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Match the schemes in Group I with their specific targets in Group II
Group I Group II P. JNNURM 1. Urban Amenities for Rural Areas Q. IAY 2. Infrastructure and Slum Upgradation R. PURA 3. Rural Employment S. NREGA 4. Land Acquisition 5. Housing for BPL families
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- P-2, Q-5, R-1, S-3
- P-5, Q-2, R-1, S-3
- P-5, Q-2, R-3, S-4
- P-2, Q-5, R-3, S-4
Correct Option: A
The Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) is an initiative by the Government of India to fund identified cities for developing urban infrastructure and services. It is a comprehensive programme for encouraging reforms and fast tracked planned development of identified cities.
Objectives
⊙ To integrated development of infrastructure services.
⊙ To ensure adequate funds to meet deficiencies in urban infrastructure service.
⊙ To plan development of cities.
⊙ To provide basic services to Urban Poor.
⊙ To scale-up delivery of civicamenities, provision of utilities and universal access to Urban Poor.
⊙ To redevelop old cities.
⊙ To secure effective linkages between asset creation and asset management.
Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY), a flagship scheme of the Ministry of Rural Development has since incept ion been providing assistance to BPL families who are either houseless or having inadequate housing facilities for constructing a safe and durable shelter. This effort has been part of a larger strategy of the Ministry's povertyer adication effort, supporting the development of an environmentally sound habitat with adequate provisions for incremental expansi on and improvement. Ministry's commitment of 'shelter for all' gained further momentum when India became a signatory to the Istanbul Declaration on Human Settlement in June 1996.
Provision of Urban Amenities to Rural Areas (PURA) is a strategy for rural development in India. This concept was given by former president Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam and discussed in his book Tar get 3 Billion. PURA proposes that urban infrastructure and services be provided in rural hubs to create economic opport unities outside of cities. Physical connectivity by providing roads, electronic connectivity by providing communication network, and knowledge connectivity by establishing professional and technical institutions will have to be done in an integrated way so that economic connectivity will emanate.
National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005(NREGA) is an Indian labour law and social security measure that aims to guarantee the 'right to work'.
