Ministry of Rural Development (India)
Encyclopedia
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.
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.
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.
Jairam Ramesh is the Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation (Additional Charge).
Government of India
The Government of India, officially known as the Union Government, and also known as the Central Government, was established by the Constitution of India, and is the governing authority of the union of 28 states and seven union territories, collectively called the Republic 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 DeshmukhVilasrao Deshmukh
Vilasrao Dagadojirao Deshmukh , popularly known as Vilasrao is the current Minister of Science and Technology and Minister of Earth Sciences....
and Ministers of state
Minister of State
Minister of State is a title borne by politicians or officials in certain countries governed under a parliamentary system. In some countries a "minister of state" is a junior minister, who is assigned to assist a specific cabinet minister...
were Miss. Agatha Sangma
Agatha Sangma
Agatha K. Sangma is a Member of Parliament of India , and part of the 15th Lok Sabha. She represents the Tura constituency of Meghalaya state, and won the Indian parliamentary elections as a candidate of the Nationalist Congress Party . Presently she is youngest Minister of State in the current...
, Mr. Shishir Adhikari and Mr. Pradeep Jain Aditya
Pradeep Jain Aditya
Pradeep Kumar Jain 'Aditya , is an Indian politician from Indian National Congress , who is currently Minister of State in Ministry of Rural Development in the 2009 Union Cabinet....
.
On July 12 2011, the Ministry was given over to Jairam Ramesh
Jairam Ramesh
Jairam Ramesh born April 9, 1954, is an Indian economist and an influential politician of the Congress Party in the United Progressive Alliance ruling coalition of center-left political parties heading the Government of India. He is a Member of Parliament representing Andhra Pradesh state in the...
, an IIT-B graduate.
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.
Jairam Ramesh is the Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation (Additional Charge).
See also
- District Rural Development Agencies (India)District Rural Development Agencies (India)District Rural Development Agencies are district level development execution and monitoring agencies created under the Indian Societies Registration Act. Substantial sums of rural development funds of government of India were transferred and routed through them under various Centrally...
- NREGS (Kerala)NREGS (Kerala)The National Rural Employment Generation Scheme ' is a historic employment scheme in India for providing 100 days guaranteed wage employment for all employment seekers above 18 years of age and willing to do work...