Rurban Mission to start from Kerala
Q. Rurban Mission will be launched from- Published on 02 Feb 16a. Kerala
b. Odisha
c. Maharashtra
d. Uttar Pradesh
ANSWER: Kerala
- Launched by Ministry of Rural Development, under Rurban Mission clusters of 15-20 villages having about 30 to 40 lakh population will be developed.
- Rurban Mission to ransform rural areas to economically, socially and physically sustainable spaces will be launched on 28th Feburary, 2016 will be launched from Kerala.
- In first year 100 Rurban growth clusters will be developed. The mission aims to create 300 such clusters over the next 3 years, across the country.
- The funding for Rurban Clusters will be through various schemes of the Government converged into the cluster. To ensure an optimum level of development, fourteen components have been suggested as desirable for the cluster, which would include; Skill development training linked to economic activities.
- For the selection of clusters, the Ministry of Rural Development is adopting a scientific process of cluster selection which involves an objective analysis at the District, Sub District and Village level, of the demography, economy, tourism and pilgrimage significance and transportation corridor impact.
