Minister of Chhattisgarh

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MINISTER IN CHHATTISGARH
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In 1999, the Ministry of Rural Development came
up. It was earlier known as Ministry of Rural
Areas and Employment. The incharge of Minister in
Chhattisgarh is allocated with the responsibility
of carrying out various programs related to rural
development.
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The Ministry of Rural Development of India
provides financial support to the states as well
as Union Territories to develop their training
programs. This department also looks after the
development of rural health, roads, drinking
water, education and housing together with the
Pradhan Mantri Gramdoya Yojana (PMGY).
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• The various aims and objectives of the Ministry
  of Rural Development are
• Reduction of poverty in rural areas.
• Development of rural infrastructure.
• Employment generation.
• Enhancing the standard of living of the rural
  population, etc.

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• The three important wings of the Indian Ministry
  of Rural Development which are handled by
  Minister in Chhattisgarh are
• Department of Rural Development It takes
  responsibility of laying down policies for
  employment generation, housing, assisting the
  poor, development of roads and irrigation
  projects.
• Department of Drinking Water Supply It will
  undertake the provision for drinking water to the
  rural community.

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• Department of Land Resources It lays down plans
  and programs whereby the production of bio-mass
  will increase.
• The Ministry of Rural Development, India heads
  international organizations like the Afro-Asian
  Rural Development Organization (AARDO) and the
  Centre on Integrated Rural Development of Asia
  and the Pacific (CIRDAP).

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• Under the leadership of Minister in Chhattisgarh
  , following projects were carried out by the
  Indian Ministry of Rural Development
• Council for Advancement of People Action and
  Rural Technology (CAPART)
• Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna (PMGSY)
• Bharat Nirman
• National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005
  (NREGA)

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The Ministry of Rural development offers online
services also, apart from providing on site
facilities to the under-developed pockets of
India. Some of the online services of the
Ministry include Online Budget Information System
and Verifying Inspection Report for Prime
Minister Gram Sadak Yojana.
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An agency called Chhattisgarh Rural Road
Development Agency (registered under the
Societies Act, has been implemented for Pradhan
Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna in Chhattisgarh.
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