Introducing urban conveniences, and opportunities, to rural areas in an attempt to stem migration.
Daily News and Analysis reported that the Indian State of Gujarat will this year launch its Rurbanisation scheme in 50 towns:
Under the innovative Rurban concept, rural areas would be provided infrastructure facilities and public amenities equal to urban areas.
The scheme is being pioneered by Gujarat’s Chief Minister, Narendra Modi. According to Express News Service:
Modi said “rurbanisation” combined a process of preserving the “soul of villages” by providing all the civic and infrastructure facilities available in big towns and cities to arrest migration and at the same time, bringing down the burden on big cities and towns bursting at their seams.
Elaborating how he would accomplish it when all other states have failed in this venture, he said it would be made possible by providing all the facilities and amenities, including jobs by setting up industries in rural areas so that people did not think of migrating to cities and preferred to stay in their own villages.
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