Ques: Recently Union Cabinet approved the budget to transform areas to economically, socially and physically sustainable spaces under the ‘Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission (SPMRM)’. The budget allocated was-
a. 6000 crore
b. 5500 crore
c. 5142.08 crore
d. 5300 crore
Ans: c
Related facts:
- September 16, 2015 Union Cabinet approves Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission to drive economic, social and infrastructure development in rural areas.
- The Mission aims at development of rural growth clusters which have latent potential for growth.
- These clusters would be developed by provisioning of economic activities, developing skills & local entrepreneurship and providing infrastructure amenities, i.e. a cluster of Smart Villages.
- The mission aims to create 300 such Rurban growth clusters by 2019-20, across the country.
- The government allocated 5142.08 crores for this mission.
- 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.
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