Poverty alleviation Unit

DRDA(District Rural Development Agencies) has traditionally been the principal organ at the district level to oversee the implementation of anti-poverty programmes of the Ministry of Rural Development. This agency was created originally to implement the Integrated Rural Development Programme (IRDP). Subsequently the DRDAs were entrusted with number of programmes of both state and central governments. From 1 April 1999, a separate DRDA Administration has been introduced to take care of the administrative costs. This aims at strengthening the DRDAs and make them more professional in managing the anti-poverty programmes and be an effective link between the ministry and the district level.

In Kerala, DRDAs are now renamed as District Poverty Alleviation Units (PAUs) , headed by Project Director.

#	*Office*	*Address*
1	Poverty Alleviation Unit Thiruvananthapuram	Vattiyoorkavu, Thiruvananthapuram PIN- 695 013
2	Poverty Alleviation Unit Kollam	District Panchayath, Kollam PIN- 691 009
3	Poverty Alleviation Unit Pathanamthitta	District Panchayath, Pathanamthitta PIN- 689 645
4	Poverty Alleviation Unit Alappuzha	Civil Station, Alapuzha PIN- 688 001
5	Poverty Alleviation Unit Kottayam	District Panchayath, Kottayam PIN- 686 002
6	Poverty Alleviation Unit Idukki	District Panchayath, Idukki PIN- 685 603
7	Poverty Alleviation Unit Ernakulam	District Panchayath, Ernakulam PIN- 682 030
8	Poverty Alleviation Unit Thrissur	District Panchayath, Thrissur PIN- 680 003
9	Poverty Alleviation Unit Palakkad	District Panchayath, Palakkad PIN- 678 001
10	Poverty Alleviation Unit Malappuram	District Panchayath, Malappuram PIN- 676 505
11	Poverty Alleviation Unit Kozhikode	District Panchayath, Kozhikkod PIN- 673 020
12	Poverty Alleviation Unit Wayanad	District Panchayath, Wayanad, PIN- 673 122
13	Poverty Alleviation Unit Kannur	District Panchayath, Kannur PIN- 670 002
14	Poverty Alleviation Unit Kasargod	District Panchayath, Kasaragod PIN- 621 123

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