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| Department overview | |
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| Jurisdiction | Republic of India |
| Headquarters | Krishi Bhavan, New Delhi |
| Annual budget | ₹122,398 crore (US$15 billion) (2020-21 est.) [1] |
| Ministers responsible |
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| Website | rural |
The Ministry of Rural Development, a branch of the Government of India, is entrusted with the task of accelerating the socio-economic development of rural India. Its focus is on health, education, piped drinking water, public housing and roads.[2]
On 7 July 2021, during the first cabinet reshuffle of the Second Modi ministry, Giriraj Singh replaced Narendra Singh Tomar as the Minister of Rural Development.
Departments
The ministry has two departments: the Department of Rural Development and the Department of Land Resources. Each is headed by a senior civil servant designated as the Secretary of the Department. Anita Choudhry is the secretary of Land Resources and Jugal Kishore Mahapatra, a senior bureaucrat from Odisha, is the secretary of the Ministry of Rural Development.
Department of Rural Development
The department run three national-level schemes: Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) for rural roads development, Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY) rural employment and for rural housing, Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana It handles the administration of District Rural Development Agency (DRDA), and has three autonomous organisations under it:[3]
- Council of Advancement of People's Action and Rural Technology (CAPART)
- National Institute of Rural Development (NIRD)
- National Rural Road Development Agency (NRRDA)
The Minister of Rural Development is the Chairman of these three organisations and the Secretary of the Ministry is the Vice-Chairman. The Minister is currently Mr Giriraj Singh, and the Secretary is Subrahmanyam Vijay Kumar.[4]
Department of Land Resources
The Department of Land Resources runs three national-level programs:[5]
- Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojna (Watershed Development Component)
- Digital India Land Record Modernization Programme
- Neeranchal National Watershed Project
- Other Programmes
- GIZ led pilot Land Use Planning and Management Project
- Ease of Doing Business - Initiatives
Ministers
| № | Name | Term of office | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asaf Ali | 2 September 1946 | 14 August 1947 |
| 2 | John Mathai | 15 August 1947 | 22 September 1948 |
| 3 | N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar | 22 September 1948 | 13 May 1952 |
| 4 | Lal Bahadur Shastri | 13 May 1952 | 7 December 1956 |
| 5 | Jagjivan Ram | 7 December 1956 | 10 April 1962 |
| 6 | Swaran Singh | 10 April 1962 | 21 September 1963 |
| 7 | H. C. Dasappa | 21 September 1963 | 8 June 1964 |
| 8 | S. K. Patil | 9 June 1964 | 12 March 1967 |
| 9 | C. M. Poonacha | 13 March 1967 and | 14 February 1969 |
| 10 | Ram Subhag Singh | 14 February 1969 | 4 November 1969 |
| 11 | Panampilli Govinda Menon | 4 November 1969 | 18 February 1970 |
| 12 | Gulzarilal Nanda | 18 February 1970 | 17 March 1971 |
| 13 | K. Hanumanthaiya | 18 March 1971 | 22 July 1972 |
| 14 | T. A. Pai | 23 July 1972 | 4 February 1973 |
| 15 | Lalit Narayan Mishra | 5 February 1973 | 2 January 1975 |
| 16 | Kamalapati Tripathi | 11 February 1975 | 23 March 1977 |
| 17 | Madhu Dandavate | 26 March 1977 | 28 July 1979 |
| 18 | Rao Birendra Singh | 30 July 1979 | 13 January 1980 |
| 19 | Harinath Mishra | 1980 | 1980 |
| 20 | Kamalapati Tripathi | 14 January 1980 | 12 November 1980 |
| 21 | Mohsina Kidwai | 1980 | 1980 |
| 22 | Kedar Pandey | 12 November 1980 | 14 January 1982 |
| 23 | Buta Singh | 1982 | 1982 |
| 24 | Prakash Chandra Sethi | 15 January 1982 | 2 September 1982 |
| 25 | A. B. A. Ghani Khan Choudhury | 2 September 1982 | 31 December 1984 |
| 26 | Bansi Lal | 31 December 1984 | 4 June 1986 |
