About Organisation

Association of Engineers and Technical Officers of Panchayats & Rural Development, West Bengal (AETOPRD) was registered under West Bengal Societies Registration Act XXVI of 1961 in the year 2010 with Registration No. 74439 of 2010-2011. The Association is a constituent association of Federation of Associations of Engineers and Technical Officers (FAETO), West Bengal. This association is working for the benefit of Engineers of Panchayats and Rural Development Department (P&RD) as well as Engineers of West Bengal State Rural Development Agency (WBSRDA). All are associated with the implementation of the major infrastructural development in the Panchayat / Rural Area of all over West Bengal such as Banglar Gramin Sadak Yojana (BGSY) Road Works, different types of Bridges, Multi-Storyed Buildings, and other funded major Rural Roads.

History Of Organisation

Initially in 2010, Association of Engineers and Technical Officers of Panchayats and Rural Development, West Bengal (AETOPRD) was associated with the Engineers of Panchayats and Rural Development Department. Later on the association felt huge demand from different levels for inclusion of Engineers of West Bengal State Rural Development Agency (WBSRDA). Finally it was decided in the year of 2020 that two units will work together to benefit each other, unit one is Engineers of Panchayats and Rural Developmenmt Department and unit two is for Engineers of West Bengal State Rural Development Agency (WBSRDA).

Our Activities

Association of Engineers and Technical Officers of Panchayats and Rural Development Department, Govt. of West Bengal (AETOPRD) would like to take the privilege to be a part of one of the important stakeholder for the economic revival in the rural areas of West Bengal and succed in every sphere of Rural Development Programme under P&RD Department. We are hopeful if the following long pending demands of the Engineers are fulfilled. Therefore we are placing forward our Four Point Demands for the kind consideration of the Government at the Highest Level.

Point No. 1 : Creation of Rural Engineering Directorate (RED) under the administrative control of Panchayats and Rural Development Department may be proposed in the Cabinet for proper maintenance of the huge Rural Road Network under BGSY (Around 34,000 km), and 100 Long Span Bridges.

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President Desk

Er. Biswanath Acharya

President

Dear all, it gives me immense pleasure to speak one and all that “Association of Engineers and technical Officers, Panchayat & Rural Development Department, West Bengal” (AETOPRD) had gone a long way in its journey. The growth of AETOPRD is synonymous with the growth of the West Bengal State Rural Development Agency (WBSRDA).

We as members of the AETOPRD would like to take the privilege to be a part of one of the important stakeholders for the Economic Revival in rural areas of West Bengal and be successful in every sphere of the Rural Development Programme under panchayat and Rural development department. We remain hopeful that our long-pending demands for the engineers under the WBSRDA set-up are fulfilled. If fulfilled, then we can deliver public services more quickly.

I hope that, based on a serious consideration of the demands, we will reach an agreement that will lead to the further strengthening of this Department. We will continue our struggle for benefit of Engineer Officers of this Association restlessly.

In the conclusion, I express my thanks and gratitude to you all who have so far been with us.

Thank you

Secretary Desk

Er. Goutam Roy

Secretary

Dear Colleagues, Seniors and Honourable Dignitaries, In recent years, we witnessed a significant increase of concern among the peoples of rural Bengal, for better connectivity issues and better roads. However the Contractual Assistant Engineers and Junior Engineers of WBSRDA under P&RD Department who remained the pillars of success under this Rural Infrastructure Development Programme have remained deprived for long from their long standing demands. This year 2020-2021 also witnessed successive Lockdowns for the Covid-19 pandemic, and its effect on the economy. There is urgent need for bolstering the morale of these Engineers.

I would like to end by expressing my best wishes for this meeting and I await your goodwill gesture.

With desire that our demands are met and our energies rejuvenated, we all are looking forward for this prosperous new year.

Thank you