Prime Minister's
Rural Development Fellows Scheme
Ministry of Rural Development | Government of India
Placement Locations
As part of the PMRDF Scheme the fellows will be placed in the following locations:
(Select state/ region to view placement locations)
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Andhra Pradesh
- Adilabad
- East Godavari
- Karimnagar
- Khammam
- Srikakulam
- Visakhapatnam
- Vizianagaram
- Warangal
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Bihar
- Arwal
- Aurangabad
- Gaya
- Jamui
- Jehanabad
- Kaimur (Bhabua)
- Munger
- Nawada
- Pashchim Champaran
- Rohtas
- Sitamarhi
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Chhattisgarh
- Balrampur
- Bastar
- Jashpur
- Kawardha (Kabeerdham)
- Kanker Uttar Bastar
- Kondagaon
- Koriya
- Rajnandgaon
- Surajpur
- Surguja
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Jharkhand
- Bokaro
- Chatra
- East Singhbhum
- Garhwa
- Giridih
- Gumla
- Hazaribagh
- Khunti
- Koderma
- Latehar
- Lohardaga
- Palamu
- Ranchi (Rural)
- Simdega
- West Singhbhum
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Madhya Pradesh
- Anuppur
- Balaghat
- Chhindwara
- Dindori
- Mandla
- Seoni
- Sidhi
- Singrauli
-
Maharashtra
- Gondiya
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Odisha
- Deogarh
- Gajapati
- Ganjam
- Jajpur
- Kalahandi
- Kandhamal
- Kendujhar
- Koraput
- Malkangiri
- Nayagarh
- Rayagada
- Sambalpur
- Sonepur
- Sundargarh
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Uttar Pradesh
- Chandauli
- Mirzapur
- Sonbhadra
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West Bengal
- Bankura
- Medinipur West
- Puruliya
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North Eastern States
- Assam
- Arunachal Pradesh
- Manipur
- Meghalaya
- Mizoram
- Nagaland
- Tripura
Names of districts in the North Easten States will be notified later.
Field Placements
The proposal is to select 140 PMRD Fellows - 110 for the Western, Eastern, Northern and Central Indian States, and 30 for the North Eastern Region States of the country as Prime Minister's Rural Development Fellows 2014.
Duration
The duration of Fellowship under the PMRDF shall be for a total period of two years and shall include an orientation period not exceeding three months.
Post Fellowship Requirement
On successful completion of Fellowship, a PMRD Fellow is required to spend at least one year in public service as a paid full-time employee of the State Rural Livelihood Mission (SRLM) in the State she/he is assigned to. The SRLM may choose to hire the Fellow at an appropriate position or place her/him in an organisation partnered, promoted or supported by it.