State Institute of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj, Punjab is an apex institute in the field of Training, Consultancy, Evaluation and Research in the areas of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj.
SIRD is the nodal institute for the training and capacity building programmes under Ministry of Panchayati Raj & Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India.
SIRD with its established expertise in Capacity Building for Elected Representatives and official counterparts in Rural Development and Panchayati Raj in the State, has been working in this field since 1984.