Goa Institute of Public Administration and Rural Development

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Goa Institute of Public Administration and Rural Development
Goa Institute of Public Administration and Rural Development
Institute overview
Formed1 January 2014;11 years ago (2014-01-01)
Preceding Institute
  • Rural Development and Administration (1996-2014)
StatusActive
Headquarters Goa, India
15°29′33.51″N73°55′4.79″E / 15.4926417°N 73.9179972°E / 15.4926417; 73.9179972
Website Official website

The Goa Institute of Public Administration and Rural Development (GIPARD) is an administrative institute of the Government of Goa, India. It is located at the Ela Farm at Old Goa.

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History

The Goa Institute for Rural Development and Local Administration was established vide Government Order No. 6/3/8 I-PER (Vol. VI) dated 23 October 1996. [1] By an Order dated 5 November 1999, the Government of Goa reconstituted the Goa Institute for Rural Development and Local Administration as the Goa Institute of Rural Development and Administration, an autonomous body "responsible for all aspects of training policy and training management for employees of the Government of Goa", with effect from 1 December 1999. [2] The Goa Institute of Rural Development and Administration was headed by a Board of Governors, chaired by the Minister for Rural Development of the Government of Goa. [2]

The Goa Institute of Rural Development and Administration was dissolved and a new institution named as the Goa Institute of Public Administration & Rural Development (GIPARD) was established on 1 January 2014, as an autonomous body, registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860. [3]

The GIPARD is also the Administrative Training Institute for Goa. [3] [4] The Government of Goa signed a MoU [5] with the Yashwantrao Chavan Academy of Development Administration (YASHADA), Pune in order to set up the institute. [6]

Leadership

The GIPARD is managed by a Board of Governors, of which the Chief Secretary of Goa is the Ex-Officio President. The institute also has an Executive Committee, of which the Chief Secretary of Goa functions as the Ex-Officio Chairperson. [7]

Sanjay Gihar, an officer of the Indian Administrative Service, is[ as of? ] the Director General of the institute. [8] The institute also has its Core Faculty. [8]

Functions

The GIPARD administers training to Officers and staff of the Government of Goa. [9] The institute also provides capacity building training on subjects like rural development, [10] [11] disaster management, [12] [13] [14] Panchayati Raj Institutions, [15] [16] etc.

The GIPARD also trains the members of local self-government bodies of Goa. [17] [18]

References

  1. "Government of Goa Department of Education, Art and Culture" (PDF). Official Gazette. II. No. 47. Government of Goa. 18 February 1999. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Government of Goa Department of Rural Development of R. D. A." (PDF). Official Gazette. I. No. 35. Government of Goa. 25 November 1999. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Manual. 1. Particulars of Organization, Functions and Duties, [Section 4(1) (b) (i)]" (PDF). March 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  4. "Goa government sets up its own administrative training institute | Goa News - Times of India". The Times of India. 3 June 2014.
  5. "Annual report" (PDF). www.yashada.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  6. "Goa government sets up its own administrative training institute". The Times of India . 7 April 2021. Archived from the original on 7 April 2021.
  7. "Government of GOA Department of Agriculture" (PDF). Official Gazette. I. No. 15. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  8. 1 2 "Staff of GIPARD". Goa Institute of Public Administration & Rural Development. Archived from the original on 7 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  9. "Government of Goa Department of Agriculture" (PDF). Official Gazette. II. No. 33. Government of Goa. 15 November 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  10. "Goa officials to don 'Swayampurna Mitra' hats for outreach drive - Daijiworld.com". daijiworld.com. 30 October 2020. Archived from the original on 7 April 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
  11. "Chief Minister launches Aatmanirbhar Bharat Swayampurna Goa" (PDF). 1 October 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  12. "GIPARD releases 'ready reckoner' for VPs on COVID-19 challenges - The Navhind Times". 7 April 2021. Archived from the original on 7 April 2021.
  13. "NCRMP (Phase-II) 17th Project Steering Committee (PSC) meeting held on 30th December, 2019 - Minutes of the Meeting-reg" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 30 December 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 September 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  14. "Course Report" (PDF). National Institute of Disaster Management, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. October 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  15. "1. Introduction" (PDF). National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  16. "Herald: Training to make little village republics of Goa self-sufficient in a post COVID world". Herald. Goa, India. 14 May 2020. Archived from the original on 25 May 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
  17. "If zilla panchayat members perform, they can be future MLAs: Goa CM | Goa News - Times of India". The Times of India . 7 April 2021. Archived from the original on 7 April 2021.
  18. "GIPARD organizes training programme for newly elected panchas". 7 April 2021. Archived from the original on 7 April 2021.