Community development block
In
Nomenclature
The nomenclature varies from state to state, such as common terms like "block" and others including community development block, panchayat union block, panchayat block, panchayat samiti block, development block, etc. All denote a CD Block, which is a subdivision of a district, exclusively for rural development.[7][6][4]
History
The concept of the community development block was first suggested by Grow More Food (GMF) Enquiry Committee in 1952 to address the challenge of multiple rural development agencies working without a sense of common objectives.
Block Development Officer
In India, a Civil service officer of the rank of Block Development Officer (BDO) is the in-charge of a CD Block in India. BDO are usually officers of representative state-governments. BDO reports to the
Blocks statewise
State | CD Block | Number of CD Blocks |
---|---|---|
Andaman and Nicobar Islands | CD Block | 9[11] |
Andhra Pradesh | Mandal |
685 |
Arunachal Pradesh | Block or Circle | 112[12] |
Assam | Block | 219[5] |
Bihar | Block | 342 |
Chandigarh | Block | 3 |
Chhattisgarh | CD Block | 342 |
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | CD Block | 342 |
Delhi | CD Block | 342 |
Goa | CD Block | 342 |
Gujarat | CD Block | 342 |
Haryana | Block | 142 |
Himachal Pradesh | CD Block | 342 |
Jammu and Kashmir | CD Block | 342 |
Jharkhand | Block | 263 |
Karnataka | CD Block | 342 |
Kerala | Block | 152 |
Ladakh | CD Block | 342 |
Lakshadweep | CD Block | 342 |
Madhya Pradesh | CD Block | 342 |
Maharashtra | CD Block | 342 |
Manipur | CD Block | 342 |
Meghalaya | CD Block | 342 |
Mizoram | CD Block | 342 |
Nagaland | CD Block | 342 |
Odisha | CD Block | 314 |
Puducherry | CD Block | 342 |
Punjab | CD Block | 342 |
Rajasthan | CD Block | 342 |
Sikkim | CD Block | 342 |
Tamilnadu |
Taluk | 220 |
Telangana | Mandal | 342 |
Tripura | CD Block | 58 |
Uttar Pradesh | CD Block | 822[13] |
Uttarakhand | CD Block | 95 |
West Bengal | CD Block | 342[14][15] |
See also
References
- ^ Maheshwari, Shriram. "Rural Development and Bureaucracy in India". The Indian Journal of Public Administration. XXX (3): 1093–1100.
- ^ Vidyarthi, Lalita Prasad (1981). Tribal Development and Its Administration. Concept Publishing Company.
- ISBN 9781555878108.
- ^ a b "Development Blocks | District Barabanki, Government of Uttar Pradesh | India". Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ a b CD Blocks of Assam. "Administrative setup".
- ^ a b "GUIDELINES FOR THE WORKING ARRANGEMENTS OF THE NEWLY CREATED ADDITIONAL BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICERS IN THE PANCHAYAT UNION ADMINISTRATIVE SET-UP" (PDF). Rural Development Department, Government of Tami Nadu.
- ^ "Block development offices; Kerala, Commissionerate of Rural Development".
- ^ Report of The Grow More Food Enquiry Committee. Government of India Ministry of Food and Agriculture. 1952.
- ^ "First Five Year Plan". Planning Commission. Archived from the original on 16 September 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ "The Failure of the Community Development Programme in India". Archived from the original on 12 July 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
- ^ About of the block. "Tehsil details".
- ^ Administrative setup. "Administrative setup" (PDF).
- ^ "Social Demography of Uttar Pradesh". Government of Uttar Pradesh official portal. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- ^ "Census 2011, West Bengal" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Rural development in West Bengal". Department of Panchayat & Rural Development, Government of West Bengal homepage. Retrieved 19 September 2019.