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National Institute Of Rural Dev. And Panchayati Raj (NIRDPR) No.

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Administration Contact Details

Sr No. Designation Contact No. Email
1 Director General 040-24008441, 040-24008401 dg [at] nird [dot] gov [dot] in
2 (Finance) and FA i/c 040-24008418 fa [at] nird [dot] gov [dot] in
3 Registrar & Director (Admn.)i/c 040-24008504 manojk [at] nird [dot] gov [dot] in
4 Assistant Registrar(E)i/c 040-24008404 art [dot] nird [at] gov [dot] in
5 Assistant Registrar(T)i/c 040-24008404 pkghosh [at] nird [dot] gov [dot] in
6 PRO 040-24008580, 9848521043 kcbehera [at] nird [dot] gov [dot] in
7 Payment Related Queries - jrd [dot] nird [at] gov [dot] in
8 Centre for Research & Training Coordination & Networking (CRTCN) 040-24008439 training [dot] nird [at] gov [dot] in

School Wise Faculty Contact Details

Sr No. Name Designation Contact No. Email
School of Development Studies & Social Justice
Centre for Agrarian Studies
1 Dr Surjit Vikraman Associate Professor & Head 7032663574 surjitvikraman [at] nird [dot] gov [dot] in
2 Dr Nithya V G Assistant Professor 040-24008564, 9821804082 nithyavg [at] nird [dot] gov [dot] in
3 Dr Ch Radhika Rani Associate Professor 9959968602 radhikarani [dot] nird [at] gov [dot] in
Centre for Equity & Social Development
4 Dr T. Vijaya Kumar Associate Professor & Head, NERC-Guwahati 0361-2304790, 7981618162 tvijayakumar [at] nird [dot] gov [dot] in
5 Dr Satya Ranjan Mahakul Assistant Professor 040-24008414, 7486894419 msatyaranjan [at] nird [dot] gov [dot] in
6 Dr. S. Nagabhushana Rao Associate Professor & Head 9440982868 snrao [dot] nird [at] gov [dot] in
Centre for Gender Studies and Development
7 Dr Vanishree Joseph Assistant Professor & Head i/c 9994892780 vanishreej [at] nird [dot] gov [dot] in
Centre for Human Resource Development
8 Dr R Murugesan Professor & Head 040-24008445,8500085008 murugesan [at] nird [dot] gov [dot] in
9 Dr. S. Ramesh Sakthivel Associate Professor 9420615435 rameshsakthivel [dot] nird [at] gov [dot] in
10 Dr Lakhan Singh Assistant Professor 9640688642 lakhan [at] nird [dot] gov [dot] in
11 Dr Sucharita Pujari Assistant Professor 040-24008523, 9640689320 sucharitapujari [at] nird [dot] gov [dot] in
Centre for PG Studies and Distance Education
12 Dr S Jyothis Professor & Head 040-24008463, 9949531416 jyothis [at] nird [dot] gov [dot] in
13 Dr Aryashree Debapriya Associate Professor 8978664724 debapriya [at] nird [dot] gov [dot] in
14 Dr Akanksha Shukla Associate Professor 040-24008572, 8367386789 akanksha [at] nird [dot] gov [dot] in
15 Dr Sucharita Pujari Assistant Professor 040-24008523, 9640689320 sucharitapujari [at] nird [dot] gov [dot] in
School of Local Governance
Centre for Panchayati Raj, Decentralised Planning and Social Service Delivery
16 Dr Anjan Kumar Bhanja Associate Professor & Head - anjankumarb [at] nird [dot] gov [dot] in
17 Dr R. Chinnadurai Associate Professor 040-24008553 chinnadurai [at] nird [dot] gov [dot] in
18 Dr Pratyusna Patnaik Assistant Professor - pratyusna [at] nird [dot] gov [dot] in
19 Dr S K Sathyaprabha Assistant Professor - sksathyaprabha [at] nird [dot] gov [dot] in
School of Public Policy and Good Governance
Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility, Public Private Partnership & Peoples Action
20 Dr S Ramesh Sakthivel Associate Professor & Head 040-29702061, 9420615435 rameshsakthivel [at] nird [dot] gov [dot] in
21 Dr Ruchira Bhattacharya Assistant Professor 9821165871 ruchirab [at] nird [dot] gov [dot] in
Centre for Good Governance & Policy Analysis
22 Dr Partha Pratim Sahu Associate Professor & Head (i/c) 040-24008453, 9871324924 ppsahu [at] nird [dot] gov [dot] in
23 Dr K Prabhakar Assistant Professor & Head (i/c) 9989648950 kprabhakar [at] nird [dot] gov [dot] in
24 Dr R. Aruna Jayamani Assistant Professor 040-24008520, 7660008020 arunajayamani [at] nird [dot] gov [dot] in
25 Shri K Rajeshwar Assistant Professor 040-24008560, 9848780150 rajeshwar [at] nird [dot] gov [dot] in
Centre for Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation
26 Dr K Prabhakar Assistant Professor & Head (i/c) 9989648950 kprabhakar [at] nird [dot] gov [dot] in
School of Rural Livelihoods and Infrastructure
Centre for Entrepreneurship Development and Financial Inclusion
27 Dr Partha Pratim Sahu Associate Professor & Head (i/c) 040-24008453, 9871324924 ppsahu [at] nird [dot] gov [dot] in , radhikarani [dot] nird@goppsahu [dot] nird [at] gov [dot] inv [dot] in
Centre for Rural Infrastructure
