Ministry of Rural Development (India)

Ministry of Rural Development
Ministry overview
Formed	20 January 1980
Jurisdiction	Government of India
Headquarters	Krishi Bhavan, New Delhi
Annual budget	₹159,964 crore (US$20 billion) (2023-24 est.)
Minister responsible	Giriraj Singh, Minister of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj;
Deputy Ministers responsible	Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti, Minister of State for Rural Development; Faggan Singh Kulaste, Minister of State for Rural Development;
Ministry executive	Shailesh Kumar Singh, 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.

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.

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