Syllabus
Prelims – Indian Polity & Governance.
Mains – GS III – Inclusive growth and issues arising out of it.
Why in News?
According to the Telangana Socio-Economic Outlook-2025, the state has demonstrated strong performance, securing the 4th position nationwide under the SPMRM recently.
Tamil Nadu topped the national rankings followed by Mizoram, Uttar Pradesh and Telangana.
- Launched in – 2016.
- Predecessor scheme - Provision of Urban Amenities to Rural Areas (PURA), 2003.
- Nodal Ministry - Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD).
- Objective – Bridging Rural-Urban divide.
- To strengthen rural areas by providing economic, social and infrastructure amenities, thus leading to sustainable and balanced regional development in the country.
- Rurban Clusters - For the purposes of SPMRM, Rurban areas refer to a cluster of 15-20 villages having about 30 to 40 lakh population.
- The clusters will be Geographically contiguous
- Gram Panchayats with a population of about 25000 to 50000 in plain and coastal areas and
- A population of 5000 to 15000 in desert, hilly or tribal areas.
- Selection Procedure - There are 2 categories of clusters under SPMRM - Non-Tribal and Tribal.
- Rurban clusters are identified across the country’s rural areas showing increasing signs of urbanization - i.e.
- Increase in population density,
- High levels of non-farm employment,
- Presence of growing economic activities and
- Other socioeconomic parameters.
- Role of states - The State Government identifies the clusters in accordance with the Framework for Implementation prepared by the MoRD.
- Funding – Centrally sponsored scheme.
- The Ministry of Rural Development provides Critical Gap Funding (CGF), which constitutes up to 30% of the total investment.
Reference
The Hindu | Rurban mission
