OK
Rural Housing
Total Houses Completed
0 (0.00%)
MGNREGS
No. of Schemes Taken
4078
Anandadhara
No. of SHG Formed
1078009
Sanitation (SBM-G)
IHHL Constructed
8420086
Rural Roads
Road Build under BGSY
36461 km
Panchayats & Rural Development Department, Govt. of West Bengal, formulates the policies for administration and facilitation of functioning of the three-tier Panchayats in the State. The Department also administers all rural development programmes, either Central Sector or State Sector in the State. Following are the specific activities undertaken by the Department:
The Department also takes regular measures for capacity building of Panchayats and other measures to strengthen the Panchayat system in the State. The Department manages the activities of the Comprehensive Area Development Corporation (WBCADC), the Society for Training & Research on Panchayats & Rural Development (STARPARD), the B R Ambedkar Institute of Panchayats& Rural Development (BRAIPARD) and the West Bengal State Rural Development Agency (WBSRDA)