National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRD)

The National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj is an autonomous organization under Ministry of Rural Development. It also acts as a coordinating agency for SIRDs i.e. State Institutes for Rural Development.

Functions: Organise training programmes, conferences, seminars and workshops for senior level development managers, elected representatives, bankers, NGOs and other stakeholders;

• Undertake, aid, promote and coordinate research on its own and / or collaborate with State, national and international development agencies;
• Analyze and offer solutions to problems encountered in planning and implementation of the programmes for rural development, decentralized governance, panchayati raj and related programmes;
• Study the functioning of the Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) and rural development programmes across the States; Analyze and propose solutions to problems in planning and implementation of the programmes for rural development; and Develop content and disseminate information and transfer technology through periodicals, reports, e-modules and other publications.