Objectives & Functions

Objectives

For the overall development of the rural areas, various activities to create clean, beautiful and green villages, poverty alleviation activities through the Maharashtra State Rural Development Mission, providing shelter and shelter related facilities under the Indira Awas Yojana, strengthening the Panchayati Raj system by empowering people’s representatives through training and development programs are the functions of this department. is the main objective.

Functions

1. Implementation of Integrated and Sustainable Rural Development Policy 2023-28
2. To implement the schemes and programs of the Central and State Governments.
3. To supervise the functioning of Panchayat Raj system.
4. Achieving progressively paperless offices and providing appropriate information technology tools to automate departmental processes.
5. Proactively communicating the initiatives taken by the department through various media.
6. To implement major (flagship) programs in rural development as determined from time to time.
7. Promoting conferences, workshops, online seminars and exhibitions for economic empowerment of women in rural areas under the Maharashtra Grameen Jeevan Jyoti Abhiyan of the Rural Development Department.