Ministry of Rural Development (India)

Ministry of Rural Development
Department overview
Jurisdiction Republic of India
Headquarters Krishi Bhavan, New Delhi
Annual budget ₹122,398 crore (US$15 billion) (2020-21 est.)
Ministers responsible
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 health, education, piped drinking water, public housing and roads.

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:

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.

Department of Land Resources

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

Ministers

№ Name Term of office
1 Asaf Ali 2 September 1946 14 August 1947
2 John Mathai 15 August 1947 22 September 1948
3 N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar 22 September 1948 13 May 1952
4 Lal Bahadur Shastri 13 May 1952 7 December 1956
5 Jagjivan Ram 7 December 1956 10 April 1962
6 Swaran Singh 10 April 1962 21 September 1963
7 H. C. Dasappa 21 September 1963 8 June 1964
8 S. K. Patil 9 June 1964 12 March 1967
9 C. M. Poonacha 13 March 1967 and 14 February 1969
10 Ram Subhag Singh 14 February 1969 4 November 1969
11 Panampilli Govinda Menon 4 November 1969 18 February 1970
12 Gulzarilal Nanda 18 February 1970 17 March 1971
13 K. Hanumanthaiya 18 March 1971 22 July 1972
14 T. A. Pai 23 July 1972 4 February 1973
15 Lalit Narayan Mishra 5 February 1973 2 January 1975
16 Kamalapati Tripathi 11 February 1975 23 March 1977
17 Madhu Dandavate 26 March 1977 28 July 1979
18 Rao Birendra Singh 30 July 1979 13 January 1980
19 Harinath Mishra 1980 1980
20 Kamalapati Tripathi 14 January 1980 12 November 1980
21 Mohsina Kidwai 1980 1980
22 Kedar Pandey 12 November 1980 14 January 1982
23 Buta Singh 1982 1982
24 Prakash Chandra Sethi 15 January 1982 2 September 1982
25 A. B. A. Ghani Khan Choudhury 2 September 1982 31 December 1984
26 Bansi Lal 31 December 1984 4 June 1986
27 Mohsina Kidwai 24 June 1986 21 October 1986
28 Madhavrao Scindia 22 October 1986 1 December 1989
29 George Fernandes 5 December 1989 10 November 1990
30 Upendra Nath Verma 1990 1990
31 Janeshwar Mishra 1990 1990
32 P. V. Narasimha Rao 1991 1991
33 C. K. Jaffer Sharief 21 June 1991 16 October 1995
34 Kinjarapu Yerran Naidu 1995 1996
35 Ram Vilas Paswan 1 June 1996 19 March 1998
36 Nitish Kumar 19 March 1998 5 August 1999
37 Sunder Lal Patwa 13 October 1999 30 September 2000
38 M. Venkaiah Naidu 30 September 2000 30 June 2002
39 Kashiram Rana 25 May 2003 22 May 2004
40 Raghuvansh Prasad Singh 2004 22 May 2009
41 C. P. Joshi 22 May 2009 18 January 2011
42 Vilasrao Deshmukh 19 January 2011 12 July 2011
43 Jairam Ramesh 13 July 2011 26 May 2014
44 Gopinath Munde 26 May 2014 3 June 2014
45 Nitin Gadkari 4 June 2014 9 November 2014
46 Birender Singh 10 November 2014 5 July 2016
47 Narendra Singh Tomar 5 July 2016 Incumbent

Ministers of State

N Name Term of office
1 Asaf Ali 2 September 1946 14 August 1947
2 John Mathai 15 August 1947 22 September 1948
3 N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar 22 September 1948 13 May 1952
4 Lal Bahadur Shastri 13 May 1952 7 December 1956
5 C. M. Poonacha 13 March 1967 14 February 1969
6 Ram Subhag Singh 14 February 1969 4 November 1969
7 Gulzarilal Nanda 18 February 1970 17 March 1971
8 T. A. Pai 23 July 1972 4 February 1973
9 Lalit Narayan Mishra 5 February 1973 2 January 1975
10 Kamalapati Tripathi 11 February 1975 23 March 1977
11 Madhu Dandavate 26 March 1977 28 July 1979
12 Rao Birendra Singh 30 July 1979 13 January 1980
13 Kamalapati Tripathi 14 January 1980 12 November 1980
14 Kedar Pandey 12 November 1980 14 January 1982
15 Prakash Chandra Sethi 15 January 1982 2 September 1982
16 A. B. A. Ghani Khan Choudhury 2 September 1982 31 December 1984
17 Bansi Lal 31 December 1984 4 June 1986
18 Mohsina Kidwai 24 June 1986 21 October 1986
19 Madhavrao Scindia 22 October 1986 1 December 1989
20 George Fernandes 5 December 1989 10 November 1990
21 Janeshwar Mishra 1990 1991
22 C. K. Jaffer Sharief 21 June 1991 16 October 1995
23 Ram Vilas Paswan 1 June 1996 19 March 1998
24 Nitish Kumar 19 March 1998 5 August 1999
25 Ram Naik 6 August 1999 12 October 1999
26 Mamata Banerjee 13 October 1999 15 March 2001
27 Jagannath Mishra 2001 2002
28 Lalu Prasad Yadav 2004 2005
29 Dinesh Trivedi 12 July 2011 14 March 2012
30 Mukul Roy 20 March 2012 21 September 2012
31 C. P. Joshi 22 September 2012 28 October 2012
32 Pawan Kumar Bansal 28 October 2012 10 May 2013
33 Mallikarjun Kharge 17 June 2013 25 May 2014
34 Nitin Gadkari 26 May 2014 9 November 2014
35 Birender Singh 10 November 2014 2016
36 Ram Kripal Yadav 2016 2016
37 Narendra Singh Tomar 2016 2019
38 Niranjan Jyoti 2019 Incumbent

See also

  • District Rural Development Agencies (India)
  • NREGS (Kerala)
  • SWAMITVA Yojana