MAINS 2013
GS2
10 marks
The basis of providing urban amenities in rural areas (PURA) is rooted in establishing connectivity. Comment.
WRITE IN
7 min
200 words
What the examiner wants
Comment on how PURA uses connectivity to bring urban amenities to villages.
CommentGive your own view on the statement and back it with facts and examples.
Demand-wise check
- 1Kalam's model: physical, electronic, knowledge connectivity leading to economic connectivity≈35 words
- 2Cluster approach linking villages to growth centres≈35 words
- 3Performance: pilots and PPP-based PURA (2012) had limited success≈35 words
- 4Successor: Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission (2016) with cluster development≈35 words
Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.
Answer plan
ConceptFour connectivitiesImplementationLimitsSuccessor scheme
Where marks usually go
- Listing amenities without explaining the connectivity logic
- Ignoring outcomes of PURA
Draw this
- Diagram of four connectivities around a village cluster
Value addition
- ThinkerA.P.J. Abdul Kalam proposed PURA in 'Target 3 Billion' with four connectivities.Kalam, 2011
- SchemeSPMRM (2016) targeted 300 rurban clusters.Ministry of Rural Development
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Reviewed public-source references related to this PYQ. Same-syllabus references are labelled separately.
- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 11 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Aditya Srivastava · AIR 1 · Page 5 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 38 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 15 ↗Same syllabus reference
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