Bipard

In undivided Bihar, Sri Krishna Institute of Public Administration (SKIPA) situated at Ranchi, used to be the Administrative Training Institute. After creation of separate state of Jharkhand, the Government of Bihar, established its own Administrative Training Institute (ATI) at WALMI Campus, Phulwari Sharif, Patna. Subsequently, in the year 2004,... a Rural Development Training Institute popularly known as SIRD in many States, was also set up. The organisational structure of these two training institutes, hitherto functioning as integral part of the General Administration Department and the Rural Development Department, underwent a change in the year 2005. The separate training institutions were merged into Bihar Institute of Public Administration and Rural Development (BIPARD) and became an autonomous body under the Societies Registration Act 1960 with effect from 1st April, 2006. In the year 2012, the Government of Bihar formulated and adopted 'State Training Policy' to provide vision and necessary guidance to achieve performance enhancement, up-gradation of knowledge and skill of all personnel through systematic training. As per mandate of the STP, the BIPARD is now the apex training institute of Bihar and have responsibility to provide leadership in the field of training. BIPARD will be the apex institute of Training and Research in the field of Public Administration, Rural Development, Disaster Management, Panchayati Raj, Non-Government Organization, Urban Development, Land, Water Management and Sanitatation etc. It will be developed as a centre of excellence to provide the necessary support to the National and the State Governments and other agencies concerned in these fields in the area of policy formulation, programme initiatives, implementation strategies, training, research evaluation, documentation and dissemination of information. In order to give shape to this vision, it functions through several centres, looking after specific activities. These are: Sl. Name of the Centre Sub Centres (Subjects) ...Read More