CENTRE FOR RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE(CRI)
Rural Infrastructure and Development
Recognizing the importance of infrastructure creation in achieving the millennium goals, NIRD has created a centre, namely, Centre for Rural infrastructure (CRI) in April, 2008. The centre aims at providing policy support to the Ministries of Rural Development, Health and Family Welfare, HRD and in addition, capacity building of the development functionaries involved in planning and implementation of National Rural Health Mission, Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, Indira Awaj Yojana, Swajaldhara, Accelerated Rural Water Supply Programm, Total Sanitation Campaign etc. The mandate and objectives of the centre are presented below.
Mandate and Objectives
To understand and appreciate the role of rural infrastructure in enhancement of quality of life
To enhance the skills of development functionaries on effective formulation and management of rural infrastructure programmes and
To suggest policy measures through evaluation/impact assessment studies
Thrust Areas
The broad activities of the centre encompasses the following major thrust areas.
* Rural Roads

* Rural Drinking Water and sanitation

* Rural Health care

* Rural Housing

* Rural Market infrastructure

* Rural Tele-communication

* Rural Electrification

* Irrigation canals etc
The programmes and policies that are designed and implemented with respect to the above are analysed and necessary policy support will be extended to the concerned State / Central Ministries by CRI. In addition, the centre under takes the consultancy projects on request by National and International organizations. Further, the participants attending training programmes at NIRD will be exposed to the demonstration units established at Rural Techology park, NIRD, Hyderabad. It is to be noted that the centre related technologies in particular are cost effective, location specific covering diverse geo-climatic situations with a host of feasible options in the areas of housing (models), water treatment methods and public health care measures.

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