Ministry of Rural Development (India)

Ministry of Rural Development (India)

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, drinking water, housing and roads.

History

As of May 2008, the Minister in charge of Rural Development was Vilasrao Deshmukh and Ministers of state were Miss. Agatha Sangma, Mr. Shishir Adhikari and Mr. Pradeep Jain Aditya.

On July 12 2011, the Ministry was given over to Jairam Ramesh, an IIT-B graduate.[1] On July 13,2011 the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation was separated from the Ministry of Rural Development and named the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation.[2] Jairam Ramesh is the Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation (Additional Charge).[3]


References

  • National Rural Employment Guarantee Act website

See also



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