Ministry of Rural Development (India)

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Ministry of Rural Development

Branch of Government of India
Ministry of Rural Development
Ministry overview
Formed	20 January 1980; 44 years ago (1980-01-20)
Jurisdiction	Government of India
Headquarters	Krishi Bhavan, New Delhi
Annual budget	₹159,964 crore (US$19 billion) (2023-24 est.)[1]
Minister responsible	Shivraj Singh Chouhan[2], Cabinet Minister
Deputy Ministers responsible	Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani[2], Minister of State Kamlesh Paswan[2], Minister of State
Ministry executive	Shailesh Kumar Singh[2], 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.^[3]

The current minister is Shivraj Singh Chouhan who has been in office since 10 June 2024, while the ministers of state are Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani and Kamlesh Paswan.