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GENERAL STUDIES – II

SOCIAL JUSTICE
MODEL ANSWER (PURA)

Q. The basis of providing urban amenities in rural areas (PURA) is rooted in


establishing connectivity. Comment (200 words) (2013)
A1. PURA is the concept is coined by our former president Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam which
advocates the availability of basic Urban amenities in rural areas. The success of
the availability depends on the connectivity of the rural areas to the rest of the
country.
Connectivity includes
1. Road Connectivity.
2. Electric Connectivity
3. Water Connectivity.

To provide urban amenities, the rural areas need proper road or transportation
facility is the major component. Transport of persons and materials is crucial for the
development process. Lack of connectivity will not attract employees to setup their
firms because the initial investment will be huge.

Another important component is the electricity where the entrepreneurs and workers
considers to be essential to do business. India still behind in providing electricity to
rural areas, even if we have surplus energy. Our distribution system still fired it
difficult to connect the rural population to the electricity hub. This undercuts the
communication and mobile connectivity which leaves the rural industries
unsustainable.

So, in order to develop the rural areas to house the urban amenities, authorities
need to rectify the connectivity problems which ensures basic service to upgrade
the rural areas. The failure of the ‘PURA’ scheme to achieve the full stretched target
is mainly due to the foundational problem, i.e. is the connectivity.

Proper implementation of the basic amenities through concerned schemes like Deen
Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana etc.
needs to be paved to be the plinth for the developmental process. These schemes
will provide much needed service to house the urban facilities to achieve the
Gandhi’s dream of “Sustainable Village”.

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A2. The objective of providing Urban amenities in rural area (PURA) is to achieve
sustainable development in rural area itself, in order to reduce the migration from
rural to urban area.
Required Urban amenities in rural areas.
• Hospital
• Schools
• Bank
• Post office.
To fulfill these requirements connectivity is an important thing. Road connectivity,
water connectivity and electricity are some of them.

(a) ROAD CONNECTIVITY


To make above developmental work, road connectivity is required. Transportation
of goods, skilled labors etc., are connected through roads. After all, the connectivity
of the rural areas to urban settlement is required as case of emergency like natural
calamities, it can be provided through Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana.

(b) WATER CONNECTIVITY


• Every rural household required safe drinking water.
• It is important for proper sanitation and access to health.
• Proper water connectivity improves the life of human settlements in rural area.

(c) ELECTRICITY
• Present situation electricity can be considered as basic needs of human life.
• Communication systems and technology equipment’s are working with
electricity. Without electricity, we cannot provide any new technological
innovations.
• Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana should be implemented properly to
achieve regular supply of electricity.
So, to achieve rural development and for providing urban amenities, connectivity
is a primary requirement. With the proper implementation and regular functioning
of such amenities can be achieved through proper connectivity of road, water,
electricity, etc.

A3. With 60-70% of population living in rural areas, rural development is a vital goal
India need to achieve. Providing infrastructure facilities to rural population can be
successful only if it is supplemented with connectivity such as water, road
electricity etc.

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Water
Providing hospital facilities, educational institutions and public lactrines in itself
doesn’t ensure development of the area. Proper supply of quality water is required
to ensure the proper functioning of these centres. For example if schools are not
supplied drinking water, then health of students will be adversely impacted.
Road
Acess to infrastructure facilities is must for accessing the services provided by it.
Only better roads can promise supply of goods and services and timely health
services to a place
Electricity
Electricity being a basic facility is must for hospitals and schools to work. With
ongoing digitization drive, electricity is required for rural people to access to
banking services.
Economic connectivity
All economic activities such as trade, markets have to be affordable & accessible
to rural poor

Just providing urban life facilities is not sufficient for reveal development. Only
connectivity can ensure people have access to it. If roads electricity and such other
connectivity is provided then there will be long term benefits of educated youth and
electrified village.

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