BHARAT NIRMAN

INTRODUCTION
The Bharat Nirman Plan is a project undertaken by

the Central Government of India in collaboration with the State Governments of the particular state and the Panchayat Raj Institutions of the particular rural area of that state.
Objective- Development of rural India

COMPONENTS OF THE SCHEME

Irrigation
Rural roads Telephone connection

Rural electrification
Rural water supply Rural housing

IRRIGATION
Irrigation is one of the major growth contributors to

the Indian economy. As India is an agro based economy irrigation plays an important part in the development of agriculture. Under the Bharat Nirman Plan most of the under irrigated rural areas would have irrigation facilities by the means of extension of inundation canals, renovation, ground water development, and different water management procedures.
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RURAL ROADS
The project falls under the Pradhan Mantri Gram

Sadak Yojana and it is one of the major projects in the country. The total cost of the rural road project is about Rs. 1,74,000 crores Main objective of this project is to promote the growth of the rural areas by the means of facilitating the provision of proper transportation facilities. The project covers all villages with population more than 1000 and hilly areas with population more than Back 500 5

TELEPHONE CONNECTION
The development of the telephone sector in the rural

areas is an important factor for the growth of the rural business and economy.
The project covers nearly 66,822 revenue-generating

villages in India and all these villages would be provided with the Village Public Telephone (VPT) scheme by means of digital satellite phone terminals. The Universal Services Obligation Fund (USOF) would provide with the financial assistance in form of the working cost and capital for the establishment of the village public telephone.
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RURAL ELECTRIFICATION
The provision of electricity is another important factor

for the growth of the rural areas. Under the Rajiv Gandhi Gramin Vidyutikaran Yojana, the Ministry of Power would provide more than 1,25,000 villages with electricity. This project would also cover 230 lakh households more for the provision of electricity.
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RURAL WATER SUPPLY

The lack of proper drinking water forces the rural

populace to depend on the ponds, lakes, rivers, tube wells, wells and these water sources are highly contaminated due to certain agents of water pollution. Proper supply of drinking water would bring down the diseases rate in the rural areas as in India most of the diseases are water borne. The State Governments with the financial assistance of the Central Government of India has implemented the project called Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Accelerated Rural Water Supply Programme (ARWSP)
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RURAL HOUSING
Housing and shelter is one of the basic needs of an

individual. To the rural folks house carries a great importance, as it is the sign of dignified and secured life. The project aims at providing houses for every individual in the rural areas. Under the plan Indira Awaas Yojana nearly 60 lakh houses would be constructed in the rural sector by the government of India
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