User:SIRD NAGALAND

SIRD, KOHIMA : NAGALAND

The Directorate of State Institute of Rural development (SIRD) was established in the year 1990. The SIRD complex is situated below Nagaland Civil Secretariat which is about two kilometres away from the main city of Kohima. 

The objective of the department is to organize and impart training for the rural development functionaries and other allied agencies at the State level, block level and at grass-root level. The objective of the department is also to take up Action Research activities, consultancy services, evaluation & monitoring works related to social problems and economic activities. 

The SIRD has a three-tier institutional set up under the ministry of rural Development (MORD) Govt. of India for training of all categories of Govt. officials and agencies related to rural development with the National Institute of Rural Development (NIRD) as the apex Institute at the National Level located at Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh), a regional center for North-East at Guwahati and the State Institute of Rural Development (SIRD) at the State level and two Extension Training centers (ETCs) at the district level. 

Aims of the Institute: The main thrust of the SIRD is to provide training facilities to various level of people from all walks of live with the following aims: 

Visions & Mission: To Train people for improving efficiency and promoting transfer of better technology for achieving higher level of production and growth for the benefit and up-liftment of the rural poor particularly their social and economic status. 

• Organize training programs, seminars, workshops, conference etc. for various categories of Government functionaries including NGOs, VOs and SHGs.

• Undertaking research studies by the faculties on various subjects relating to rural development in the state.

• Dissemination of information by way of contributing articles by senior Faculty members in important reports and other publications.

• To provide orientations training to the village level functionaries such as Village Councils and Village Development Boards.

• To bring about co-ordination amongst the Government Departments by way of organizing seminars and workshops on relevant issues common to the people of the State.

• To provide computer literacy (IT) to all allied agencies & rural youth.