Dimapur, November 22: The first ever 5-day mid-career training programme for NCS & NSS officers, who have been in the service for the last 10 to 15 years, began on November 21 at Administrative Training Institute, Kohima, with the State Chief Secretary Pankaj Kumar as the chief guest.
Addressing the trainees, the chief guest expressed his appreciation to the faculty members of ATI for organising the 1st ever mid-career training programme for NCS & NSS officers, which he said was important for the effective functioning of the State government.
Mentioning the importance and contribution of NCS & NSS officers, he said they are the best raw materials to be imparted with this kind of training as they still have many years to serve the State government. He further said many a time senior officers fail to put innovative ideas or additional inputs to the functioning of the State government due to lack of exposure and adequate training. Urging the trainees, he also asked them to keep an eye on the ongoing training and to bring constructive criticisms, topics, contents or suggestions which they feel is pragmatic and necessary in this fast changing world.
Joint Secretary & Additional Director (Admin) ATI, Kevekha Kevin Zehol, who is also the President of NCS, delivered the welcome address and the concluding remarks of the inaugural function. The Additional Chief Secretary & Financial Commissioner (Retd) Haryana, Krishna Mohan and the Director of ITS, Ministry of Defence, Prachish Khanna were the resource persons. They spoke on the topic ‘Ethics & values in public governance’ on the first day.
