- To participate in the national rehabilitation and development in the Rural Development field to get the national prosperity in conformity with the Royal Government's policies with the scope of activities directed at family, village and commune levels in the whole Kingdom.
- To survey, research, collect and manage data/information, and the statistics covering the socio-economic and cultural situation in the Kingdom's Rural areas.
- To prepare the short/mid/long-term Rural Development planning to improve the socio-economic and cultural quality of life of the Rural people and to reduce the disparity between the Rural and the Urban people.
- To develop human resources by providing training in skills, knowledge and professionalism to the Rural population and government staff. To establish a Rural Development Institute and Regional Vocational and Technical Training Centers.
- To study and research Rural Development technical sciences and then, through education, deliver extension advice to Rural people in order to increase their productivity and family income.
- To administrate deployment of the Ministry of Rural Development's staff, employees, labor, salary, means, capital resources, equipment and wealth from central to the local levels as permitted by the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC).
- To relate, coordinate and cooperate with other countries, IOs, NGOs, government agencies and authorities at all levels, including private sector involvement and the local people as well, to achieve sustainable development.
- To build a strong base of resource, technical information and work through infrastructure rehabilitation and development, and generating employment for Rural people.
- To administrate, direct and carry out activities such as Rural water supply, Rural health care, community development and Rural economy development.

Article 3: The Ministry of Rural Development has the right as follows:
- To draft the Law and major principles for submission to the RGC for approbation. To make Prakas, Decisions and Circulars for Guidance.
- To command, guide and take measures within its competency thus avoiding negative activities which adversely impact on Rural Development.

Article 4: The Ministry of Rural Development is headed by a Minister and assisted by a Secretary of State and a number of Under Secretaries of State.

- The Central Institution under the MRD's jurisdiction.
- The Local Institution under the MRD's jurisdiction.
- The Cabinet of the Ministry.

Article 6: The Central Institution under the MRD's jurisdiction consists of:

- Two General Departments: The General Department for Administrative, Financial and Planning Affairs and the General Department for Technical Affairs. Each General Department has a Secretariat to assist it, which ranks at the level of Office of the Department. Each General Department is subdivided into Departments and each Department is subdivided into Offices. Besides the Offices, each Department can consist of some Unit/Centers under its jurisdiction.

- A General Inspection: which is subdivided into Offices.

Article 7: The Local Institution under the MRD's jurisdiction consists of:

A. At the Provincial/Municipal Level:

- The Provincial Department of Rural Development (PDRD) is directed by a Director and assisted by a number of Deputies. The PDRD is subdivided into Offices. Besides the Offices, the PDRD can consist of some Units under its jurisdiction.

B. At the District Level:

- The District Office of Rural Development (DORD) is conducted by a Chief of DORD assisted by some Deputies. The DORD is subdivided into Sections.

C. At the Commune Level:

- The Commune Section of Rural Development (CSRD) is conducted by a Rural Development Agent. It is subdivided into Groups.

Article 8: The establishment of General Department which shall define its duties and the organization of the General Department and the Department, and the establishment of General Inspection and Cabinet which shall define their duties and the organization of the General Inspection and the Cabinet, shall be delineated by a Sub-Decree. The establishment of Offices within the Ministry of Rural Development which shall define their duties, shall be delineated by the Ministerial Prakas.

Article 9: The organization and the functioning of the Local Institution shall be delineated by another Sub-Decree.

Article 10: The General Department for Administrative, Financial and Planning Affairs (AFPA) consists of 4 Departments under its jurisdiction, namely:

- The Department of Administration and Personnel
- The Department of Procurement and Finance
- The Department of Planning and Public Relations
- The Department of Training and Research which also includes:
· The Regional Training Center (same level as Office of the Department)
· The Resource Center (same level as Office of the Department)

Article 11: The General Department for AFPA is headed by a Director General and assisted by a Deputy Director General. This General Department is in charge of inspecting and giving opinions on all Administrative, Financial and Planning Affairs of the Ministry for submission to the approbation of the Minister. Directing, advising and administrating all Departments under its jurisdiction and all the Provincial Departments of Rural Development (PDRDs) in the areas of its responsibility.

