 Early Times Report
JAMMU, Feb 2: Leadership and Management Development Programme on Leadership in Panchayats for Effective and Accelerated Rural Transformation 2.0 (Lead-ART 2.0) concluded at SBS, Central University of Jammu. This pioneering initiative aimed to equip elected representatives and senior officers with essential leadership and managerial skills to enhance rural policymaking and governance organised by the School of Business Studies, CU Jammu, in collaboration with the Department of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj, Government of J&K under the Patronage of Prof. Sanjeev Jain, Vice Chancellor, Central University of Jammu and Mohammad Aijaz Asad, IAS, Secretary to the Government of Jammu and Kashmir, Department of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, J&K, UT.
With a view to enhance the leadership capacity at the grassroots and to give an impetus to the strengthening and capacity building of Panchayati Raj Institutions across the UT of J&K Department of RD & PR has conceptualized a programme for leadership development among the Panchayat Leaders who are leading the change at the grassroots level under the supervision of Mohammad Aijaz Asad, IAS, Secretary, Department of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, UT of J&K for infusing professional leadership skills.
Under this initiative the Department of RD & PR in collaboration with SBS, CU Jammu organised the Programme for beneficiaries for developing leadership skills among the Panchayati Raj representatives for better and informed decision making and governance. The 2nd batch of participants included DDCs/ADC and ACPs and were trained in various modules on Leadership and Teamwork, Financial Management and Panchayat Finances, Effective Communication, Project Management and Monitoring, Digital Transformation, ICT, Creativity and Innovation for Village Development and more were covered by galaxy of eminent experts to instil confidence among participants and equip them with requisite skills to usher in a new era of grassroots governance. The event witnessed participation of distinguished dignitaries and Resource Persons from academia, corporate and bureaucratic set-up including B.R Sharma, IAS, Former Chief Secretary of J&K, Prof. Dipankar Sengupta and Prof. Anil Gupta from University of Jammu, Prof. Meenakshi Rajeev, IIT, Jammu, Kanav Sharma, NABARD, Jammu, Geetika Kohli and Chitrakshi Vij Corporate Trainers, Ratan Ranjan, SDGCC Public Policy Analyst-cum-State Head SDG Coordination Centre Planning Development & Monitoring Department, Prof. Jaya Bhasin, Dean, SBS, Dr. Shahid Mushtaq, Assistant Professor, SBS and Dr. Asif Ali, Assistant Professor, SBS.
The event was inaugurated in presence of Shaam Lal, JKAS, Director, Panchayati Raj, Government of J&K, Sheetal Pandita, JKAS, Deputy Secretary, Department of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj, Government of J&K and Prof. Jaya Bhasin, Dean, School of Business Studies, Central University of Jammu. |
