PURA

Change Font Size

Change Screen

Change Menu Styles

Cpanel

PURA Mission

 

"Holistic and accelerated development of compact areas around a potential growth centre in a Gram Panchayat (or a group of Gram Panchayats) through Public Private Partnership (PPP) framework for providing livelihood opportunities and urban amenities to improve the quality of life in rural areas."

Our Ministers

Cabinet Minister Ministers of State

Sh Jairam Ramesh

Shri Jairam Ramesh

 

 

Sh Pradeep Jain

Sh Pradeep Jain

Sh Shri Lalchand Kataria

Shri Lalchand Kataria

PURA Scheme Launches in Kerala’s Thalikulam (Thrissur) & Thirurangadi (Malappuram) Panchayats

Disclaimer : These Maps are meant to show only approximate location of Project Areas

Provision of Urban Amenities in Rural Areas (PURA) Scheme launches on 24th February 2012, in Kerala’s Thalikulam (Thrissur) & Thirurangadi (Malappuram) Panchayats. This initiative taken by Ministry of Rural Development to introduce Public-Private Partnership in rural infrastructure development will be inaugurated by Honourable Minister for Rural Development, Mr Jairam Ramesh. The inaugural function will include signing of the concession agreement between the private developer INKEL Limited and Presidents of the two Gram Panchayats.

PURA Kerala Project Briefs

List of Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) Received

Ministry of Rural Development has received the following  08 (in alphabetical order) Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) from  qualified bidders for undertaking for undertaking pilot projects under Provision of Urban Amenities in Rural Areas (PURA) scheme : 

  1. IL&FS Limited in Jaipur District, Rajasthan 
  2. IL&FS Limited in Rajsamand District, Rajasthan 
  3. IL&FS Limited in Dehradun District, Uttarakhand 
  4. Infrastructure Kerala Limited in Thrissur District, Kerala 
  5. Infrastructure Kerala Limited in Mallapuram District, Kerala 
  6. Marg Limited in Karaikal District, Puducherry 
  7. Megha Engineering Infrastructure Limited in Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh 
  8. SVEC Constructions Limited in Warangal District, Andhra Pradesh

The last date for receipt of DPRs by the Ministry was 22nd February 2011. 

PD, DRDAs Sensitization Meeting

A meeting of PD,DRDAs has been convened on 22nd March 2011 at 01.00 P.M. in Unnati, Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi. The objective of the meeting is to provide detail guidance on the role and responsibilities of DRDAs as well as the funds flow mechanisms under PURA scheme.