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Download Solution PDFThe ministry of Rural Development consists of which of the following departments?
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Option 1 : Department of Rural Development and Department of Land Resources
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Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is the Department of Rural Development and the Department of Land Resources.
- The Ministry of Rural Development has two departments namely
- Department of Rural Development and
- Department of Land Resource.
- In October 1974, the Department of Rural Development came into existence as a part of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture.
- After a few changes and conversions again, in 1999 Ministry of Rural Areas and Employment was renamed the Ministry of Rural Development.
- This Ministry has been effecting the change in rural areas through the implementation of a wide spectrum of programs that are aimed at poverty alleviation, employment generation, infrastructure development, and social security.
- The main objective of the Ministry:
- To alleviate rural poverty and ensure improved quality of life for the rural population especially those below the poverty line.
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