The urban department and the housing department of the Government of Jharkhand have entered into a knowledge partnership with Xavier’s School of Management ( XlRI). As part of the partnership, a Special training programme for select officials of the Government of Jharkhand was organised.
As a part of the Government’s ambitious plan of improving the infrastructure in the major cities in the State, the Government selected 85 city officers who would be implementing this project.
AK Singh, principal secretary, Urban Development Department (UDD), Govt of Jharkhand, Fr. E Abraham, director of XlRI and Amitabh Kaushal, deputy commisioner, East Singhbhum at the training programme.
These city officers went through a rigorous three-week training programme at XlRI campus in Jamshedpur from November 19 to December 9. The training programme was jointly developed by XlRI, and the State Government of Jharkhand. The training also included site visits to Jamshedpur facilities of Tata Steel for demonstration of good practices.
Fr. E Abraham, Director of XlRI commented on this initiating, “XlRI strives at being a management school with a passion for academic excellence and professional integrity. The mission of the Institute seeks to encourage entrepreneurship and social consciousness. XlRI attaches high importance to state development. We, at XlRI have an unflinching commitment towards the growth and development of the society. We are happy to have partnered the Urban and the Housing department of the government of Jharkhand in its ambitious plan of building infrastructure”.
He also added, “In the past, we have worked on various consultancy projects for the government of Jharkhand. Also, XITE, our sister c is completely devoted in grooming tribal students and others to be professional leaders. Going forward, we would be happy to partner with the government of Jharkhand in many such endeavors in the interest of state development.
Prof Santanu Gupta, XlRI said, “As part of the programme, XlRI faculty imparted training on various functional aspects of Management ranging from Communication, Project Management, Teamwork and evaluation of Public Projects. Professionals from JUSCO took sessions on Water Supply and Sewerage, Public Health and Sanitation, Solid Waste Management and City Master plan, while senior bureaucrats from the Government gave training on Central and State Government Rules, Budgeting, Centrally Sponsored Schemes and issues relating to working in the public sector. “