The Rural Development Department was
created on 1st July 1990 to deal with Minor Irrigation, Lift
Irrigation, Rural Road, Rural Water Supply and Sanitation
sectors. Later, in 1996, the Department was restructured and
Minor Irrigation and Lift Irrigation were transferred to
Water Resources Department, thus bringing together all
irrigation works under one Department. The Rural Development
Department in its present form consists of two
organizations, (i) Rural Works and (ii) Rural Water Supply &
Sanitation.
In order to improve the quality of
life in rural areas and address the multi-dimensional
problems of people living in those areas, several programmes
have been conceived and implemented. The success of a rural
development programme largely depends upon organizational
arrangements and adoption of an appropriate strategy for
optimum utilization of resources and opportunities.
