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The ministry of Rural Development consists of which of the following departments?

  1. Department of Rural Development and Department of Land Resources
  2. Department of Community Development, Department of Drinking water and Sanitation and Department of Social Assitance
  3. Department of Rural Development, Department of Community Resources and Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation
  4. Department of Land Resources, Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation and Department of Social Assistance

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Option 1 : Department of Rural Development and Department of Land Resources
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The correct answer is the Department of Rural Development and the Department of Land Resources.

  • The Ministry of Rural Development has two departments namely
    • Department of Rural Development and
    • Department of Land Resource.
  • In October 1974, the Department of Rural Development came into existence as a part of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture.
  • After a few changes and conversions again, in 1999 Ministry of Rural Areas and Employment was renamed the Ministry of Rural Development.
  • This Ministry has been effecting the change in rural areas through the implementation of a wide spectrum of programs that are aimed at poverty alleviation, employment generation, infrastructure development, and social security. 
  • The main objective of the Ministry:
    • To alleviate rural poverty and ensure improved quality of life for the rural population especially those below the poverty line.
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