Article 12: The General Department for AFPA fulfills the role as a special assistant to the Ministry's Leaders in all Administrative, Financial and Planning Affairs in the field of Rural Development of the Kingdom with the following duties:

- To administrate, direct and advise on the Administration, Personnel, Procurement, Finance and Planning Affairs within the areas of responsibility of the Ministry of Rural Development.
- To provide technical skills training and knowledge to MRD's staff and the vocational professions inthe Training Center/Schools to the Rural people throughout the country.
- To carry out research and extension work on Rural Development in all aspects.
- To conduct surveys collecting data and statistics to assist the preparation of short, mid and long-term Rural Development planning. To develop and prepare planned cooperation with international agencies in the field of Rural Development.
- To promote the implementation of the plan and the report on technical and socio-economic aspects of all the Rural Development Sectors.
- To monitor and evaluate the planned implementation and outputs resulting from the planning to ensure work effectiveness and to reflect the feedback of strength and weakness to the Ministry's Leaders.
- To keep in contact with national and international agencies in the context of activities related to data/information collection and processing, cooperation and aid/technical assistance and training for Rural Development programs/projects.

Article 13: The duties of all Departments under the General Department for AFPA's jurisdiction are as follows:

1. The Department of Administration and Personnel:

- To administrate and respond to all documents and letters which concern with the Ministry of Rural Development.
- To keep and take care of confidential and administrative documents.
- To ensure maximum security and keep good order and cleanliness inside the Ministry's building and areas.
- To administrate the MRD's personnel and prepare the salary and other related policies as defined by the government for them.
- To prepare the annual planning of personnel requirement.
- To establish, modify, abolish or reform organizational structures and duties as directed in any specific situation, in conformity with the right delegated by the Minister.

2. The Department of Procurement and Finance:

- To prepare the quarterly, six months and annual budget planning for dispatching to each
Department/Unit within the Ministry of Rural Development.
- To procure budget, office stationery, equipment and fuel for all Departments/ Units under the MRD's jurisdiction.
- To monitor the utilization of budget and administer the logistical and static MRD estate resources, as required by the government.

3. The Department of Planning and Public Relations :

- To survey and collect data/information statistics on the socio-economic and cultural situation in Cambodia's Rural areas and then, make the database for analysis and usage according to needs.
- To prepare the short/mid/long-term Rural Development planning of MRD. Set up a cooperation plan with international agencies in the context of Rural Development.
- To advise, publicize, promote, monitor and evaluate planned implementation and its outputs.
- To participate in the consultation process and monitor and evaluate the investment budget in the implementation of the national plan.
- To sum up the technical and socio-economic reports of all Sectors of the Rural Development field.
- To keep in contact and cooperate with national and international agencies on economic and technical sciences related to all Sectors of the Rural Development field.

4. The Department of Training and Research:

- To prepare the short/mid/long-term planning of the training, workshop, research and extension work.
- To prepare the program for professional and vocational training.
- To improve the skill and knowledge of the staff.
- To organize vocational training for the representatives of Rural people to get more job opportunities.
- To prepare workshop/seminars/conference to increase the knowledge and experience exchanged between government staff and Rural people.
- To research the appropriate technology and gain experience from important key projects.
- To produce the economic and technical documents which are the outputs of the research.
- To prepare the Rural Development program and documents for wide distribution via broadcasting on the radio, television and in the printed media to educate and disseminate information about the interest, activities and outputs of Rural Development. The aim is to promote participation, cooperation and assistance from the national and international agencies, and the private sector, as well as Rural people.

Article 14: The General Department for Technical Affairs (TA) consists of the following Departments each under its jurisdiction:

- The Department of Rural Water Supply
- The Department of Rural Health Care
- The Department of Community Development which also administrates:
- The Community Development Center (same level as the Office of Department)
- The Department of Rural Economy Development
Article 15: The General Department for Technical Affairs is headed by a Director General and assisted by a Deputy. The General Department for Technical Affairs is in charge of inspecting and giving an opinion on all Technical Affairs submitted for the approbation of the Minister. Directing, advising and administrating all the Departments under its jurisdiction and all PDRDs within its areas of responsibility.

Article 16: The General Department for Technical Affairs fulfills the role as a special assistant to the MRD's Leaders in Technical Affairs nationwide, with the following Rural Development duties:

- To administrate, direct and advise on the rehabilitation and construction of small-scale irrigation and energy, clean water supply, Rural health care and sanitation, Rural roads construction and rehabilitation, Rural Development center, model/development village, family food production, informal education, marketing, Rural credit and Rural economy.
- To implement the cooperation with international agencies within the framework of duties that the Minister has signed in the protocol of agreement or agreed in principle with his counterparts.

