Memorandum of Association

Bihar Institute of Public Administration and Rural Development(BIPARD)

1. Name of the Society

The name of the Society will be “Bihar Institute of Public Administration and Rural Development” (hereinafter referred to as BIPARD)

2. Location and Registered office of the Society

The registered office of the Society shall be at WALMI Campus, Patna-801505 the state of Bihar.

3. Objectives of the Society

BIPARD will be an apex Institute of Training and Research in the field of Public Administration, Rural Development, Disaster Management, Panchayati Raj, Non-Government Organisations, Urban Development, Land and Water Management, etc. It will be developed as a centre of excellence to provide the necessary support to the national and state governments and Government of Bihar, in particular, and other agencies concerned in these fields in the areas of policy formulation, programme initiatives, implementation strategies, training, research evaluation, documentation and dissemination of information in India.

The objects for which the Society is formed are to provide for and promote study in the fields mentioned above, in India and State of Bihar, in particular, and on global scale and with this purpose:-

(a) to undertake and assist in the organisation of training and study courses, conferences, seminars and lectures, incorporating latest methodologies of training and instruction including distance learning methodologies;

(b) to undertake, aid, promote and coordinate training, research and action research through its own or other agencies including non-governmental organisations, universities and other academic institutions and training centres including those established by/ with the aid of the Government of India or any State Government including Government of Bihar;

(c) to establish schools/centres for (i) Study and orientations, (ii) Training and instruction, and (iii) Research and Evaluation, and such others activities as may be necessary to achieve the objects of the Society;

(d) to analyse specific problems encountered in the planning and implementation of community development, panchayatiraj and other rural development programmes, disaster management, urban development, land and water management, etc., especially those designed to promote the interests of vulnerable section including women, and propose solutions thereto;

(e) to follow up in a manner to be mutually agreed upon, the training programmes organised by the Training Centres referred to in (b) above and to advise the Central Government and Government of Bihar and, subject to mutual agreement, any other Ministries or authorities on their training programmes;

(f) to prepare, print and publish papers, periodicals and books in furtherance of the objects of the Society;

(g) to establish and maintain Libraries and information services, and information clearing house in all matters relating to areas mentioned above at the beginning of para-3.

(h) to collaborate with other institutions, Associations and Societies in India and in the State of Bihar, in particular and abroad interested in similar objects;

(i) to offer Fellowships, Scholarships, Prize and Stipends in furtherance of the objects of the Society; and

(j) to promote application of science and technology in the development of rural areas through training research and action research.