Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission will be launched to deliver integrated project based infrastructure in the rural areas. Announcing this during his maiden Budget Speech in the Lok Sabha today, the Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley said that this will also included development of economic activities and skill development. The preferred mode of delivery would be through PPPs while using various scheme funds. Shri Jaitley cited the example of Gujarat that has demonstrated successfully the Rurban development model of urbanization of the rural areas, through which people living in the rural areas can get efficient civic infrastructure and associate services.

Integrated rural infrastructure development to be delivered via PPPs using scheme funds and skill development focus. Launch of the Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission to deliver integrated project-based infrastructure in rural areas, combining civic services with economic activity and skill development; delivery to prioritize Public-Private Partnerships and leverage existing scheme funds, drawing on a rurban development model for efficient civic infrastructure and associated services.