The motif of the program is to support villages for environmentally responsible development and management of infrastructure and services for attaining the sustained improvement in the quality of life of rural communities in Maharashtra.

The key features of the program are:

• Conservation of environment
  
• Appropriate choice of technology for infrastructure development
  
• Participatory implementation
  
• Ensuring service delivery by practice of good governance
  
• Performance based resource allocation
  
• Convergence of resources

Following are some of the components supported by the program

• Development of plant nurseries and plantation
  
• Solid waste management (collection and processing using eco-friendly technologies)
  
• Waste water management
  
• Storm water drainages
  
• Use of solar powered devices for public buildings, street lights and water supply system etc