The Commissionerate of Rural Development(CRD) is part of the Panchayat‚ Rural Housing and Commissionerate of Rural Development. The CRD implements schemes for generation of self employment and wage employment‚ provision of housing and minor irrigation assets to rural poor‚ social assistance to the destitute and rural roads. Apart from this‚ the CRD also provides support services and other quality inputs such as assistance for strengthening District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) Administration‚ Panchayat Raj Institutions (PRI)‚ training and Research, human resource development‚ development of voluntary action‚ etc.‚ for the proper implementation of the programmes. The Department has initiatives with various schemes like swarojgar yojna‚ Gokul gram yojna‚ Indira vikas yojna‚ etc. With the primary objective of these initiatives to develop income generating activities so that families living below the poverty line can earn livelihood in a sustainable manner.

Official Link:- https://ruraldev.gujarat.gov.in/