Introduction
Village Development and Panchayat Raj Department
Establishment of Rural Development Department dt. Dated 1 May 1960. Rural Development Department of Maharashtra is working for overall development of rural areas. Nationalist villages should be autonomous, all facilities should be available and different types of facilities should be available, clean, beautiful and green villages to carry out various activities, Maharashtra State Rural Life Mission to carry out poverty alleviation activities, providing independent shelter and shelter facilities for Indra residents, providing training, The main objective of this department is to carry out development programs, empower people, strengthen Panchayati governance.
For the development of the rural areas of this division and various welfare schemes, activities for the citizens, Raab Elections. Zilla Parishad Panchayat Samiti as well as local government bodies like Gram Swamyant etc. are also included in the development committee. The objective of this department is to develop a strong Panchayat Raj system, achieve inclusive and sustainable rural development
Operation of Rural Development Department
At the Ministry level, Hon’ble Minister, Hon’ble Minister of State heads the staff of Rural Development Department. So Hon.Additional Chief Secretary as the main work of this department. There are three organizations working in the Rural Development Department State System Cell (Rural Home Construction), State Manager (Maharashtra State Rural Development Mission) State System Cell (Panchayatiraj). Deputy Commissioner (Establishment) is working in the Divisional Development Offices of Konkan, Konkan, Pune, Nashik, Aurangabad, and Nagpur. Also, the district level 34 district councils, 351 panchayats, 28,000 gram panchayats and self-appointed and administrative systems lack facilities and development.