The Ministry of Rural Development, spearheading the frontal attack on rural poverty, through its various programmes endeavored to reach out to the last and most disadvantaged sections of society, provide them with avenues of employment, be it self-employment or wage-employment, and to improve infrastructure relating to their life support systems.
The Agency works at Panaji and Margao. North Goa is having jurisdiction over 6 development blocks of North Goa District namely, Tiswadi, Bardez, Pernem, Bicholim, Ponda and Sattari and District Rural Development Agency, South Goa is having jurisdiction over 5 development blocks namely, Sanguem, Quepem, Canarcona, Salcete & Mormugao.
The main functions of the Agency are to suggest various measures to the Government of Goa and the Government of India to uplift the living conditions in rural areas of the State especially that of the rural poor, backward and weaker sections.
The Agency implements and executes the various schemes of Government, for the economic upliftment of the rural poor, backward and weaker sections in rural areas.
The Project Director
Department of Rural Development
Shanta Building, St. Inez
Panaji-Goa., India, Pin: 403001
Tel. 91-832-2226250
Fax : 91-832-2422965
Email: dir-rdan.goa (at) nic.in
Web : http://rdagoa.nic.in/