Introduction :
The Department of Rural Development, Government of Goa, is the nodal agency responsible for formulating, implementing, and monitoring programmes aimed at improving the quality of life in rural areas of the State. The Department plays a key role in facilitating socio-economic development, strengthening grassroots governance, and ensuring effective delivery of various Central and State-sponsored schemes.
The Department, through the DRDAs, Goa Gram Samrudhi Yojana (GGSY) and Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gramin Kushal Yojana (DDU-GKY) undertake a wide range of developmental activities including rural infrastructure creation, livelihood promotion, poverty alleviation, employment generation, and social welfare.
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Various schemes monitored by the Department are:
1. Goa Gram Samrudhi Yojana (GGSY):
To create durable community, social and economic assets and infrastructural development in rural areas.
2. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gramin Kushal Yojana (DDU-GKY):
To provide skill development training and wage employment to youth from poor families, ensuring social inclusion and economic upliftment and to reduce rural poverty by empowering youth with industry-relevant skills.
3. Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Grameen (PMAY-G):
To provide basic housing and homestead to families covered under Socio Economic Caste Census 2011 of rural areas.
4. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS):
To provide at least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment in a financial year to every rural household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work and to create durable assets.
5. Goa Gram Samrudhi Yojana (GGSY):
To create durable community, social and economic assets and infrastructural development in rural areas.
With a commitment toward inclusive growth, the Department continues to strive for sustainable and equitable development, ensuring that benefits of various schemes reach the intended beneficiaries.
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