Pending bifurcation of AMR-AP Academy of Rural Development (APARD), the combined AP, the residuary AP made a stop gap arrangement of State Institute for Rural Development (SIRD) in 2015 as an Apex Training Institute in Rural Development and Panchayat Raj for capacity building. As per MoRD guidelines, the institute is renamed as AP State Institute for Rural Development & Panchayat Raj (APSIRDPR) vide GO Ms No.92, PR&RD (RD.III) Department dated 29.08.2018. After the creation of new department of GV/WV & VS/WS Department vide GO Ms No.156, GA (Cabinet.II) Department dated 21.12.2019, APSIRDPR is brought under its control vide GO Ms No.02, GV/WV & VS/WS Department dated 16.06.2020. Accordingly, PR&RD Department has transferred APSIRDPR to GV/WV & VS/WS Department vide GO Ms No.407, PR&RD (RD.III) Department dated 13.07.2020.
APSIRDPR imparts Capacity building Trainings to the Elected Representatives of PRIs and Functionaries of PR & RD and GV/WV & VS/WS Departments
