Evaluation Study of Centrally Sponsored Scheme of DRDA Administration Executive Summary

The District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) has been traditionally the principal organ at the District level to oversee the implementation of different anti-poverty programmes. The DRDA Guidelines of 1999 primarily define the role of DRDA as a Supporting and Facilitating Organization and being a catalyst in the development process, The guidelines also indicate the need for developing a greater understanding of processes necessary for poverty alleviation/eradication as well as developing capacity to build synergies among different agencies for most effective results.