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NIRDPR disengagement
July 28 , 2025
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- The Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) has decided to disengage from the National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRDPR), Hyderabad.
- The parliamentary standing committee said this move marks a fundamental shift away from national rural development priorities.
- NIRDPR is globally recognised for building capacities of rural officials, elected representatives and community organisations.
- The panel warned that delinking could damage NIRDPR’s credibility, weaken long-term research and shift focus to short-term work.
- It has been called the government’s claim of “the minimum government and maximum governance” abrupt and harmful to a centre of excellence.
- The committee has recommended stronger collaboration, structural reforms, decentralised decision-making, greater autonomy, and adequate funding.
- It has urged MoRD to form a committee to address key administrative issues and called for immediate leadership change, with government grants continuing until stability is restored.
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