On 20th January, 2022, Ministry of Panchayati Raj released the revised Rural Area Development Plan Formulation and Implementation (RADPFI) Guidelines.
Revised Guidelines: Typology of villages to prepare the spatial development plan (population, agro-climatic zones, hill areas, disaster occurrence, urban-peri-urban areas and villages, Near to NH/SH, and Resilience strategies as suggested by BIS). One shoe does not fit all.
Effective Geospatial Planning: It will enable effective land use planning in rural areas and in improving the quality of life in rural areas.
Transforming Rural India: The newly introduced guidelines will transform rural India and ensure its empowerment to promote rural prosperity across the country.