September 14, 2026 02:01 am (IST)
Follow us:
facebook-white sharing button
twitter-white sharing button
instagram-white sharing button
youtube-white sharing button
India-UAE Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in focus: Modi meets Abu Dhabi Crown Prince on BRICS sidelines | Xi Jinping lands in India for BRICS; big Modi meeting set for New Delhi | ‘Hospitality on another level’: South African official stunned by India’s BRICS hosting | Suvendu Adhikari eats fish bhog at Kalighat Temple amid Bageshwar Baba row | Bangladeshi Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das breaks down emotionally as he gets 5-hour parole to attend mother’s funeral | Sheikh Hasina’s daughter Saima Wazed quits WHO post amid fraud allegations | After days of silence, China confirms Xi Jinping’s India visit for BRICS Summit | Big setback for Abhishek Banerjee as CID arrests aide Sumit Roy | Firebrand Tukaram Mundhe’s Food Safety Blitz Hits ISKCON Juhu, 3 Licences Suspended | Vande Mataram row erupts in INDIA bloc: Congress objects, ally NC hits back, BJP pounces

PM Modi launches National Rurban Mission for Chhattisgarh

| | Feb 21, 2016, at 08:45 pm
Raipur, Feb 21 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday launched the National Rurban Mission from Kurubhat in Rajnandgaon district of Chhattisgarh.
Speaking on the occasion, the Prime Minister described the Rurban Mission as one which would enable cluster based development – with a “rural soul and urban amenities.” 
 
He said this scheme would complement the Smart Cities initiative by creating Smart Villages. 
 
Modi described Rurban clusters as centres of economic activity, which would "spur growth, and improve the quality of life in nearby villages."
 
Narendra Modi at the launch of Shyama Prasad Mukherji National Rurban Mission in Chhattisgarh
 
The PM said the country is taking a new direction of development. 
 
He said one example of this was that the important Rurban mission was being launched not from New Delhi, but from Kurubhat, in Rajnandgaon district of Chhattisgarh. 
 
He said that Government was now being brought to the doorstep of the villages and the tribal communities. 
 
The Prime Minister congratulated villages and communities of nearby areas for achieving Open Defecation Free status. 
 
Earlier, Modi visited an exhibition at the venue, which showcased the implementation of development schemes, and handicrafts. 
 
Narendra Modi at the launch of Shyama Prasad Mukherji National Rurban Mission in Chhattisgarh
 
#Narendra Modi # Shyama Prasad Mukherji # National Rurban Mission # Chhattisgarh

Support Our Journalism

We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism

IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.

Support objective journalism for a small contribution.
Related Images
In Images: Modi meets African leaders on BRICS sidelines
In Images: Modi meets African leaders on BRICS sidelines Sep 13, 2026, at 07:20 pm
In Images: PM Modi with BRICS leaders at Bharat Mandapam
In Images: PM Modi with BRICS leaders at Bharat Mandapam Sep 13, 2026, at 05:33 pm
In Images: PM Modi delivers opening remarks at 18th BRICS Summit session
In Images: PM Modi delivers opening remarks at 18th BRICS Summit session Sep 13, 2026, at 05:23 pm
Related Videos
Ramnami tattoos, music and tech: Chaltabagan's ‘Nishan’ takes Durga Puja global Aug 31, 2026, at 07:59 pm
ABVP-Left student groups clash at Jadavpur University in Kolkata Aug 20, 2026, at 11:09 am
Massive fire broke out at plastic factory in Siliguri. No casualties reported. Aug 19, 2026, at 03:47 pm