Department of Panchayati Raj (Jharkhand)

Department of Panchayati Raj

पंचायती राज विभाग
Department overview
Jurisdiction	Government of Jharkhand
Headquarters	FFP Building, Dhurwa, Ranchi, Jharkhand
Minister responsible	Dipika Pandey Singh, Minister in Charge
Department executive	Manoj Kumar, IAS, Secretary
Website	Official Website

The Department of Panchayati Raj is a department under Government of Jharkhand responsible for policy, programmes, and administration of the Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) within the state. ^[1] It works to empower local self-governance at the village, block, and district levels, in accordance with the Constitution of India and the Jharkhand Panchayat Raj Act, 2001. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

Ministerial team

The department is headed by the Cabinet Minister of Panchayati Raj. Civil servants such as the Secretary are appointed to support the minister in managing the department and implementing its functions. Since December 2024, the minister for Panchayati Raj is Dipika Pandey Singh. ^{[7] [8]}

References

1. "Department of Panchayati Raj". Government of Jharkhand. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
2. "Panchayati Raj Institutions in Jharkhand: A Critical Analysis of Santhal Pargana Division" (PDF). International Journal for Multidisciplinary Research (IJFMR). 7 (4). 2025. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
3. "Role of Panchayati Raj System in Jharkhand" (PDF). Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (JETIR). 4 (6): 890–896. 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
4. Datta, Prabhat (2002). "Democratic Decentralization through Panchayati Raj in Contemporary India: The Changes and Challenges" (PDF). Heidelberg Papers in South Asian and Comparative Politics. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
5. "Jharkhand Panchayat Raj Act, 2001" (PDF). PRS Legislative Research. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
6. "The Jharkhand Panchayat Raj Act, 2001 (English)" (PDF). India Code. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
7. Service, Express News (6 December 2024). "Jharkhand CM Soren distributes portfolios: Radha Krishna gets finance, Irfan is health minister". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
8. "Jharkhand Minister Dipika Pandey inaugurates Shri Shri Durga Puja Pandal in Jamshedpur's Chhota Govindpur". The Avenue Mail. 26 September 2025. Retrieved 2 October 2025.