Post Graduate Diploma Programme on Panchayati Raj Governance & Rural Development (PGPRGRD)

Mode of learning: Distance/Self Learning

Duration: 12 Months

Who should attend: The minimum educational qualification for admission is Graduation in any discipline. The following categories of functionaries are encouraged for this programme:

• Current and former Elected Representatives of PRIs.
• Officials of PRIs, existing trainers associated with SIRDPRs/Partnering Institutions of NIRD&PR.
• Academicians and students who desire to have knowledge on PR Governance, Retired and Current Government Officials and NGO functionaries. 
• Retired and Current Government Officials and NGO functionaries.

Course Description: In view of rapid changes in communication and technology and increasing need of massive trained manpower in rural development, NIRD&PR under the “Transforming India” initiatives has launched a significant project “Transforming India through strengthening Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) by continuous Training and e-enablement”. The one year Diploma Programme on “Panchayati Raj Governance and Rural Development” is part of this project and will be offered in coordination with the Centre for Panchayati Raj, NIRD&PR. This Programme offers an opportunity to the elected representatives, Panchayat functionaries and others, to acquire additional knowledge and skills on rural local governance. This programme is being offered through distance mode in collaboration with University of Hyderabad (UoH), Hyderabad.