal   |
|        5 | Rajasthan      | Jaipur     |
|        6 | Rajasthan      | Rajsamand  |
|        7 | Uttarakhand    | Dehradun   |
|        8 | Maharashtra    | Sangli     |
|        9 | Puducherry     | Karaikal   |

- (f) : The  PURA  scheme  has  been  replaced  by  the  Shyama  Prasad  Mukherji  Rurban Mission (SPMRM). The Mission aims at development of 300 clusters in all States and UT These  clusters  would  be  developed  by  provisioning  of  economic  activities,  deve skills& local entrepreneurship and providing infrastructure amenities.

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