28 Dr R Ramesh Associate Professor & Head 8465888003 rramesh [at] nird [dot] gov [dot] in
29 Er H K Solanki Assistant Professor(Sr. Scale) 9214446732 hksolanki [at] nird [dot] gov [dot] in
Centre for Wage Employment & Livelihoods
30 Dr V Suresh Babu Associate Professor & Head - vsureshbabu [at] nird [dot] gov [dot] in
31 Dr C Dheeraja Associate Professor 9490061501 dheeraja [at] nird [dot] gov [dot] in
32 Dr Digambar A Chimankar Associate Professor 040-24008588, 7095266266 digambar [at] nird [dot] gov [dot] in
33 Dr G V Krishna Lohi Das Assistant Professor (Sr.Scale) 9849318083 gvklohidas [at] nird [dot] gov [dot] in
34 Dr Palla Anu Radha Assistant Professor 8179059607 panuradha [at] nird [dot] gov [dot] in
35 Dr Sonal Mobar Roy Assistant Professor 040-24008540, 9951266633 sonalmobarroy [at] nird [dot] gov [dot] in
School of Science, Technology and Knowledge Systems
Centre for Geoinformatics Application in Rural Development
36 Dr P Kesava Rao Associate Professor & Head 040-24008449, 9849257622 kesava [at] nird [dot] gov [dot] in
37 Dr N.S.R.Prasad Assistant Professor 040-24008539, 7896257663 nsrprasad [at] nird [dot] gov [dot] in
Centre for Innovations and Appropriate Technology for Skills and Jobs
38 Dr C. Kathiresan Associate Professor & Head 9490191088 kathiresan [at] nird [dot] gov [dot] in
39 Dr S Ramesh Sakthivel Associate Professor 9420615435 rameshsakthivel [at] nird [dot] gov [dot] in
40 Mr. Mohammad Khan Sr. Consultant 9848924111 mdkhan [dot] nird [at] gov [dot] in
School of Sustainable Development
Centre for Natural Resource Management, Climate Change and Disaster Mitigation
41 Dr Ravindra S. Gavali Professor & Head 040-24008487, 9848997643 ravindrasg [at] nird [dot] gov [dot] in
42 Dr S Jyothis Professor 040-24008463, 9949531416 jyothis [at] nird [dot] gov [dot] in
43 Dr Raj Kumar Pammi Assistant Professor 9032622024 prajkumar [at] nird [dot] gov [dot] in
School of Accountability and Transparency (SA&T)
Centre for Social Audit
44 Dr C Dheeraja Associate Professor & Head 9490061501 dheeraja [at] nird [dot] gov [dot] in
45 Dr Rajesh Kumar Sinha Assistant Professor 040-24008439, 9811736500 rajeshksinha [at] nird [dot] gov [dot] in
46 Dr Srinivas Sajja Assistant Professor 8499921333 sajja [at] nird [dot] gov [dot] in
Professional Support Centres
Centre for Development Documentation & Communication
47 Dr S Jyothis Professor & Head 040-24008463, 9949531416 jyothis [at] nird [dot] gov [dot] in
Centre for Information Communication & Technology
48 Dr M V Ravibabu Associate Professor & Head 9441900326 mvravibabu [at] nird [dot] gov [dot] in
Centre for Research & Training Coordination & Networking
49 Dr C Kathiresan Associate Professor & Head 9490191088 kathiresan [at] nird [dot] gov [dot] in
50 Dr Vanishree Joseph Assistant Professor 9994892780 vanishreej [at] nird [dot] gov [dot] in
51 Dr. M.V. Ravibabu Associate Professor 9441900326 mvravibabu [dot] nird [at] gov [dot] in
52 Dr. Venkatamallu Thadaboina Research Officer 9866681774 venkatamallu [dot] nird [at] gov [dot] in
53 Ms. Vandana Research Officer 9891944911 vandana [dot] nird [at] gov [dot] in
Centre For Internal Audit In Rural Development (CIARD)
54 Dr. U. Hemantha Kumar Associate Professor & Head 9618949433 hemanthakumar [dot] nird [at] gov [dot] in
Centre For Rural Marketing And Promotion Of Rural Products, Enterprise And Development (CRMPRPED)
55 Dr. Ch. Radhika Rani Director, NRLM-RC 9959968602 radhikarani [dot] nird [at] gov [dot] in
56 Mr. Chiranji Lal Assistant Director 9810368446 kataria [dot] nird [at] gov [dot] in
North Eastern Regional Centre (NERC), Guwahati
57 Prof. (Dr.) R. Murugesan Director 8500085008 directornerc [dot] nird [at] gov [dot] in
58 Dr. V. Suresh Babu Associate Professor 9849477906 vsureshbabu [dot] nird [at] gov [dot] in
59 Dr. T. Vijaya Kumar Associate Professor 7731007799 tvijayakumar [dot] nird [at] gov [dot] in
60 Er. Partha Pratim Bhattacharjee Assistant Professor 9492192001 bpartha [dot] nird [at] gov [dot] in
61 Dr. Ratna Bhuyan Assistant Professor 9854050437 ratnabhuyan [dot] nird [at] gov [dot] in
62 Dr. M.K Shrivastava Assistant Professor 9401234467 mkshrivastava [dot] nird [at] gov [dot] in
63 Dr. A. Simhachalam Assistant Professor 8876323499 asimhachalam [dot] nird [at] gov [dot] in
64 Er. S.K Ghosh Sr. CPA & Incharge, IT-Cell - skghosh [dot] nird [at] gov [dot] in
Centre for Panchayati Raj (CPR) NIRD&PR, Hyderabad
65 - Project Coordinator (TISPRI) 040-24008589, 040-24008561 tispri [dot] nird [at] gov [dot] in , priexperts [at] gmail [dot] com

