The Telangana State Institute of Rural Development (TSIRD) is an Apex Institute for Training and Capacity Building of Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Functionaries in Telangana. The main objective of the Institute is to enhance knowledge base, upgrade the skills of the Panchayat Raj & Rural Development (PR&RD) Department through Training, Action Research, Monitoring and Evaluation. It also facilitates the convergence to meet the objectives of local self-governance for sustainable rural prosperity.

The State Institute of Rural Development helps in imparting both foundation and refresher training of representative and functionaries, so as to keep them abreast of the latest development in implementation of various schemes.

The State Institute of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj, which is situated at Karfectar, 2 Kilometers away from Jorethang, South Sikkim, is the apex training institute of the Rural Management and Development Department and entrusted with various training and research activities pertaining to local self-governance and rural development. The facilities and infrastructure of the institute are also utilized by various other departments and organizations from time to time.

State Institute of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj, Mizoram envisions to make Mizoram a place where most of the people have access to decent food, clothing, shelter, dignity and a chance to live his or her life to the fullest. State Institute of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj, Mizoram shall develop quality human resources and technologies for people's empowerment, global competitiveness and sustainable development for the rural populace.