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About APARD

Milestones and Achievements In the history of APARD, year 2011-12 has been a landmark year as the Academy has attained new heights by training highest number of participants in the campus. Another distinction includes the training of largest number of (4500) BNVs in a short span. It has bagged the privilege of training 21809 Panchayats Special Officers and 1097 Mandals Special Officers in a short period and has also registered a new page on June 29th 2012 with highest number of participants 1034 on a single day. In a record time academy has evaluated 58 watershed projects of CRD and also evaluated the watershed projects implemented by ICRISAT in four states.It has been instrumental in recruiting 754 personnel on contract jobs to various organisations. In true spirit and soul APARD has gained added strength and sustainability by receiving Rs 8.9 cr from MoRD & (GoI) towards capacity building under MGNREGS and IWMP. And Rs.1.13 cr for special programme under UN women supported by Norwegian Government. Adding as a feather in APARDs cap, INTEL India has gifted 100 laptops to APARD for the use of BNVs. With this rich experience and inspiration the faculty and staff of APARD move forward carrying the zeal to attain new heights.

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Established in April 1954 as "Development Officers Training Centre" by Government of India, Ministry of Community Development, Panchayat Raj and Cooperation to impart training to Block Development Officers of Community Development Projects spreading all over India

In the year 1958-59, the Institute was renamed as "Orientation & Study Centre". The Government of Andhra Pradesh (PR & RD Department) has accorded the status to the Academy as the Nodal Agency for training and capacity building in Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Department From 5-8-2002 onwards, this Academy is being known as "AMRAndhra Pradesh Academy of Rural Development" in commemoration of the then PR &RD Minister Late Sri Aliminati Madhava Reddy.

In April 1967, the management of Training Centre was transferred to the State Government by the Government of India. In the year 1970 the Institute was renamed as "State Institute of Community Development and Panchayat Raj". The institute's name was changed as State Institute of Rural

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The institute's name was changed as State Institute of Rural Development in 1983 In the year 1994, the Institute was renamed as "Andhra Pradesh Academy of Rural Development" and seven study centers were opened to cater to the emerging training needs as a consequence of 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendments. In the year 1996 the Centre for Disaster Management was opened in A.P. Academy of Rural Development. The Extension Training centres were brought Administrative control of APARD in the year 1999 under the

The Centre for Development studies was established in the year 2000

The Academy has celebrated it's Golden Jubilee year in 2004. Recognized as a Nodal Agency for organizing training programmes to the Revenue Officers in the State on Capacity Building by Chief Commissioner of Land Administration in 2005 The AMR-APARD has been designated as Mother Organization for District Livelihood Resources Centres (DLRCs) and Cluster Livelihood Resources Centers (CLRCs) The Institute has entered an MoU with IRSA during 2007, Guntur for running long term certificate/Degree/Diploma courses in the field of Rural Development. The Institute has entered an MoU with Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai on 1st January 2009 for running various academic courses in the field of Panchayat Raj and Rural Development. Video Conference facility established with all District Head Quarters, Extension Training Centres and National Informatics Centre for organing virtual classes.

Copyright 2009, AMR-APARD, Govt. of AP, India

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