State Institute of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj

Sr No. Centre Name Designation Contact No. Email Address
1 Ministry of Rural Development Dr. C. Kathiresan Associate Professor & Head Centre for Research & Training Coordination & Networking (CRTCN), NIRDPR 040-24008439 training [dot] nird [at] gov [dot] in Government of India Rajendranagar, Hyderabad - 500 030, Telangana State, India
2 North Eastern Regional Centre Prof. (Dr.). R. Murugesan Director -NIRDPR-NERC, Guwahati 0361-2304790,
Fax.: 0361-2302570		 directornerc [dot] nird [at] gov [dot] in , admnerc [dot] nird [at] gov [dot] in NIRD Lane, Jawaharnagar Khanapara, Guwahati 781022, Assam, India
3 Delhi Centre Core Dr. Ruchira Bhattacharya, Assistant Professor & Head i/c NIRDPR- Delhi Centre 011-24642394 ruchirab [dot] nird [at] gov [dot] in 4 B, UG Floor, India Habitat Centre Lodhi Road, New Delhi -110003 India
4 CGC Shri Abhishek Anant Research Officer 8130066404 abhishek [dot] anant [at] gov [dot] in , abhishekanat5 [at] gmail [dot] com Vaishali At- Banya, P.O-Chakramdas, Distt.-Muzaffarpur- 844128, Bihar, India
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Deendayal Upadhyaya-Grameen Kaushalya Yojana - DDU-GKY Contact Details

