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{{short description|State government department in Jharkhand, India}}
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| native_name = ग्रामीण विकास विभाग
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| jurisdiction = [[Government of Jharkhand]]
| headquarters = FFP Building, Dhurwa, [[Ranchi]], [[Jharkhand]]
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| minister1_name = [[Dipika Pandey Singh]]
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| chief1_name = K. Srinivasan, [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]]
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The '''Department of Rural Development''' is a department of the [[Government of Jharkhand]] tasked with planning, supervising and implementing rural development programmes in the state.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Department of Rural Development |url=https://www.jharkhand.gov.in/rdd |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240717090701/https://www.jharkhand.gov.in/rdd |archive-date=2024-07-17 |access-date=2025-10-02 |website=www.jharkhand.gov.in |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Rural Development Department, Jharkhand |url=https://services.india.gov.in/service/detail/rural-development-department-jharkhand |access-date=2 Oct 2025 |website=National Government Service Portal}}</ref> It was established after the formation of the state of Jharkhand in 2000 to coordinate central and state initiatives for rural welfare, livelihood promotion, infrastructure, employment guarantee and other schemes.<ref>{{Cite web |last=JSLPS |title=JHARKHAND STATE LIVELIHOOD PROMOTION SOCIETY |url=https://jslps.jharkhand.gov.in// |access-date=2025-10-02 |website=https://jslps.jharkhand.gov.in/ |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=SNS |date=2025-06-15 |title=World Bank-backed JOHAR Project delivers on rural livelihood promise |url=https://www.thestatesman.com/india/world-bank-backed-johar-project-delivers-on-rural-livelihood-promise-1503445750.html |access-date=2025-10-02 |website=The Statesman |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranjan |first=Mukesh |date=2021-07-11 |title=Didi Bagia Yojana: Creating 'Nursery Entrepreneurs' in rural Jharkhand |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2021/Jul/11/didi-bagia-yojana-creating-nursery-entrepreneurs-in-rural-jharkhand-2328683.html |access-date=2025-10-02 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=MGNREGA meets productive green plan |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/jharkhand/mgnrega-meets-productive-green-plan-in-jharkhand-during-coronavirus-crisis/cid/1778170 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025164411/https://www.telegraphindia.com/jharkhand/mgnrega-meets-productive-green-plan-in-jharkhand-during-coronavirus-crisis/cid/1778170 |archive-date=2021-10-25 |access-date=2025-10-02 |website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-06-21 |title=Jharkhand to launch job guarantee scheme for urban poor |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/ranchi/jharkhand-to-launch-job-guarantee-scheme-for-urban-poor/story-HZoPx11omvIMknSrz355vI.html |access-date=2025-10-02 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2020-05-05 |title=Jharkhand launches three rural schemes for jobless migrants |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/jharkhand-launches-three-rural-schemes-for-jobless-migrants/articleshow/75541347.cms |access-date=2025-10-02 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-05-15 |title=Draft guidelines for PESA discussed, ministers attend |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/draft-guidelines-for-pesa-discussed-ministers-attend/articleshow/121194367.cms |access-date=2025-10-02 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2021-12-17 |title=Projects of infrastructural development in rural areas decisive: Jamshedpur DC |url=https://avenuemail.in/projects-of-infrastructural-development-in-rural-areas-decisive-jamshedpur-dc/ |access-date=2025-10-02 |website=The Avenue Mail |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Ministerial team==
The department is headed by the Cabinet Minister of Rural Development. Civil servants such as the Secretary are appointed to support the minister in managing the department and implementing its functions. Since December 2024, the minister for Department of Rural Development is [[Dipika Pandey Singh]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Service |first=Express News |date=2024-12-06 |title=Jharkhand CM Soren distributes portfolios: Radha Krishna gets finance, Irfan is health minister |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2024/Dec/06/jharkhand-cm-soren-distributes-portfolios-radha-krishna-gets-finance-irfan-is-health-minister |access-date=2025-10-02 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2025-09-26 |title=Jharkhand Minister Dipika Pandey inaugurates Shri Shri Durga Puja Pandal in Jamshedpur's Chhota Govindpur |url=https://avenuemail.in/jharkhand-minister-dipika-pandey-inaugurates-shri-shri-durga-puja-pandal-in-jamshedpurs-chhota-govindpur/ |access-date=2025-10-02 |website=The Avenue Mail |language=en-US}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Government departments of Jharkhand]]

Department of Rural Development Jharkhand - Revision history

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