Article 17: The duties of all Departments under the areas of responsibility of the General Department for Technical Affairs are as follows:

1. Department of Rural Water Supply (DRWS)
- To prepare the short/mid/long-term plan for the rehabilitation and development of small-scale irrigation systems and energy as well as the clean water supply program.
- To survey, research and design the small-scale irrigation and energy projects including the supply of clean water.
- To implement and cooperate with development partners all rehabilitation and construction programs/projects of small-scale irrigation and energy, as well as clean water supply.
- To monitor and ensure the quality of well-water.

2. Department of Rural Health Care (DRHC)

- The prepare the short/mid/long-term plan for rural health care.
- To encourage the knowledge and skills of primary health care to MRD staff and the village volunteer health workers.
- To participate in caring about Rural environmental sanitation through promoting the construction of public and familial sanitation latrines and educating villagers to keep their house compounds clean.
- To give health education and advice to the community about:

· AIDS
· Birth spacing
· Nutritional matters
· All other aspects of community health care
- To sent mobile teams of nurses to educate people about importance of good health.

3. Department of Community Development (DCD)

- To prepare the short/mid/long-term community development planning.
- To survey, research, design, rehabilitate and construct the rural infrastructure such as roads, bridges, schools, health centers, community development centers, development villages and so on, in accordance with the approved plan.
- To send the Community Development workers into the fields to educate people on literacy, environmental, traditional and cultural protection, encourage good citizenship and community responsibility, citizens rights, democracy, use appropriate technology to increase productivity and make people aware of the dangers of mines in their countryside.
- To assist the repatriate and internal displaced people.

4. Department of Rural Economy Development (DRED)

- To prepare the short/mid/long-term rural economics development planning.
- To develop banking principles and promote and encourage people to create village banks, rice banks, animal banks, agricultural materials banks, etc.
- To prepare all the documentation which allows Rural people to benefit from using credit and obtaining loans by setting up credit association organization.
- To encourage people to save money through promoting and publicizing the saving money group/committee organization and to know the guidelines on the measures to protect the saving funds.
- To administrate and advise about the preparation of accounting systems for Rural credit.
- To promote and encourage people, associations or private sectors to establish small enterprises and handicraft centers in rural areas.
- To explore markets which may solve the problems of getting a reasonable price for farm produce in order to make a contribution to improving the farmers and handicraft's centers income and livingstandards in Rural areas.

Article 18: The General Inspection (GI) is headed by an Inspector General and assisted by two Deputies.

Article 19: The role and duties of the General Inspection are:

- Special assistant to the Ministry's Leaders with the responsibility to audit to ensure that the central and local institutions under the Ministry's jurisdiction maintain good performance levels. In this case, the General Inspection has the duty to control the Administrative, Financial, Technical and Social Affairs of those institutions in conformity with the law, the goal and the Minister's regulations.
- To set up the measures and new principles to strengthen and build up the effectiveness of the Ministry's work and submit for the approbation of the Minister.- To resolve the problems and make decisions within the defined areas of responsibility, according tothe rights delegated by the Minister.

Article 20: The Cabinet in headed by a Director and assisted by a Chief.

Article 2: The Cabinet of the Ministry is a particular unit which has the mission to assist the Minister of Rural Development with the following duties:

- To relate with other Ministry's Cabinet, as well as the parliament members and all mass media systems.
- To give opinions to the Minister for the General Affairs of the Ministry and for all documents that the Minister asks for inspection.
- To follow up and coordinate all activities of the Ministry to facilitate the Minister's work.

Article 22: The Director of Cabinet is responsible for:

- Preparing and facilitating affairs of the Cabinet.
- Publicizing the goal of the Royal Government of Cambodia, especially the goal of the Minister to the Ministry's Officials.
- Preparing the working schedule of the Minister and the units under the Ministry's jurisdiction and following up the implementation as determined by the schedule.
- Preparing the Ministry's meeting session and inter-ministerial meetings as well.
- Sending the Minister's regulation to all units within the Ministry in the degree delegated by the Minister.
- Following up and coordinating all the Ministry's activities to facilitate and monitor the implementation of the Minister's command. The Chief of Cabinet is the assistant who is responsible for protocol relationships and relations with the people.

Article 23: The Advisors and Assistant to the Ministry's Leaders are working within the Cabinet.

Article 26: This Sub-Decree takes effect from the signed date on.