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Ministry of Rural Development (India)

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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 budget₹159,964 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.

History

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On 31 March 1952, the Community Projects Administration was established under the Planning Commission to manage programs for community development. The community development program, which began on 2 October 1952 marked a significant step in rural development history. Over time, this program went through several changes and was overseen by different government bodies.

In October 1974, the Department of Rural Development was created as part of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture. Then, on 18 August 1979, it became its own Ministry called the Ministry of Rural Reconstruction. This ministry was later renamed the Ministry of Rural Development on 23 January 1982. In January 1985, it was once again made a department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, which was later renamed the Ministry of Agriculture in September 1985.

On 5 July 1991, the department was upgraded back to a Ministry called the Ministry of Rural Development. A new department, the Department of Wasteland Development was established under this Ministry on 2 July 1992. In March 1995, the Ministry was renamed as Ministry of Rural Areas and Employment, which included three departments namely the Department of Rural Employment and Poverty Alleviation, Rural Development and Wasteland Development.

Again, in 1999 the Ministry of Rural Areas and Employment was once again renamed as Ministry of Rural Development.

Departments

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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

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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:[4]

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.[5]

Department of Land Resources

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The Department of Land Resources runs three national-level programs:[6]

Cabinet Ministers

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No. Portrait Minister
(Birth-Death)
Constituency 		Term of office Political party Ministry Prime Minister
From To Period
Minister of Rural Reconstruction
1 Bhanu Pratap Singh
(born 1935)
Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh
(MoS, I/C) 		30 July
1979 		14 January
1980 		168 days Janata Party (Secular) Charan Charan Singh
2 Rao Birender Singh
(1921–2000)
MP for Mahendragarh 		20 January
1980 		23 January
1982 		2 years, 3 days Indian National Congress (I) Indira IV Indira Gandhi
Minister of Rural Development
(2) Rao Birender Singh
(1921–2000)
MP for Mahendragarh 		23 January
1982 		29 January
1983 		1 year, 6 days Indian National Congress (I) Indira IV Indira Gandhi
3 Harinath Mishra
MP for Darbhanga
(MoS, I/C) 		29 January
1983 		2 August
1984 		1 year, 186 days
4 Mohsina Kidwai
(born 1932)
MP for Meerut
