Ministry of Rural Development (India)

Ministry of Rural Development
Branch of Government of India
Ministry of Rural Development
Ministry overview
Formed20 January 1980; 44 years ago (1980-01-20)
JurisdictionGovernment of India
HeadquartersKrishi Bhavan, New Delhi
Annual budget159,964 crore (US$19 billion) (2023-24 est.)[1]
Minister responsible
Deputy Ministers responsible
Ministry executive
  • Shailesh Kumar Singh[2], Secretary of Department of Rural Development
Websiterural.nic.in

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.

  1. ^ "Union Budget 2020-21 Analysis" (PDF). prsindia.org. 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d "Who's who". Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India.
  3. ^ "About the Ministry :: Ministry of Rural Development (Govt. Of India)". Archived from the original on 18 June 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2015.