QUESTION 4
GS3
12.5 marks
What are ‘Smart Cities’? Examine their relevance for urban development in India. Will it increase rural-urban differences? Give arguments for ‘Smart Villages’ in the light of PURA and RURBAN Mission.
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9 min
200 words
What the examiner wants
Define smart cities, judge their urban relevance and rural-urban impact, and argue for smart villages via PURA and Rurban Mission.
What... Examine... Give argumentsAnswer exactly what the question asks.
Demand-wise check
- 1Smart cities: technology and planning for core infrastructure, area-based plus pan-city≈35 words
- 2Relevance: urban growth, services, investment≈35 words
- 3Rural-urban gap: concentrated investment may widen divide and push migration≈35 words
- 4Smart villages: PURA (urban amenities in rural areas, Kalam), Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission clusters; reduce migration, rural jobs≈35 words
Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.
Answer plan
DefinitionRelevanceRural-urban gap riskPURA and Rurban case for smart villagesConclusion
Where marks usually go
- Skipping PURA or Rurban details
- Answering only on smart cities
Draw this
- Rural cluster model showing growth centre and connected villages
Value addition
- ThinkerA.P.J. Abdul Kalam proposed PURA (Providing Urban Amenities in Rural Areas) linking village clusters by road, electronic, knowledge and economic connectivity.Kalam; PURA scheme 2004
- SchemeShyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission (launched February 2016) targets 300 rural clusters.MoRD
- Data68.8% of India's population lived in rural areas.Census 2011
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Reviewed public-source references related to this PYQ. Same-syllabus references are labelled separately.
- Mayank Purohit · AIR 33 · Page 3 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 23 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Aniket Ranjan · AIR 48 · Page 26 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Mayank Purohit · AIR 33 · Page 13 ↗Same syllabus reference
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