(MoS, I/C until 31 October 1984) 		2 August
1984 		31 October
1984 		90 days
4 November
1984 		31 December
1984 		57 days Rajiv I Rajiv Gandhi
5 Buta Singh
(1934–2021)
MP for Jalore 		31 December
1984 		25 September
1985 		268 days Rajiv II
Ministry disestablished during this interval[a]
Minister of Rural Development
– P. V. Narasimha Rao
(1921–2004)
MP for Nandyal
(Prime Minister) 		21 June
1991 		11 June
1995 		3 years, 355 days Indian National Congress (I) Rao P. V. Narasimha Rao
Minister of Rural Areas and Employment
6 Jagannath Mishra
(1937–2019)
Rajya Sabha MP for Bihar 		11 June
1995 		16 May
1996 		340 days Indian National Congress (I) Rao P. V. Narasimha Rao
– Atal Bihari Vajpayee
(1924–2018)
MP for Lucknow
(Prime Minister) 		16 May
1996 		1 June
1996 		16 days Bharatiya Janata Party Vajpayee I Atal Bihari Vajpayee
7 Kinjarapu Yerran Naidu
(1957–2012)
MP for Srikakulam 		1 June
1996 		21 April
1997 		1 year, 291 days Telugu Desam Party Deve Gowda H. D. Deve Gowda
21 April
1997 		19 March
1998 		Gujral Inder Kumar Gujral
8 Babagouda Patil
(1945–2021)
MP for Belgavi
(MoS, I/C) 		20 March
1998 		13 October
1999 		1 year, 207 days Bharatiya Janata Party Vajpayee II Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Minister of Rural Development
9 Sundar Lal Patwa
(1924–2016)
MP for Narmadapuram 		13 October
1999 		30 September
2000 		353 days Bharatiya Janata Party Vajpayee III Atal Bihari Vajpayee
10 M. Venkaiah Naidu
(born 1949)
Rajya Sabha MP for Karnataka 		30 September
2000 		1 July
2002 		1 year, 274 days
11 Shanta Kumar
(born 1934)
MP for Kangra 		1 July
2002 		6 April
2003 		279 days
12 Ananth Kumar
(1959–2018)
MP for Bangalore South 		6 April
2003 		24 May
2003 		48 days
13 Kashiram Rana
(1938–2012)
MP for Surat 		24 May
2003 		22 May
2004 		364 days
14 Raghuvansh Prasad Singh
(1946–2020)
MP for Vaishali 		23 May
2004 		22 May
2009 		4 years, 364 days Rashtriya Janata Dal Manmohan I Manmohan Singh
15 C. P. Joshi
(born 1950)
MP for Bhilwara 		28 May
2009 		19 January
2011 		1 year, 236 days Indian National Congress Manmohan II
16 Vilasrao Deshmukh
(1945–2012)
Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra 		19 January
2011 		12 July
2011 		174 days
17 Jairam Ramesh
(born 1954)
Rajya Sabha MP for Andhra Pradesh
(MoS, I/C) 		12 July
2011 		26 May
2014 		2 years, 318 days
18 Gopinath Munde
(1949–2014)
MP for Beed 		27 May
2014 		3 June
2014
(died in office) 		7 days Bharatiya Janata Party Modi I Narendra Modi
19 Nitin Gadkari
(born 1957)
MP for Nagpur 		4 June
2014 		9 November
2014 		158 days
20 Birender Singh
(born 1946)
Rajya Sabha MP for Haryana 		9 November
2014 		5 July
2016 		1 year, 239 days
21 Narendra Singh Tomar
(born 1957)
MP for Gwalior (until 2019)
MP for Morena (from 2019) 		5 July
2016 		30 May
2019 		5 years, 2 days
31 May
2019 		7 July
2021 		Modi II
22 Giriraj Singh
(born 1957)
MP for Begusarai 		7 July
2021 		9 June
2024 		2 years, 338 days
23 Shivraj Singh Chouhan
(born 1959)
MP for Vidisha 		10 June
2024 		Incumbent 153 days Modi III
  1. ^ The ministry's competences were transferred to the Ministry of Agriculture on 25 September 1985

