Provision of Urban Amenities in Rural Areas PURA Scheme Ministry of Rural Development

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Provision of Urban Amenities in Rural Areas
(PURA) SchemeMinistry of Rural Development
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Salient features of PURA

• To bridge the rural - urban divide and achieve
  balanced socio economic development by
  providing physical and social infrastructure, as
  given below, in identified rural clusters to
  further their growth potential-
• Road, transportation and power connectivity
• Electronic connectivity in the form of reliable
  telecom, internet and IT services
• Knowledge connectivity in the form of good
  educational and training institutions
• Market connectivity to enable farmers to get
  the best prices for their produce
• Provision of drinking water and up-gradation of
  existing health facilities.

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Salient features of PURA
contd

• Intervention should be over and above the
  existing schemes.
• Intervention should aim at the cluster becoming
  growth centre.
• Intervention to cover amenities and livelihood
  factors.
• Convergence of existing schemes to be ensured.
  
• Land cost and salaries not to be booked in the
  scheme.

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Pilot Phase of PURA (Rs. Lakhs)
2004-05 funds released for road
connectivity.2005-06 funds released for road,
market, education, health, drinking water and
employment generation.2006-07 funds released
for setting up of a common facility center for
readymade garments industry.
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FUNDS RELEASED UNDER VARIOUS CONNECTIVITIES
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Financial Performance of PURA (2004 05 to 2006
07)
(Rs. Crores)
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State-wise Financial Progress(2004 05 to 2006
07) (Rs.
lakhs)
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Status relating to Utilization Certificate /
Audit Report / Physical Progress / Financial
Progress -- PURA
N.R. Not Received R
Received -- Not
Applicable UC Utilization Certificate,
PP Physical Progress,
AR Audit Report Received combined
for 2004-05, 2005 -06 and 2006 -07.
Steering Committee, in its meeting dated
23.05.2006, approved funds to the tune of Rs.
1.35 Crores for setting up Common Facility
Centre for ready made garment industry including
setting up of mini production centres in the
identified villages. Rs. 50 lakhs has been
released so far. The Committee, inter-alia,
directed the State to work out the phased
requirement of funds, manner of implementation of
the project proposal and submit to the Ministry,
which are still awaited. Not received in
case of drinking water, employment generation and
construction of anganwadi centre. Not
received in case of Market Connectivity.

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Issues for discussions

• Identification of critical gaps and the
  availability of funds under the existing
  programmes of Central Government / State
  Government for the various connectivities
  undertaken under PURA.
• The States of Maharashtra and Orissa have not
  furnished Utilization certificate (UC), Audit
  Report and Physical Progress for the funds
  released in 2004 05 and 2005 06. The
  expenditure reported by the State of Maharashtra
  so far at 31.8 is unsatisfactory.
• The State of Andhra Pradesh has not furnished
  Audit Report for the funds released in 2004 05
  and 2005 06. The Steering Committee, in its
  meeting dated 23.05.2006, while approving the
  proposal for setting up Common Facility Centre
  (CFC), inter-alia, directed the State to work out
  the phased requirement of funds, manner of
  implementation of the project proposal and
  submit to the Ministry, which are still awaited.
• Bihar has not been able to provide land envisaged
  for setting up of market yard (go-down). It has
  not furnished Utilization Certificate and Audit
  Report for the funds released in 2005 06. The
  expenditure reported so far at 43.3 is
  unsatisfactory. The expenditure reported by
  State of Bihar upto 31.3.2006 is Rs. 129.80 lakhs
  whereas the expenditure reported upto 31.09.2006
  is Rs. 125.98 lakhs. This needs clarification.
• Changes made from what sanctioned needs a
  reference to GoI.

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