New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will next week launch a 'Rural-Urban (Rurban) mission in Chhattisgarh, aimed at proper implementation of various development schemes.
The prime minister has given his consent to launch the ambitious Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban (Rural-Urban) mission from Dongargarh in Chhattisgarh on February 21, a press release issued by the state government said.
PM Modi will also lay foundation stones for housing-for-all scheme and electronic manufacturing cluster. He will also inaugurate a jungle safari, it said.
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh, who met PM Modi in New Delhi, said the prime minister will launch the mission in the presence of villagers, representatives from self-help groups and panchayati raj institutions.
The chief minister said that rural and urban areas will be developed into clusters for implementation of development schemes under Rurban mission, the release said.
The prime minister will lay the foundation stone for housing scheme in Naya Raipur. Under the scheme, 40,000 EWS and LIG houses will be constructed towards achieving the target of housing for all by 2022 under 'Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana'.
The electronic manufacturing cluster will be developed on 70 acres of land in Naya Raipur at an estimated cost of Rs 90 crore. It is estimated that capital investment of Rs 2,000 crore and employment opportunities for over 3,800 youths will be generated by it.
PM Modi will also inaugurate a jungle safari in Naya Raipur developed in an area of 320.15 hectare at a cost of Rs 226 crore.
Mr Raman Singh also met Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu and sought their help in completing various development works in his state related to their ministries.
The prime minister has given his consent to launch the ambitious Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban (Rural-Urban) mission from Dongargarh in Chhattisgarh on February 21, a press release issued by the state government said.
PM Modi will also lay foundation stones for housing-for-all scheme and electronic manufacturing cluster. He will also inaugurate a jungle safari, it said.
The chief minister said that rural and urban areas will be developed into clusters for implementation of development schemes under Rurban mission, the release said.
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The electronic manufacturing cluster will be developed on 70 acres of land in Naya Raipur at an estimated cost of Rs 90 crore. It is estimated that capital investment of Rs 2,000 crore and employment opportunities for over 3,800 youths will be generated by it.
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Mr Raman Singh also met Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu and sought their help in completing various development works in his state related to their ministries.
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