National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Distance Learning

National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj was established in 1964; it is an Indian institute of research in Rural Development. It is an autonomous organization under dept. of rural development

NIRD&PR concentrates on the policies and programs that benefit the rural poor to improve the operation and efficiency of rural development personnel, strive to energize the democratic decentralization processes, promote the transfer of technology through its social laboratories, Technology Park and create environmental awareness.

Distance Courses offered by NIRD&PR are:

• PG Diploma in rural development management
• PG Diploma in sustainable rural development management
• PG Diploma in tribal development management

The institute focuses on analyzing and offering solutions to problems raised in the planning and implementing programs to develop rural areas, decentralized governance, Panchayati Raj, and many such related programs.