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Former president Dr. Abdul Kalam's PURA refers to __________.

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a model for growth of the metro cities
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providing urban amenities in Urban Areas
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providing urban amenities in rural areas
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a plan for urban and rural areas
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The correct option is D providing urban amenities in rural areas

1:PURA in the shorter version of Providing Urban amenities in Rural Areas to tackle the problem of migration of people from rural to urban areas for employment. It is the former President APJ Abdul Kalam, Who has proposed the concept of PURA in the VISION 2020 project initiated by him.
2:Its objective is to make rural areas as attractive as cities are. This concept was presented by Dr. Kalam in Indian National Science Congress’s 90th conference in Chandigarh in January 2004. Its goal and objectives are to provide India new heights and achievements, developed status and economy.


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