Programme that aims to provide basic facilities such as drinking water may focus on census towns and small cities
New Delhi: The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government is likely to announce a mission aimed at providing urban facilities in rural areas in the Union budget in July, a promise the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which leads the ruling coalition, made in its election manifesto.
The mission is aimed at providing basic infrastructure facilities to rural areas, such as roads, drinking water, electricity and sanitation, and could help to stem migration from the countryside to cities. It is also likely to focus particularly on census towns and small cities, according to government officials familiar with the development.
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