DRDA Administration scheme to be discontinued from April 2022

New Delhi: The District Rural Development Agency Administration scheme will be discontinued from April 1, 2022. A letter was issued from the Department of Rural Development to the Secretaries of RD Departments in all States and Union Territories.

The competent authority has decided that the District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) Administration scheme will be discontinued with effect from April 1, 2022, said the letter.

It was also suggested that the States and UTs may merge the DRDAs with the Zilla Parishad  or Zilla Panchayats. Where there are no ZPs the DRDA may be merged with District Councils or any other body, as may be decided by the State Government.

It was also suggested in the letter that the staff working at the DRDAs on deputation basis can be absorbed back in their parent departments.

The support staff who are on the rolls of The DRDAs may be absorbed by the appropriate line departments, in the district planning and Monitoring body as per their qualification. In case of such fitment is not possible and is not organic, they can be placed with the schemes such as MGNREGS, PMAY, NSAP etc. as per their competence and qualification in suitable capabilities.

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