one-year PG diploma in tribal development management from NIRD

Updated on: Wednesday, August 01, 2012

Union Minister of Tribal Affairs and Panchayat Raj Kishore Chandra Deo launched a one-year post graduate diploma in tribal development management offered by the National Institute of Rural Development (NIRD) from the academic year 2012-13 here.
 
Delivered through the distance education mode, the course envisages to develop an understanding of tribal development management and administration with a focus on ethics and values. This course is also expected to develop competence in project management and financial management.
 
It will be useful to those with a passion for tribal development and officials concerned with tribal affairs. NGOs, government sector, research institutes, and international organisations are expected to hire those who complete the course, an NIRD release said.
 
The function was chaired by NIRD Director General Dr M V Rao and attended by former member of the Planning Commission B N Yungandhar, besides additional secretary of the ministry for rural development S M Vijayanand.

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