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Provision of Urban Amenities to Rural Areas (PURA) is a strategy envisaged by which of the following personalities ?
1. Dr MS Swaminathan
2. Baba Amte
3. Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam
4. Anna Hazare

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Correct Answer - Option 3 : Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

The correct answer is Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam.

Provision of Urban Amenities to Rural Areas (PURA) is a strategy envisaged by Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam.

  • Provision of Urban Amenities to Rural Areas (PURA):
    • The strategy was envisaged by former President Dr. Abdul Kalam in January 2003.
    • The aim of the strategy was to empower and accelerate rural development.
    • Ministry of Rural Development implemented the PURA scheme.
    • PURA 2.0 was launched in 2012 and was a central sector scheme focussing on the development of potential growth centres such as census towns.

  • Dr Abdul Kalam:
    • His full name is Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam.
    • He served as the 11th President of India from 2002 to 2007.
    • He was known as the Missile Man of India.
    • His notable writings include Wings of Fire, India 2020, Ignited Minds, Indomitable Spirit, Transcendence: My Spiritual Experiences with Pramukh Swamiji.
  • Dr. MS Swaminathan was the first recipient of the World Food Prize which was started by Norman Borlaug.
    • He is responsible for the green revolution in India
  • Murlidhar Devidas Amte is famously known as Baba Amte.
  • Kisan Baburao Hazare is famously known as Anna Hazare.

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