Lok Sabha Question No. 168 (STARRED), answered on 2015-12-10
Subject: Rurban (Rural-Urban) Mission
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: BOORA NARSAIAH GOUD, KRISHNA RAJ

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION No. 168

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.12.2015

## RURBAN (RURAL -URBAN) MISSION

## *168. DR. BOORA NARSAIAH GOUD:

## SHRIMATI KRISHNA RAJ:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has assessed the number of rural people migrated to areas in each State during the last three years and the current year, if so thereof, State/UT - wise;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to develop 300 cluster of smart villages und Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission(SPMRM) to bridge the rural - urban divide and check migration, if so, the details of guidelines and modalities  drawn f mission, State/UT - wise;
- (c) the  funds  allocated  and  sanctioned  for  implementation  of  the  mission  duri above  period  along  with  the  funds  sharing  pattern  evolved  between  the Governmen t and the States, State/UT - wise;
- (d) whether  his  Ministry  has  incorporated  the  suggestions/views  given  by  p representatives in implementing the Rurban Mission, if so, the details thereo
- (e) whether the Government has received any project/proposal from States under the said Mission,  if  so  the  details  thereof  along  with theact on  taken  by  the  Government, State/UT - wise?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI BIRENDER SINGH)

(a)to (e) : A statement is laid on the Table of the H ouse.

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## Statement  referred  to  in  reply  to  Lok Sabha  Starred  Question  No. 168  for  reply  on 10.12.2015

(a) :The information on number of rural people migrated to urban areas in each state d the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year  is  not  available. However,  as  per  the  survey  on 'Employment & Unemployment and Migration Particulars' conducted by NSSO during NSS 64 th round (July, 2007 -June , 2008), estimates of total number of rural people migrated urban  areas  at  all -India  level  and  estimated  percen tage  of  migrants  in  urban  areas  who migrated from rural areas for each State/UT is given in Table - 1 and - 2 respectively of Annexure-I. An explanatory note on the information is given at Annexure -II.

(b) to (c) : The Government proposes to develop rural clusters in the country under Shyama Prasad  Mukherji Rurban  Mission  (SPMRM).  The  Mission  aims  at  development  of  300 clusters  in  all  States  and  UTs.  These  clusters  would  be  developed  by  provisionin economic activities, developing skills & local entrepr eneurship and providing infrastructure amenities.The Rurban Mission will thus develop a cluster of smart Villages.

Under  the  SPMRM,  the  State  Governments  shall  identify  existing  Centrally  Sponsored Central Sector or State Government schemes relevant for the development of the cluster and converge their implementation in an integrated and time bound manner. Fourteen componen have been suggested as desirable for inclusion in the development of Rurban Cluster.

- i. Piped water supply
- ii. Agro Processing, Agri Services, Storage and Warehousing.
- iii. Sanitation
- iv. Solid and liquid waste management
- v. Village streets and drains
- vi. Street lights
- vii. Health care connectivity
- viii. Upgrading school education facilities
- ix. Skill development training linked to  economic activities
- x. Inter - village road connectivity
- xi. Citizen  Service  Centres - for  electronic  delivery  of  citizen  centric  services/ -gram connectivity
- xii. Public transport
- xiii. LPG Gas Connections
- xiv. Full Digital Literacy

Further the State Government may at its own discretion additionally converge any other State or Central Government scheme not falling under the above components. These cou be finalized after due consultation with the Gram Panchayats and should aim at addre the  unique  needs  of  the  'Rurban  Cluster'  and  enable  it  to  leverage  i ts  full  economic potential.

The cost of a cluster, will be based on the requirements identified and reflecte Integrated  Cluster  Action  Plan  (ICAP),  prepared  by  the  States,  for  the  cluster importantly,  the  ICAP  would  draw  out  a  detailed  spatia l  plan  for  the  entire  cluster.  A maximum of 30% of the project cost will be provided as the Critical Gap Funding (CG to supplement the funds mobilized through convergence of various Centrally Sponsor Schemes, Central Sector Schemes and State Schemes. For plain areas, the CGF will be capped  at  30%  of  the  Project  capital  expenditure  or  Rs  30  crore,  whichever  is  le desert,  hilly  and  tribal  areas  the  CGF  will  be  capped  at  30%  of  the  Project expenditure or Rs 15 crores - whichever is less. An outlay of Rs 5142.08 crore has been provided for the scheme for the period 2015 - 16 to 2019 - 20.

