Ministry of Rural Development (India)

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Ministry of Rural Development
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Ministry of Rural Development
Ministry overview
Formed20 January 1980;44 years ago (1980-01-20)
Jurisdiction Government of India
Headquarters Krishi Bhavan, New Delhi
Annual budget159,964 crore (US$20 billion) (2023-24 est.) [1]
Minister responsible
Deputy Ministers responsible
Ministry executive
  • Shailesh Kumar Singh [2] , Secretary of Department of Rural Development
Website rural.nic.in

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 special rural grants for health and education, piped filtered drinking water programs, public and affordable housing programs, public work programs and grants for rural roads and infrastructure. It also provides special grants to rural local bodies. [3]

Contents

On 7 July 2021, during the first cabinet reshuffle of the Second Modi ministry, Giriraj Singh replaced Narendra Singh Tomar as the Minister of Rural Development.

Departments

The ministry has two departments: the Department of Rural Development and the Department of Land Resources. Each is headed by a senior civil servant designated as the Secretary of the Department. Anita Choudhry is the secretary of Land Resources and Jugal Kishore Mahapatra, a senior bureaucrat from Odisha, is the secretary of the Ministry of Rural Development.

Department of Rural Development

The department run three national-level schemes: Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) for rural roads development, Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY) rural employment and for rural housing, Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana It handles the administration of District Rural Development Agency (DRDA), and has three autonomous organisations under it: [4]

The Minister of Rural Development is the Chairman of these three organisations and the Secretary of the Ministry is the Vice-Chairman. The Minister is currently Mr Giriraj Singh, and the Secretary is Subrahmanyam Vijay Kumar. [5]

Department of Land Resources

The Department of Land Resources runs three national-level programs: [6]

Cabinet Ministers

#PortraitMinister
(Birth-Death)
Constituency
Term of officePolitical partyMinistryPrime Minister
FromToPeriod
Minister of Rural Reconstruction
1 Bhanu Pratap Singh
(born 1935)
MP for Uttar Pradesh (Rajya Sabha)
30 July
1979
14 January
1980
168 days Janata Party (Secular) Charan Charan Singh
2 Rao Birender Singh stamp (cropped).jpg Rao Birender Singh
(1921–2000)
MP for Mahendragarh
20 January
1980
23 January
1982
2 years, 3 days Indian National Congress (I) Indira IV Indira Gandhi
Minister of Rural Development
(2) Rao Birender Singh stamp (cropped).jpg Rao Birender Singh
(1921–2000)
MP for Mahendragarh
23 January
1982
29 January
1983
1 year, 6 days Indian National Congress (I) Indira IV Indira Gandhi
3Harinath Mishra
MP for Darbhanga
(MoS, I/C)
29 January
1983
2 August
1984
1 year, 186 days
4 Mohsina Kidwai (cropped).jpg Mohsina Kidwai
(born 1932)
MP for Meerut

(MoS, I/C until 31 October 1984)
2 August
1984
31 October
1984
90 days
4 November
1984
31 December
1984
57 days Rajiv I Rajiv Gandhi
5 Buta Singh at DJ Sheizwoods house (11) (cropped).jpg Buta Singh
(1934–2021)
MP for Jalore
31 December
1984
25 September
1985
268 days Rajiv II
Minister of Rural Development
Visit of Narasimha Rao, Indian Minister for Foreign Affairs, to the CEC (cropped)(2).jpg P. V. Narasimha Rao
(1921–2004)
MP for Nandyal

(Prime Minister)
21 June
1991
11 June
1995
3 years, 355 days Indian National Congress (I) Rao P. V. Narasimha Rao
Minister of Rural Areas and Employment
6 Jagannath Mishra (24 June 1937 - 19 August 2019).jpg Jagannath Mishra
(1937–2019)
MP for Bihar (Rajya Sabha)
11 June
1995
16 May
1996
340 days Indian National Congress (I) Rao P. V. Narasimha Rao
Atal Bihari Vajpayee tribute image (cropped).jpg Atal Bihari Vajpayee
(1924–2018)
MP for Lucknow

(Prime Minister)
16 May
1996
1 June
1996
16 days Bharatiya Janata Party Vajpayee I Atal Bihari Vajpayee
7 Yerram Naidu Kinjarapu.jpg Kinjarapu Yerran Naidu
(1957–2012)
MP for Srikakulam
1 June
1996
21 April
1997
1 year, 291 days Telugu Desam Party Deve Gowda H. D. Deve Gowda
21 April
1997
19 March
1998
Gujral Inder Kumar Gujral
8 Babagouda Patil
(1945–2021)
MP for Belgavi

