The Capacity Building Commission, in association with Pondicherry University, organised a three-day event recently to evolve a civil service rooted in Indian ethos, with a shared understanding of India’s priorities, working in harmonisation for effective and efficient public service delivery, a press note from the University said.
The programme was part of Mission Karmayogi that aims to train approximately 1.5 crore government officials across the Centre, the States, and the local bodies.
Faculty members and non-teaching staff from various Central Universities underwent training through Lead Trainers deputed by the Capacity Building Commission.
After they have completed the training, these Master Trainers will, in turn, impart the ethos to respective faculty and staff of their own Universities, the press note said.
Earlier, while inaugurating the programme, Jitendra Kumar Tripathi, Joint Secretary, University Grants Commission (UGC), highlighted the critical role of higher education institutions in driving national capacity-building missions.
P. Prakash Babu, Vice-Chancellor of Pondicherry University, in his presidential address, stressed the strategic relevance of structured capacity development in achieving responsive and reform-oriented governance.
In his special address, Diksha Rajput, Joint Secretary, Capacity Building Commission, UGC, elaborated on the objectives of the Master Training Programme and emphasised the long-term transformative potential of training master trainers across the nation.
P. G. Arul, Director (i/c), UGC- Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Centre, Pondicherry University, programme coordinator, K. Srujana, Assistant Professor, UGC-MMTTC, Pondicherry University officials including D. Lazar, Finance Officer, M. Vijayakumar, University Librarian, P. Natarajan, Dean, School of Management M. Shuaib Mohamed Haneef, Director, Electronic Media and Mass Communication Research Centre were present.
Published – August 10, 2025 11:39 pm IST
