Kalam unveils multipronged plan for rural development
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14/07/2004
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Hindu (New Delhi)
The President, A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, today unveiled a multipronged plan of ushering in 'Rural Prosperity through Connectivity (RUPCON)' and suggested setting up 'ten immediate missions' to achieve the goals of rural development in Andhra Pradesh. Addressing the members of the Assembly, Mr. Kalam said his three- tier RUPCON model for rural development was based on providing physical (roads), electronic and knowledge connectivities which would result in economic connectivity. At the first level, panchayat raj institutions could be empowered to provide facilities such as sanitary, health, school education, self-employment and micro credit.