National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRD&PR)

The National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRD&PR), an autonomous organisation under the Union Ministry of Rural Development, is a premier national centre of excellence in rural development and Panchayati Raj. Recognized interna development and Panchayati Raj. Recognized internationally as one of the UN-ESCAP Centres of Excellence, it builds capacities of rural development functionaries, elected representatives of PRIs, bankers, NGOs and other stakeholders through inter-related activities of training, research and consultancy. The Institute is located in the historic city of Hyderabad in Telangana state. The NIRD&PR celebrated its Golden Jubilee Year of establishment in 2008. In addition to the main campus at Hyderabad, this Institute has North-Eastern Regional Centre at Guwahati, Assam to meet the NE-regional needs. India is at an inflexion point of taking a big leap forward to reach to the league of Developed Nations is the World. A major thrust and an "out of box" approach is need of the hour to reap the "Population Dividend" of the country and substantially increase the per capita income of the people. Very extensive and quality capacity building, action reach, skill development and behavioural change of all the functionaries that contribute for the welfare of the rural people, either directly or indirectly, is a strategic requirement and catering to the millions of such functionaries in a time bound manner is a challenge. An "out of box" approach of leveraging the technology and other management tools, to build the capacities of the functionaries and also bring behavioural changes in the public; and promoting innovation and technology diffusion can be a way forward. The task is not small. Therefore collaborating, networking and joining hands with all and institutions and people committed to this cause is absolutely essential. NIRD&PR is positioned to offer a robust platform for such an alliance. There is a need to collaborate with National and International thinkers / Researcher / Practitioners in rural development and allied sectors is also essential, to eradicate poverty and attain sustainable prosperity of the people.