IIM Shillong organized a 7 days Management Development Program for the Arunachal Pradesh Civil Services Officers at IIM Shillong Umsawli Campus. The training module has been initiated through an MoU signed between Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh and IIM Shillong in the month of July in the presence of Hon’ble Chief Minister Arunachal Pradesh Shri Pema Khandu and Shri Naresh Kumar IAS Chief Secretary Arunachal Pradesh besides other dignitaries.
The 7 days MDP session was inaugurated by Shri Ranjan Chatterjee, Former Chief Secretary Govt. of Meghalaya on 26th Aug 2021 at IIM Shillong. Shri Chatterjee mentioned about Integrity, the life of a civil servant and interacted with the probationers. He highlighted the responsibilities in front of them in serving the people. 52 Civil service Probationary officers having very strong academic background and graduated from various premier institutions attended the week long immersive and engagement session. The training module on capacity building has been designed to enhance the managerial skills of the officers so that they can adapt and implement on the responsibilities expected from a civil servant officers.
The courses were designed on topics like How to meet the Challenges that comes before a Civil servant, the constitution as the rule book of Governance, Understanding the systems thinking approach, importance of Finance as a tool for development, Ways in converting challenges to opportunities, Communication is the key, Understanding Project Management, Self and leadership, Understanding the Strategic Risk management etc. Dr. D P Goyal Director IIM Shillong in his session spoke on Unleashing the power of technology for better Governance. He mentioned about Digital India Campaign and the technology innovations that can be used in providing service to the citizens. Dr Sanjay K Panda, Former Secretary Textile Ministry, Govt. of India spoke on promoting traditional strengths to ensure sustainable development, whereas Dr D Vijay Kumar D, Commissioner and Secretary Tourism Dept, Meghalaya addressed the session on Tourism: a sustainable way to ensure development. Dr Kumar highlighted the key areas including the infrastructure development in the tourism sector that can attract Indian tourists. Understanding on limitless data and how to manage data through Visualization tools were discussed in the session. The influence on Societal development need assessment, monitoring and evaluation has also been discussed in order to meet the diversified cross cultural sections of Arunachal Pradesh having many tribes and societies. The last day session was taken by Shri M S Rao IAS Chief Secretary Meghalaya. Shri Rao mentioned: “Be the Voice of Underprivileged. Be proactive in addressing any injustice against them.”
“A Civil Servant can achieve Success in their endeavor, if one can act with Integrity, Respect, Professionalism & Collaboration.”
A valedictory function was organized at IIM Shillong on 1st Sept that marks the completion of the MDP. The valedictory address was given by Shri M S Rao IAS Chief Secretary Govt. of Meghalaya. Shri Rao mentioned: “Don’t blame the system, how best you can deliver is what your profession demands.” The session ended with various questions put forward by the probationary officers. On being asked, the Civil Servant Probationary officers expressed their satisfaction and appreciated the efforts of IIM Shillong in designing a course that best suited their professional need, especially in their early careers. The 7 days MDP for APCS Officers, concludes with distribution of certificates to all the 52 participants.
IIM Shillong as the only IIM in the entire North Eastern part of India has been providing managerial training and will continue to contribute in capacity building.
IIM Shillong organized a 7 days Management Development Program for Arunachal Pradesh Civil Servant Probationers