(d) to (e) : The State Governments will select Gram Panchayats/cluster of geographically contiguous Gram Panchayats with a population of about 25000 to 50000 pl ain and coastal areas and a population of 5000 to 15000 in desert, hilly or tribal SPMRM cluster and implement the Scheme in Mission Mode. It is desirable that the Sta Government identifies Gram Panchayats that are potential growth centers wit h resources available in the area and could lead to the economic transformation of the region. would be two categories of clusters, Tribal and Non - Tribal. The States have been requested to select the clusters from the list of sub - districts provided t o them. Wide Consultations have been held with States, academicians, concerned Ministries/Departments, stakehol etc while formulating the scheme. The suggestions made have been suitably incorpora in the scheme.

## Annexure - I

| Table 1: Total number (in million) of people migrated areas in India from rural areas obtained from the 'Employment & Unemployment and Migration Particulars' conducted by NSSO during 2007 - 08 all -India   | Table 1: Total number (in million) of people migrated areas in India from rural areas obtained from the 'Employment & Unemployment and Migration Particulars' conducted by NSSO during 2007 - 08 all -India   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| survey period                                                                                                                                                                                                 | total no. f people (in million) to urban areas from rural areas                                                                                                                                               |
| (1)                                                                                                                                                                                                           | (2)                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 2007- 08                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 55.65                                                                                                                                                                                                         |

Table 2: P ercentage of migrants in urban areas migrating from rural areas obtained from the survey on 'Employment & Unemployment and Migration Particulars' conducted by NSSO during 2007 - 08

| State/UT             | percentage of migrants in urban migrated from rural   | percentage of migrants in urban migrated from rural   |
|----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| (1)                  |                                                       | (2)                                                   |
| Andhra Pradesh       |                                                       | 70.5                                                  |
| Arunachal Pradesh    |                                                       | 49.9                                                  |
| Assam                |                                                       | 73.4                                                  |
| Bihar                |                                                       | 71.2                                                  |
| Chhattisgarh         |                                                       | 62.3                                                  |
| Delhi                |                                                       | 58.8                                                  |
| Goa                  |                                                       | 50.6                                                  |
| Gujarat              |                                                       | 67.5                                                  |
| Haryana              |                                                       | 64.6                                                  |
| Himachal Pradesh     |                                                       | 69.1                                                  |
| Jammu & Kashmir      |                                                       | 58.4                                                  |
| Jharkhand            |                                                       | 49.6                                                  |
| Karnataka            |                                                       | 56.9                                                  |
| Kerala               |                                                       | 61.5                                                  |
| Madhya Pradesh       |                                                       | 54.3                                                  |
| Maharashtra          |                                                       | 56.8                                                  |
| Manipur              |                                                       | 57.3                                                  |
| Meghalaya            |                                                       | 63.0                                                  |
| Mizoram              |                                                       | 51.0                                                  |
| Nagaland             |                                                       | 56.3                                                  |
| Odisha               |                                                       | 61.3                                                  |
| Punjab               |                                                       | 50.4                                                  |
| Rajasthan            |                                                       | 64.7                                                  |
| Sikkim               |                                                       | 57.4                                                  |
| Tamil Nadu           |                                                       | 56.8                                                  |
| Tripura              |                                                       | 67.8                                                  |
| Uttarakhand          |                                                       | 45.2                                                  |
| Uttar Pradesh        |                                                       | 56.3                                                  |
| West Bengal          |                                                       | 48.6                                                  |
| A & N Islands        |                                                       | 65.6                                                  |
| Chandigarh           |                                                       | 54.5                                                  |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli |                                                       | 76.9                                                  |
| Daman & Diu          |                                                       | 53.2                                                  |
| Lakshadweep          |                                                       | 70.6                                                  |
| Puducherry           |                                                       | 60.8                                                  |
| all - India          |                                                       | 59.2                                                  |

Note:  Telangana was not a separate State during the NSSO survey period July 2007 -June 2008.

## Explanatory Note:

1. The relevant figures have been presented from the  'Employment & Unemployment and Migration Particulars' of NSSO conducted during July 2007 -June 2008 .
2. Usual place of residence (UPR): Usual place of residence (UPR) of a person was defined as a place (village/town) where the person had stayed continuously for a period of six months or more.
3. Migrant:A household member whose last usual place of residence (UPR), anytime in the past, w different from the present place of enumeration was considered as a migrant member of the house

Migration in urban areas from rural areas : Migr tion in urban areas from rural areas is defined a the migrants in urban areas who had their last usual p lace of residence (UPR) anytime in the past in following areas (i) rural areas of same district, (ii) rural areas of same state but a (iii) rural areas of another state.

## Annexure - II