300 Villages have been identified to be developed as growth centres for the respective area. When there was a lot of talk on 'smart cities' many had opined that we should have 'smart villages' too. In these selected villages city-like infrastructure will be created. This would include providing education, health, digital connectivity etc. The National Rurban Mission aims to provide better quality of life to villagers. Prime Minister Narendra Modi talked of this in his Town Hall address on Saturday in New Delhi.
