Centre for Rural Management

the Centre for Rural Management is an autonomous multifaceted research organisation located at Perumpaikadu village Kottayam, Kerala Established in 1990 under the Charitable Societies Act the Centre has been concentrating on research project evaluation training consultancy and social action The Centre has been assigned projects by Ford Foundation Institute of Development Studies Department of Planning Lakshadweep Administration Government of Kerala Ministry of Rural Development Govt of India Rajiv Gandhi Foundation CEVA India Eco Development Project Periyar Tiger Reserve CapDecK and CHAI among others The Director of the Centre Dr Jos Chathukulam is a researcher and national level consultant in Panchayati Raj and Local Level Planning A Board of Directors representing both academic and activist streams manages the Centre Dr BS Bhargava Senior Fellow Institute of Social Sciences, Bangalore is the Chairman