KL Report
SRINAGAR
Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah has asked Institute of Management, Public Administration and Rural Development (IMPARD) to sponsor all the students of Jammu and Kashmir qualifying preliminary examination of Indian Administrative Services (IAS) for further training outside the state to prepare for final examination.
“You should support all the successful candidates of preliminary examination of IAS and help them to receive further necessary training, if they are willing, in the reputed and recognized Institutes outside the state so that they prepare in a better way to qualify the final examination,” Omar told IMPARD and said that J&K youth are second to none in talent. He said they could prove their mettle at national and international stages if provided opportunity and guidance appropriately.
As per a statement the Chief Minister was receiving brief at the 12th meeting of Executive Council of J&K IMPARD here on Friday. The meeting was attended by the Chief Secretary, Mohammad Iqbal Khanday, Principal Secretary Planning BR Sharma, Director General IMPARD BB Vyas, Commissioner-Secretary Rural Development Farooq Ahmad Peer, Secretary General Administration Department MA Bukhari and other senior officers.
As per a detailed PowerPoint presentation given by Director General IMPARD, Vyas as many as 250 annual programmes of four different natures are being presently conducted in the Institute which include foundation training for KAS qualifiers, capacity building for Panchayat members and refresher courses for in service officers. He said IMPARD is provided training to 80 KAS aspirants at its Srinagar centre and 80 at Jammu centre presently.
