QuestionPolity / ministries
The ministry of Rural Development consists of which of the following departments?
- (a) Department of Rural Development and Department of Land Resources
- (b) Department of Community Development, Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation and Department of Social Assistance
- (c) Department of Rural Development, Department of Community Resources and Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation
- (d) Department of Land Resources, Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation and Department of Social Assistance
Answer: (a) Department of Rural Development and Department of Land Resources
The Ministry of Rural Development has two departments: Department of Rural Development and Department of Land Resources. Drinking Water and Sanitation became a separate ministry (2011; now Jal Shakti).