| 27 | Mohsina Kidwai | 24 June 1986 | 21 October 1986 |
| 28 | Madhavrao Scindia | 22 October 1986 | 1 December 1989 |
| 29 | George Fernandes | 5 December 1989 | 10 November 1990 |
| 30 | Upendra Nath Verma | 1990 | 1990 |
| 31 | Janeshwar Mishra | 1990 | 1990 |
| 32 | P. V. Narasimha Rao | 1991 | 1991 |
| 33 | C. K. Jaffer Sharief | 21 June 1991 | 16 October 1995 |
| 34 | Kinjarapu Yerran Naidu | 1995 | 1996 |
| 35 | Ram Vilas Paswan | 1 June 1996 | 19 March 1998 |
| 36 | Nitish Kumar | 19 March 1998 | 5 August 1999 |
| 37 | Sunder Lal Patwa | 13 October 1999 | 30 September 2000 |
| 38 | M. Venkaiah Naidu | 30 September 2000 | 30 June 2002 |
| 39 | Kashiram Rana | 25 May 2003 | 22 May 2004 |
| 40 | Raghuvansh Prasad Singh | 2004 | 22 May 2009 |
| 41 | C. P. Joshi | 22 May 2009 | 18 January 2011 |
| 42 | Vilasrao Deshmukh | 19 January 2011 | 12 July 2011 |
| 43 | Jairam Ramesh | 13 July 2011 | 26 May 2014 |
| 44 | Gopinath Munde | 26 May 2014 | 3 June 2014 |
| 45 | Nitin Gadkari | 4 June 2014 | 9 November 2014 |
| 46 | Birender Singh | 10 November 2014 | 5 July 2016 |
| 47 | Narendra Singh Tomar | 5 July 2016 | Incumbent |
Ministers of State
| N | Name | Term of office | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asaf Ali | 2 September 1946 | 14 August 1947 |
| 2 | John Mathai | 15 August 1947 | 22 September 1948 |
| 3 | N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar | 22 September 1948 | 13 May 1952 |
| 4 | Lal Bahadur Shastri | 13 May 1952 | 7 December 1956 |
| 5 | C. M. Poonacha | 13 March 1967 | 14 February 1969 |
| 6 | Ram Subhag Singh | 14 February 1969 | 4 November 1969 |
| 7 | Gulzarilal Nanda | 18 February 1970 | 17 March 1971 |
| 8 | T. A. Pai | 23 July 1972 | 4 February 1973 |
| 9 | Lalit Narayan Mishra | 5 February 1973 | 2 January 1975 |
| 10 | Kamalapati Tripathi | 11 February 1975 | 23 March 1977 |
| 11 | Madhu Dandavate | 26 March 1977 | 28 July 1979 |
| 12 | Rao Birendra Singh | 30 July 1979 | 13 January 1980 |
| 13 | Kamalapati Tripathi | 14 January 1980 | 12 November 1980 |
| 14 | Kedar Pandey | 12 November 1980 | 14 January 1982 |
| 15 | Prakash Chandra Sethi | 15 January 1982 | 2 September 1982 |
| 16 | A. B. A. Ghani Khan Choudhury | 2 September 1982 | 31 December 1984 |
| 17 | Bansi Lal | 31 December 1984 | 4 June 1986 |
| 18 | Mohsina Kidwai | 24 June 1986 | 21 October 1986 |
| 19 | Madhavrao Scindia | 22 October 1986 | 1 December 1989 |
| 20 | George Fernandes | 5 December 1989 | 10 November 1990 |
| 21 | Janeshwar Mishra | 1990 | 1991 |
| 22 | C. K. Jaffer Sharief | 21 June 1991 | 16 October 1995 |
| 23 | Ram Vilas Paswan | 1 June 1996 | 19 March 1998 |
| 24 | Nitish Kumar | 19 March 1998 | 5 August 1999 |
| 25 | Ram Naik | 6 August 1999 | 12 October 1999 |
| 26 | Mamata Banerjee | 13 October 1999 | 15 March 2001 |
| 27 | Jagannath Mishra | 2001 | 2002 |
| 28 | Lalu Prasad Yadav | 2004 | 2005 |
| 29 | Dinesh Trivedi | 12 July 2011 | 14 March 2012 |
| 30 | Mukul Roy | 20 March 2012 | 21 September 2012 |
| 31 | C. P. Joshi | 22 September 2012 | 28 October 2012 |
| 32 | Pawan Kumar Bansal | 28 October 2012 | 10 May 2013 |
| 33 | Mallikarjun Kharge | 17 June 2013 | 25 May 2014 |
| 34 | Nitin Gadkari | 26 May 2014 | 9 November 2014 |
| 35 | Birender Singh | 10 November 2014 | 2016 |
| 36 | Ram Kripal Yadav | 2016 | 2016 |
| 37 | Narendra Singh Tomar | 2016 | 2019 |
| 38 | Niranjan Jyoti | 2019 | Incumbent |
See also
- District Rural Development Agencies (India)
- NREGS (Kerala)
- SWAMITVA Yojana
References
- ↑ "Union Budget 2020-21 Analysis" (PDF). prsindia.org. 2020.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 June 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "Overview". Department of Rural Development. Archived from the original on 8 February 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
- ↑ "TERI: Innovative Solutions for Sustainable Development - India". www.teriin.org.
- ↑ "Schemes". Department of Land Resources. 5 February 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2014.