| Minister of Panchayat Raj and Rural Development పంచాయత్ రాజ్ మరియు గ్రామీణాభివృద్ధి శాఖ మంత్రి | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | PR&RD |
| Reports to | Chief Minister of Telangana |
| Appointer | Chief Minister of Telangana |
| Inaugural holder | Jupally Krishna Rao |
| Formation | 2 June 2014 |
| Website | epanchayat |
Department of Panchayat Raj and Rural Development is a cabinet level ministerial post in the Government of Telangana. First held on 16 December 2014, this ministry has one of the important portfolios in the cabinet of the state. The incumbent Minister for the Department of Panchayat Raj and Rural Development for the state of Telangana is Errabelli Dayakar Rao. [1] [2]
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Tenure | Party | Chief Minister | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assumed office | Left office | Duration (in days) | |||||||
| 1. |  | Jupally Krishna Rao (1955–) | 16 December 2014 | 6 September 2018 | 1361 | Bharat Rashtra Samithi | K. Chandrashekar Rao | ||
| 2. |  | Errabelli Dayakar Rao (1956–) | 19 February 2019 | 03 December 2023 | 1766 | [3] [4] | |||
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