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    District Rural Development Agency – DRDA

    District Rural Development Agency – Nagpur
    Name of the Department Head: Mr. Vipul Jadhao
    Post: Project Director
    Department Telephone Number: 0712-2560567
    Department Email: pddrda_nagpur2009@rediffmail.com

    Introduction

    In the state, the District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) has been established under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 and the Mumbai Public Trusts Act, 1950 for the implementation of centrally sponsored schemes.

    Through the DRDA, various schemes are implemented to raise the economic standard of the people below the poverty line. For this purpose, financial assistance is provided by the Central and State Governments. To ensure effective implementation of these schemes, a new action plan has been implemented as per Government Resolution No. DRDA 2003/File No. 1743/Scheme – 5, Ministry, Mumbai 400032.

    Important Functions of the Department

    Implementation of centrally sponsored schemes.
    Providing benefits to families below the poverty line through individual and collective schemes.
    Handling loan applications for self-employment for families below the poverty line.
    Developing model schemes to enable beneficiaries to increase their income by investing in or starting productive businesses.
    District Rural Development Agency Nagpur

    As per the Rural Development Department Government Resolution No. DRDA-1121/File No. 43/Scheme-5/Dated 01 April 2022, the sanctioned organizational structure of 8 posts is as follows:

    • Details of Posts
      Sr. No Name Of Post Sanctioned post Filled Post Vacant Post
      1 Project Director (Additional Chief Executive Officer Cadre) 01 01 00
      2 Assistant Project Director (Maharashtra Civil Service Class-2) 01 00 01
      3 Assistant Accounts Officer Class-3 01 00 01
      4 Office Superintendent/Junior Administrative Officer 01 01 00
      5 Junior Engineer / Branch Engineer 01 00 01
      6 Extension Officer (Statistics) 01 01 00
      7 Senior Assistant 01 01 00
      8 Clerk Typist (Junior Assistant) 01 01 00
      Total Post 08 05 03