The Bharat Nirman Scheme was launched in 2005 to provide basic infrastructure in rural areas. Which of the following is not a component of this scheme?

Bharat Nirman, launched in 2005, had six specific components: irrigation (water supply), roads (rural connectivity), housing (for rural poor), water supply (drinking water), electrification (rural electricity), and telephony (rural telecom connectivity). Sanitation was NOT included as a component of the original Bharat Nirman program, though it became part of other rural development initiatives like Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan and later the Swachh Bharat Mission.