Sr No. Name Designation Contact No. Email
1 Dr. Sandhya Gopakumaran Director - Training & Development, MIS(i/c) 040-24001205, 040-24001207, 9246411007 sandhya [dot] nird [at] gov [dot] in
2 Director - Finance Director - Finance 040-24008548 -
3 Shri. L. Sudhakara Reddy Director (Monitoring & Evaluation), DDU-GKY, NIRD & PR 040-24008537 svnreddy [dot] nird [at] gov [dot] in

Rural Technology Park

Email: rtp [dot] nird [at] gov [dot] in
Address: Centre for Innovations & Appropriate Technologies
National Institute of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj
Rajendranagar, Hyderabad-500 030

Rural Self Employment Training Institutes

Email: rseti [dot] nird [at] gov [dot] in (Same For All)

Sr No. Designation Contact No.
1 Executive Director DDU-GKY & RSETI 040-24008454
2 Project Manager/Assistant, RSETI 040-24008496, 040-24008454

Programme Contact Details

Sr No. Name Designation Contact No. Email
Post Graduate Diploma in Geospatial Technology Applications in Rural Development (PGDGARD)
1 Dr S Jyothis Professor and Head 040-24008585 (Telefax) pgsrd2009 [at] gmail [dot] com
2 Dr P Kesava Rao Associate Professor & Head 040-24008449 kesava [dot] nird [at] gov [dot] in
3 Dr M V Ravibabu Associate Professor - mvravibabu [dot] nird@ [at] gov [dot] in
4 Dr N.S.R.Prasad - 040-24008539 nsrprasad [dot] nird [at] gov [dot] in
Post Graduate Diploma in Sustainable Rural Development (PGDSRD)
5 Dr S Jyothis Professor and Head 040-24008585 (Telefax), 040-24008463 dec [dot] nird [at] gov [dot] in , jyothis [dot] nird [at] gov [dot] in
6 Dr Aryashree Debapriya Associate Professor   debapriya [dot] nird [at] gov [dot] in
7 Dr Akanksha Shukla Associate Professor & Head 040-24008572 akanksha [dot] nird [at] gov [dot] in
8 Dr Sucharita Pujari Assistant Professor 040-24008523 sucharitapujari [dot] nird [at] gov [dot] in
Post Graduate Diploma in Rural Development (PGDRDM)
9 Dr S Jyothis Professor and Head 040-24008442, 040-24008522,
Fax.: 040-2408522		 pgdrdmadmission [at] gmail [dot] com
10 Dr S Jyothis Professor and Head 040-24008585 (Telefax), 040-24008463 dec [dot] nird [at] gov [dot] in , jyothis [dot] nird [at] gov [dot] in
11 Dr Aryashree Debapriya Associate Professor - debapriya [dot] nird [at] gov [dot] in
12 Dr Akanksha Shukla Associate Professor & Head 040-24008572 akanksha [dot] nird [at] gov [dot] in

Address

National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj
Rajendranagar, Hyderabad - 500030, T.S, India
Contact No.: 040-24008526, 040-24008468, 040-24008442
Email: cdc [dot] nird [at] gov [dot] in , pgsrd2009 [at] gmail [dot] com
Fax: 040-24016500
Office hours: 9am-5:30pm, Academic hours: 9am-5pm

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Ministry of Rural Development (MORD) Contact No.