Centre sanctions Rs. 200 crore for seven smart village clusters.

The Central government has decided to sanction Rs. 200 crore to Maharashtra to develop seven 'Smart Village' clusters over the next three years.

The Rural Development Ministry approved funding for these smart village clusters under the Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission (SpMRM) on Thursday in New Delhi. The funds will be used to prepare an Integrated Cluster Action Plan, and synchronise the growth of infrastructure related to rural transport and water supply in the shortlisted clusters, senior officials said.

The seven clusters, each having a population of 50,000 or more, shortlisted in Maharashtra are: Sirsala in Beed district, Sultanpur in Buldhana, Lonikalbhor in Pune, Ashti in Jalna, Jogeshwari in Aurangabad, Wadoda in Nagpur and Muktainagar in Jalgaon. The clusters will be provided with their own development plan.

THE HINDU