Kohima, January 24 (MExN): The BJP Nagaland today highlighted that the BJP led NDA government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched several pro-people social security and developmental schemes to create an equitable society.
BJP Nagaland General Secretary (Media) & Spokesperson, Jaangsillung Gonmei in a press release mentioned that among several schemes, meant to address the needs of people in urban and rural areas certain relevant schemes need to be given adequate attention as necessitated to bring an all round development. While these are being implemented nationwide in varying degrees and progress with astounding successes, certain pockets of the country, lack the pace of gradual implementation, he added.
BJP State President Visasolie Lhoungu has appealed the people and government to avail of these facilities for the overall development of the state, the release stated. Lhoungu has appealed the people and government to avail of these facilities for the overall development of the state. While these central schemes are being implemented nationwide in varying degrees and progress with astounding successes, certain pockets of the country, lack the pace of gradual implementation.
It also added that in an ambitious bid to transform rural areas to economically, socially and physically sustainable spaces, the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission (SPMRM) with an outlay of Rs. 5142.08 crores in September, 2015. As the mission is to transform rural areas into an economically vibrant urban area, the Scheme has therefore been termed as “Rurban”. The Rurban Mission will thus develop a cluster of Smart Villages on the lines of Smart cities.
The release stated that the mission aims to create 300 such Rurban growth 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.
The States would prepare Integrated Cluster Action Plans for Rurban Clusters, which would be comprehensive plan documents detailing out the strategy for the cluster, desired outcomes for the cluster under the mission, along with the resources to be converged under various Central Sector, Centrally Sponsored and State Sector schemes, and the Critical Gap Funding (CGF) required for the cluster.
The scheme through development of Rurban growth clusters aimed at catalyzing overall regional growth, would thus simultaneously benefit the rural as well as urban areas of the country, by achieving twin objectives of strengthening rural areas and de-burdening the urban areas hence leading to balanced regional development and growth of the country, the release added.
