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&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Ministry_of_Rural_Development.png) Ministry of Rural Development | |
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| Formed | 20 January 1980 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of India |
| Headquarters | Krishi Bhavan, New Delhi |
| Annual budget | ₹159,964 crore (US$19 billion) (2023-24 est.)[1] |
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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 special rural grants for health and education, piped filtered drinking water programs, public and affordable housing programs, public work programs and grants for rural roads and infrastructure. It also provides special grants to rural local bodies.[3]
The current minister is Shivraj Singh Chouhan who has been in office since 10 June 2024, while the ministers of state are Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani and Kamlesh Paswan.
- ^ "Union Budget 2020-21 Analysis" (PDF). prsindia.org. 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Who's who". Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India.
- ^ "About the Ministry :: Ministry of Rural Development (Govt. Of India)". Archived from the original on 18 June 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2015.