LIST OF SUBJECTS ALLOCATED AND PROGRAMMES IMPLEMENTED BY THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

Department of Rural Development (Gramin Vikas Vibhag)

All matters realting to panchayati raj and panchayati raj institutions.

Nodal responsibility for all matters relating to the minimum Needs Programme in rural areas in the field of elementary education, adult education, rural health, rural electrification and the nutrition programmes.

Public cooperation , including all matters relating to voluntary agencies for rural development, Council of advancement of People's Action and Rural Technology (CAPART) and National fund for Rural development, other than aspects which fall within the purview of Department of Drinking water supply.

Cooperative relatable to the items in this list.

All Attached or subordinate offices or other organisation concerned with any of the subjects specified in this list.

All matters relating to rural roads including those under the minimum Needs Programme in the rural areas.

Road works financed in whole or in part by the Central Government in tribal areas of Assam specified in Part I and Part II of the Table appended to paragraph 20 of the Sixth schedule to the constitution.

All matters relating to cooperation with the center for Integrated Rural Development for Asia and Pacific (CIRDAP) and the AFRO-Asian Rural Reconstruction Organization(AARRO).

 All matters pertaining to rural to rural employment or unemployment such as working out of strategies and programmes for rural employment including special works, wage or income generation and training related thereof;

Implementation of the specific programmes of rural employment evolved from time to time.

Micro level planning related to rural employment or unemployment and administrative infrastructure therefore.

Integrated rural development including small farmers development agency, marginal farmers and agricultural laborers , etc.

Rural housing including Rural Housing Policy and all matters germane and incidental thereto under country or rural planning, in so far as it relates to rural areas.