(MoS, I/C)
20 March
1998
13 October
1999
1 year, 207 days Bharatiya Janata Party Vajpayee II Atal Bihari Vajpayee
9 Sundar Lal Patwa
(1924–2016)
MP for Narmadapuram
13 October
1999
30 September
2000
353 days Vajpayee III
10 Venkaiah Naidu official portrait.jpg M. Venkaiah Naidu
(born 1949)
MP for Karnataka (Rajya Sabha)
30 September
2000
1 July
2002
1 year, 274 days
11 Shanta Kumar.jpg Shanta Kumar
(born 1934)
MP for Kangra
1 July
2002
6 April
2003
279 days
12 The Leader of Opposition, BThe Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers, Shri Ananthkumar, in New Delhi on January 08, 2015 (cropped).jpg Ananth Kumar
(1959–2018)
MP for Bangalore South
6 April
2003
24 May
2003
48 days
13 Kashiram Rana.jpg Kashiram Rana
(1938–2012)
MP for Surat
24 May
2003
22 May
2004
364 days
14 Raghuvansh Prasad Singh (1).jpg Raghuvansh Prasad Singh
(1946–2020)
MP for Vaishali
23 May
2004
22 May
2009
4 years, 364 days Rashtriya Janata Dal Manmohan I Manmohan Singh
15 C P Joshi UNDP 2010.jpg C. P. Joshi
(born 1950)
MP for Bhilwara
28 May
2009
19 January
2011
1 year, 236 days Indian National Congress Manmohan II
16 Vilasrao Deshmukh at Innovation Partnerships Event May 8, 2012.jpg Vilasrao Deshmukh
(1945–2012)
MP for Maharashtra (Rajya Sabha)
19 January
2011
12 July
2011
174 days
17 Jairam ramesh.jpg Jairam Ramesh
(born 1954)
MP for Andhra Pradesh (Rajya Sabha)

(MoS, I/C)
12 July
2011
26 May
2014
2 years, 318 days
18 Gopinath Munde.jpg Gopinath Munde
(1949–2014)
MP for Beed
27 May
2014
3 June
2014 [†]
7 days Bharatiya Janata Party Modi I Narendra Modi
19 Shri Nitin Gadkari on March 3, 2023 (cropped).jpg Nitin Gadkari
(born 1957)
MP for Nagpur
4 June
2014
9 November
2014
158 days
20 Chaudhary Birender Singh with Venkaiah Naidu (cropped).jpg Birender Singh
(born 1946)
MP for Haryana (Rajya Sabha)
9 November
2014
5 July
2016
1 year, 239 days
21 Narendra Singh Tomar addressing a press conference after launching the Swachh Sarvekshan (Gramin)- 2017, in New Delhi (cropped).jpg Narendra Singh Tomar
(born 1957)
MP for Gwalior (until 2019)
MP for Morena (from 2019)
5 July
2016
30 May
2019
5 years, 2 days
31 May
2019
7 July
2021
Modi II
22 Giriraj Singh assuming charge as Minister of State (Independent Charge) in 2017.jpg Giriraj Singh
(born 1957)
MP for Begusarai
7 July
2021
Incumbent2 years, 261 days

Ministers of State

#PortraitMinister
(Birth-Death)
Constituency

(Department)
Term of officePolitical partyMinistryPrime Minister
FromToPeriod
Minister of State for Rural Reconstruction
1 R. V. Swaminathan
MP for Sivaganga
24 November
1980
23 January
1982
2 years, 3 days Indian National Congress (R) Indira IV Indira Gandhi
2 Baleshwar Ram
(1928–2015)
MP for Rosera
16 January
1982
23 January
1982
7 days
Minister of State for Rural Development
(1) R. V. Swaminathan
MP for Sivaganga
23 January
1982
29 January
1983
1 year, 6 days Indian National Congress (R) Indira IV Indira Gandhi
(2) Baleshwar Ram
(1928–2015)
MP for Rosera
23 January
1982
29 January
1983
1 year, 6 days
Minister of State for Rural Development
3 Gaddam Venkatswamy
(1929–2014)
MP for Peddapalli
21 June
1991
2 July
1992
1 year, 42 days Indian National Congress (R) Rao P. V. Narasimha Rao
4 Uttambhai Patel
(1927–2018)
MP for Valsad
21 June
1991
2 July
1992
1 year, 42 days
5 Gaddam Venkatswamy
(1929–2014)
MP for Peddapalli

(Rural Development)
2 July
1992
18 January
1993
200 days
6 Uttambhai Patel
(1927–2018)
MP for Valsad

(Rural Development)
2 July
1992
11 June
1995
2 years, 344 days
7 Colonel (Retd.)
Rao Ram Singh

