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Strengthening Panchayati Raj Institutions in Jharkhand8. THE PANCHAYATI RAJ DEPARTMENTThe Panchayati Raj Department (PRD) in Jharkhand came into existence in 1999. It mainly interactswith two ministries at the central level—the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) and the Ministryof Panchayati Raj (MoPR). It is considered an important department not only because of the quantum offunds that it handles but also because its activities have a direct bearing on rural development and povertyalleviation. It is also the nodal department through which an endeavour is made for grassroots democracyand decentralization of power through PRIs.PRD implements centrally sponsored schemes like the Backward Region Grant Fund (BRGF), PanchayatMahila Evam Yuva Shakti Abhiyan (PMEYSA), and RGSY. PRD also plans and implements schemes fromthe state budget which include construction of Panchayat Bhawans, capacity building, special grant/prizesfor PRIs, and strengthening regional offices. Figure 3 gives PRD’s institutional structure.Figure 3: PRD Organizational StructurePrincipal SecretarySecretaryDirectorDeputy DirectorsJoint DirectorsAssistant DirectorsSectional HeadsDistrict Panchayati Raj OfficersBlock Panchayati Raj OfficersPanchayat SecretariesDalapatis (heads of Gram Suraksha Dals)25
Capacity Assessment and Capacity Development Strategy Report9. CURRENT CB&T SCENARIO IN THE STATE9.1 State Institute of Rural Development, Hehal, Ranchi9.1.1 HistoryThe State Institute of Rural Development (SIRD), Jharkhand was established in 1954 in the state of Biharand after the bifurcation of the state, SIRD came into being in its present form in 2002. SIRD’s mainfunctions are directed towards imparting training to officials of the state government, PRIs, and NGOs.However, since the state did not have Panchayats,SIRD’s training efforts were directed towards PRI supportfunctionaries, government officials, and NGOs.9.1.2 Human ResourcesSIRD enjoys no autonomy and is a part of the Rural Development Department (RDD). It is headed byan IAS officer who functions as its director. The post of the director is of the rank of a secretary to thegovernment. The director has limited financial and administrative powers and all matters with financialimplications amounting to more than Rs 1 lakh have to be sent to the secretariat.SIRD needs to have a stable leadership if it is to function properly. In the last few years, SIRD has seen eightto nine directors. The posting is perceived as one prior to retirement, as a transit posting, or a punishmentposting.There are five sanctioned faculty positions of which three have recently been filled—two female and one male.Therefore, SIRD largely depends on external faculties. Most of the positions for support staff like databasemanagers, system analysts, and data entry operators lie vacant. It has 20 non-teaching staff members.9.1.3 Physical InfrastructureThe SIRD campus is spread over an area of 23 acres with hostels split between its north and south campuses.It has three building blocks with three classrooms. There are 36 hostel rooms with a capacity of 122 inmateseach. It has two lecture halls with a capacity for 100 people each in both the campuses. SIRD has a librarywhich has approximately 18,500 books. There are two conference halls in the north campus with a capacityfor 100 participants in each. Under ICT infrastructure, only 20 out of the 48 computers on the campusare functional and there are two laptops. The IT infrastructure comprises of one scanner, one server, andthree functional printers out of eight. There is no LAN or internet connectivity. Electricity back up is alsounreliable in the institute. Its five buses lie defunct and dysfunctional.9.1.4 Knowledge CapitalSIRD has not developed any training modules nor has it conducted any research. There have been nolinkages made or convergence efforts taken up with other departments and institutions.Draft training modules (8–9 books) have been prepared and are awaiting approval from the Law Departmentas they contains rules and regulations which are also awaiting approval from the state. These were not madeavailable to the CA-CDS team and thus the Report does not make any comments on these.26 Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India
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