Workshop on Institutional tie-ups for capacity building under JnNURM
Organized by:
- Ministry of Urban Development (MOUD), Government of India
Association with:
- National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA)
Date: 14 November 2011
Venue: NIUA, New Delhi
Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) in
association with National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) organized a
workshop to review the Capacity Building Programmes for Urban Local Bodies
for the year 2012-13 at NIUA on 14 November 2011. The workshop was
attended by around 30 participants representing Ministry, JNNURM technical
cell and various training organizations. Ms. B.P. Sridevi, Director,
(N-IV), MoUD welcomed the participants and briefly
outlined the objective
of the workshop.
Ms. Nisha Singh, Joint Secretary and
Mission Director, JnNURM guided the deliberations of the workshop. She
urged that urban training institutions need to develop and strengthen
urban management skills and capacities in an earnest way so that city
managers can govern their cities efficiently. She stressed on the need for
effective orientation of elected representatives, as it would lead to
better results and improved efficiency among ULB staff.
The participating institutions such as AIT, Mysore, RCUES, Hyderabad, AIILSG, Mumbai, YASHADA, Pune, IIT-Madras, IIM Bangalore presented an Introduction and brief description of capacity building strategy to be undertaken by them for the coming year. The presentations were followed by floor interactions, which was open for discussions by the participants.
The workshop ended with vote of thanks.