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DRDA Administration:

The Govt has decided to extend DRDA Adm as per the prescribed guidelines of GOI. In this regard 5 wings of the Department i.e REW, ACDs offices, DRDAs, DPAP and DDA Leh/Kargil have been merged. The Finance Deptt has already conveyed its agreement to the creation of 138 posts of different category and utilization of 55 posts created for the offices of the ADDCs cum Project Directors

With the extension of DRDA Adm in the State the State will be gaining Rs 2.60 crores in addition to 193 more posts compared to the allocation being made by the State Govt under the Revenue Budget move to the above mentioned Wings of the Rural Development Department

Role and Functions of DRDA Administration:

The role of DRDA in the District as per Government of India guidelines, inter-alia, provide for :

1. Converting DRDA Administration into specialized and professional agency capable of manning the anti-poverty programmes on the one hand and to effectively relate these to the overall poverty alleviation in the District.

2. To interact effectively with various other agencies and co-ordinate with the line Departments, PRIs, Banks and other Financial institutions as well as Technical institutions with a view to gather support and resources required for poverty reduction effort in the District.

3. To co-ordinate effectively with PRIs with a view to upgrade their understanding about handling of various programmes facilitating the PRIs to discharge their duties as a vibrant tool of socio-economic transformation of village community.

4. To work as facilitator and supporting organization to the Zila Parishads, providing necessary education and technical support in respect of different poverty reduction efforts.

5. To oversee the implementation of different anti-poverty programmes of the Ministry of Rural Development, Govt. of India, in the District without confusing their role with that of actual implementation for being the sole prerogative of the PRIs and other institutions.

6. To keep the Zila Parishads, State and Centre duly informed of the implementation of the programmes through periodic reports.

7. To oversee and ensure that the benefits specially earmarked for certain target groups (SC/ST, women and disabled) reach out to them quite timely.

8. To take necessary steps to improve awareness regarding Rural Development and poverty alleviation particularly among rural people by sensitizing different functionaries in the District about different aspects of poverty alleviation programmes.

9. To strive to promote dissemination of information about different poverty alleviation programmes by publishing periodically the details of different programmes and mode of their implementation together with displaying the broad features of various activities performed from time to time at conspicuous places to ensure social auditing of these programmes by general public.

10. To maintain financial discipline in respect of the funds received from Govt. of India or the State Government together with ensuring the maintenance of proper accounts including of the funds allocated to banks or implementing agencies in accordance with the guidelines of the different programmes.

11. To ensure quality, equity and efficiency on account of various schemes being implemented within the District.

12. To implement the programmes other than those belonging to the Ministry of Rural Development, Govt. of India, being entrusted to the Department from time to time.

13. To carry out/aid in conducting research/ or evaluation studies that are initiated by the Centre/States so as to benefit from their outcome in the matter of conceptualization, formulation, implementation and evaluation of programmes from time to time.

14. Taking steps for convergence of all activities undertaken by different line Departments tailored for benefits of the village community.

15. To upgrade scientific knowledge of the village community and familiarize them with the various details of the works being executed to enable the community to minutely apply themselves to the task by ensuring quality parameters being maintained together with cost effectiveness in the implementation of the various developmental programmes under the aegis of Rural Development Department.

16. To undertake steps necessary and expedient for the smooth implementation of the various anti-poverty programmes and for devising ways for ensuring the benefits optimally reaching out to the ultimate beneficiaries.


Broad features of DRDA Administration:

The following are the broad features of DRDA Administration in conformity with the guidelines of the Government of India:-

1- Organizational structure of DRDAs.
2- Administrative Costs.
3- Personnel policy of DRDAs
4- Administration of DRDAs.
5- Financial Procedures.
6- General Administration.

Organizational Structure of DRDAs:

Each District will have its own District Rural Development Agency. It would be a society registered under a Societies Act with the following wings and the staff structure :-
a- Project Management.
1. Project Director/Chief Executive Officer.
b- Self Employment Wing.
c- Women Wing:
d- Wage employment wing.
e- Watershed wing.
f- Engineering wing.
g- Accounts Wing.
h- Monitoring wing.
i- General Administration:



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