Ministers of State

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No. Portrait Minister
(Birth-Death)
Constituency 		Term of office Political party Ministry Prime Minister
From To Period
Minister of State for Rural Reconstruction
1 R. V. Swaminathan
MP for Sivaganga 		24 November
1980 		23 January
1982 		2 years, 3 days Indian National Congress (R) Indira IV Indira Gandhi
2 Baleshwar Ram
(1928–2015)
MP for Rosera 		16 January
1982 		23 January
1982 		7 days
Minister of State for Rural Development
(1) R. V. Swaminathan
MP for Sivaganga 		23 January
1982 		29 January
1983 		1 year, 6 days Indian National Congress (R) Indira IV Indira Gandhi
(2) Baleshwar Ram
(1928–2015)
MP for Rosera 		23 January
1982 		29 January
1983 		1 year, 6 days
Minister of State for Rural Development
3 Gaddam Venkatswamy
(1929–2014)
MP for Peddapalli 		21 June
1991 		2 July
1992 		1 year, 42 days Indian National Congress (R) Rao P. V. Narasimha Rao
4 Uttambhai Patel
(1927–2018)
MP for Valsad 		21 June
1991 		2 July
1992 		1 year, 42 days
5 Gaddam Venkatswamy
(1929–2014)
MP for Peddapalli
(Rural Development) 		2 July
1992 		18 January
1993 		200 days
6 Uttambhai Patel
(1927–2018)
MP for Valsad
(Rural Development) 		2 July
1992 		11 June
1995 		2 years, 344 days
7 Colonel
Rao Ram Singh (Retd.)
(1925–2012)
MP for Mahendragarh
(Wasteland Development) 		2 July
1992 		11 June
1995 		2 years, 344 days
8 Rameshwar Thakur
(1925–2015)
Rajya Sabha MP for Bihar
(Rural Development) 		18 January
1993 		22 December
1994 		1 year, 338 days
Minister of State for Rural Areas and Employment
(6) Uttambhai Patel
(1927–2018)
MP for Valsad
(Rural Development) 		11 June
1995 		16 May
1996 		340 days Indian National Congress (I) Rao P. V. Narasimha Rao
(7) Colonel
Rao Ram Singh (Retd.)
(1925–2012)
MP for Mahendragarh
(Wasteland Development) 		11 June
1995 		30 March
1996 		293 days
9 Vilas Muttemwar
(born 1949)
MP for Nagpur
(Rural Employment and Poverty Alleviation) 		15 September
1995 		16 May
1996 		244 days
10 Chandradeo Prasad Verma
(1921–2005)
MP for Arrah 		1 June
1996 		21 April
1997 		1 year, 291 days Janata Dal Deve Gowda H. D. Deve Gowda
21 April
1997 		19 March
1998 		Gujral Inder Kumar Gujral
Minister of State for Rural Development
11 A. Raja
(born 1963)
MP for Perambalur 		13 October
1999 		30 September
2000 		353 days Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Vajpayee III Atal Bihari Vajpayee
12 Subhash Maharia
(born 1957)
MP for Sikar 		13 October
1999 		29 January
2003 		3 years, 108 days Bharatiya Janata Party
13 Rita Verma
(born 1953)
MP for Dhanbad 		30 September
2000 		1 September
2001 		336 days
14 Annasaheb M. K. Patil
(born 1939)
MP for Erandol 		1 September
2001 		22 May
2004 		2 years, 264 days
15 Krishnam Raju
(1940–2022)
MP for Narasapuram 		29 January
2003 		22 May
2004 		1 year, 114 days
16 Suryakanta Patil
(born 1948)
MP for Hingoli 		23 May
2004 		22 May
2009 		4 years, 364 days Nationalist Congress Party Manmohan I Manmohan Singh
17 Ale Narendra
(1946–2014)
MP for Medak 		23 May
2004 		24 August
2006 		2 years, 93 days Telangana Rashtra Samithi
18 Chandra Sekhar Sahu
(born 1950)
MP for Berhampur 		24 October
2006 		22 May
2009 		2 years, 210 days Indian National Congress
19 Pradeep Jain Aditya
(born 1962)
MP for Jhansi 		28 May
2009 		26 May
2014 		4 years, 363 days Manmohan II
20 Sisir Adhikari
(born 1941)
MP for Kanthi 		28 May
2009 		22 September
2012 		3 years, 117 days Trinamool Congress
21 Agatha Sangma
(born 1980)
MP for Tura 		28 May
2009 		27 October
2012 		3 years, 152 days Nationalist Congress Party
22 Lalchand Kataria
(born 1968)
MP for Jaipur Rural 		31 October
2012 		26 May
2014 		1 year, 146 days Indian National Congress Manmohan II
23 Upendra Kushwaha
(born 1960)
MP for Karakat 		27 May
2014 		9 November
2014 		167 days Rashtriya Lok Samta Party Modi I Narendra Modi
24 Sudarshan Bhagat
(born 1969)
MP for Lohardaga 		9 November
2014 		5 July
2016 		1 year, 239 days Bharatiya Janata Party
25 Ram Kripal Yadav
(born 1957)
MP for Pataliputra 		5 July
2016 		30 May
2019 		2 years, 329 days
26 Niranjan Jyoti
(born 1967)
MP for Fatehpur 		31 May
2019 		9 June
2024 		5 years, 9 days Modi II
27 Faggan Singh Kulaste
(born 1959)
MP for Mandla 		7 July
2021 		9 June
2024 		2 years, 338 days
28 Kamlesh Paswan
(born 1976)
MP for Bansgaon 		10 June
2024 		Incumbent 153 days Modi III
Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani
(born 1976)
MP for Guntur 		Telugu Desam Party

See also

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References

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  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.
  4. ^ "Overview". Department of Rural Development. Archived from the original on 8 February 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  5. ^ "TERI: Innovative Solutions for Sustainable Development - India". www.teriin.org.
  6. ^ "Schemes". Department of Land Resources. 5 February 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
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