GUWAHATI: In an attempt to bring about transformative changes in health, education, women, and child development, the Government of Assam signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Bangalore, as per a press release.
Assam Chief Minister’s Young Professional Programme 2023-25 was also christened at the Janata Bhawan on Monday, November 14.
It may be noted that Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister, Samir Kumar Sinha signed the MoU on behalf of the Government of Assam and Director IIM Bangalore Prof. Rishikesha T Krishnan signed on behalf of IIM Bangalore to develop a cadre of committed and competent leaders and facilitators to support government administration.
Chief Minister’s Young Professional Programme (CMYPP) is also aimed at providing short-term catalytic support to the district administration to improve programme delivery in the identified sectors like health, education, women, and child development.
It may be noted that a total of 75 professionals will form the Chief Minister’s Young Professional Programme (CMYPP) cohort. Two professionals will be assigned to each of the 35 districts. Five professionals at the state headquarters, one each with the Departments of Health, Education, and Women and Child Development, one for the National Health Mission (NHM), and one for the Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan. A competitive entrance process will be followed in identifying this cohort.
The eligibility for CMYPP entrance will be a Master’s degree in either social science, social work, public policy public health, public administration, law, economics, or management. The entrance exam will be conducted by IIM Bangalore which will be a combination of aptitude, group discussion, and interviews.
CMYPP is designed to support DCs in implementing priority sectors like NHM, RMSA, SSA, POSHAN 2.0, and other flagship programmes. The cohort will support district administration in implementing government policies for the welfare of the people. After the completion of two years, CMYPP will issue a certificate in public policy and management by IIM Bangalore.
Chief Secretary Paban Borthakur and a host of other senior government officers were present on the occasion.
We have signed an MoU with the prestigious @iimb_official for Chief Minister’s Young Professional Program (CMYPP).
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) November 14, 2022
CMYPP aims at bringing transformative changes in our health care & education sectors as prioritised and envisioned by our Adarniya PM Shri @narendramodi ji. pic.twitter.com/PosNmxTs3O