(1925–2012)
MP for Mahendragarh

(Wasteland Development)
2 July
1992
11 June
1995
2 years, 344 days
8 The Governor of Karnataka, Shri Rameshwar Thakur in Bangalore on January 13, 2008.jpg Rameshwar Thakur
(1925–2015)
MP for Bihar (Rajya Sabha)

(Rural Development)
18 January
1993
22 December
1994
1 year, 338 days
Minister of State for Rural Areas and Employment
(6) Uttambhai Patel
(1927–2018)
MP for Valsad

(Rural Development)
11 June
1995
16 May
1996
340 days Indian National Congress (I) Rao P. V. Narasimha Rao
(7) Colonel (Retd.)
Rao Ram Singh

(1925–2012)
MP for Mahendragarh

(Wasteland Development)
11 June
1995
30 March
1996
293 days
9 Vilas Muttemwar.JPG Vilas Muttemwar
(born 1949)
MP for Nagpur

(Rural Employment and Poverty Alleviation)
15 September
1995
16 May
1996
244 days
10 Chandradeo Prasad Verma
(1921–2005)
MP for Arrah
1 June
1996
21 April
1997
1 year, 291 days Telugu Desam Party Deve Gowda H. D. Deve Gowda
21 April
1997
19 March
1998
Gujral Inder Kumar Gujral
Minister of State for Rural Development
11 A still of the Union Minister for Environment & Forests, Shri A. Raja during a meeting of Chief Wildlife Wardens and Field Directors of Project Tiger Reserves, in New Delhi on May 26, 2005.jpg A. Raja
(born 1963)
MP for Perambalur
13 October
1999
30 September
2000
353 days Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Vajpayee III Atal Bihari Vajpayee
12 Subhash Maharia
(born 1957)
MP for Sikar
13 October
1999
29 January
2003
3 years, 108 days Bharatiya Janata Party
13 Rita Verma Lok Sabha photo.jpg Rita Verma
(born 1953)
MP for Dhanbad
30 September
2000
1 September
2001
336 days
14 Annasaheb M. K. Patil
(born 1939)
MP for Erandol
1 September
2001
22 May
2004
2 years, 264 days
15 Uppalapati Krishnam Raju.jpg Krishnam Raju
(1940–2022)
MP for Narasapuram
29 January
2003
22 May
2004
1 year, 114 days
16 Suryakanta Patil (cropped).jpg Suryakanta Patil
(born 1948)
MP for Hingoli
23 May
2004
22 May
2009
4 years, 364 days Nationalist Congress Party Manmohan I Manmohan Singh
17 Aelay Narendra.jpg Ale Narendra
(1946–2014)
MP for Medak
23 May
2004
24 August
2006
2 years, 93 days Telangana Rashtra Samithi
18 Chandra Sekhar Sahu (cropped).jpg Chandra Sekhar Sahu
(born 1950)
MP for Berhampur
24 October
2006
22 May
2009
2 years, 210 days Indian National Congress
19 Pradeep Jain Aditya (cropped).jpg Pradeep Jain Aditya
(born 1962)
MP for Jhansi
28 May
2009
26 May
2014
4 years, 363 days Manmohan II
20 Sisir Adhikari (cropped).jpg Sisir Adhikari
(born 1941)
MP for Kanthi
28 May
2009
22 September
2012
3 years, 117 days All India Trinamool Congress
21 Agatha Sangma, 2009 (cropped).jpg Agatha Sangma
(born 1980)
MP for Tura
28 May
2009
27 October
2012
3 years, 152 days Nationalist Congress Party
22 Lal Chand Kataria taking office in October 2012 (cropped).jpg Lalchand Kataria
(born 1968)
MP for Jaipur Rural
31 October
2012
26 May
2014
1 year, 146 days Indian National Congress
23 Upendra Kushwaha in 2018 (cropped).jpg Upendra Kushwaha
(born 1960)
MP for Karakat
26 May
2014
9 November
2014
167 days Rashtriya Lok Samta Party Modi I Narendra Modi
24 Sudarshan Bhagat giving awards (cropped).jpg Sudarshan Bhagat
(born 1969)
MP for Lohardaga
9 November
2014
5 July
2016
1 year, 239 days Bharatiya Janata Party
25 Ram Kripal Yadav (cropped).jpg Ram Kripal Yadav
(born 1957)
MP for Pataliputra
5 July
2016
30 May
2019
2 years, 329 days
26 Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti (cropped).jpg Niranjan Jyoti
(born 1967)
MP for Fatehpur
31 May
2019
Incumbent4 years, 298 days Modi II
27 Faggan Singh Kulaste addressing function at 7th Indian Organ Donation Day (cropped).jpg Faggan Singh Kulaste
(born 1959)
MP for Mandla
7 July
2021
Incumbent2 years, 261 days

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