BIPARD GAYA OFFICIAL

The Bihar Institute of Public Administration and Rural Development is one of the most important regulatory departments of Bihar Government. Subsequent to the formation of Jharkhand State, the Administrative Training Institute (ATI) and the State Institute of Rural Development (SIRD) by virtue of their location at Ranchi vested with the State of Jharkhand.

The Officers and the staff of the State of Bihar need to be trained in public administration, good governance etc and for that the Government through its notification no. 68 dated 28th March 2002 established the Administrative Training Institute (ATI) at Water and Land Management Institute (WALMI), Phulwarisharif, Patna.

The State Institute of Rural Development (SIRD) was similarly created by the Govt. of Bihar through notification no. 7036 dated 15/09/2005 and was located at WALMI, Phulwarisharif, Patna along with the ATI. The Director General of ATI was designated the Director General of SIRD as well.