Mussoorie: On Thursday, 14 May, the Public Service Commission (PSC) of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) organised a Leadership Development Programme for CTA senior officials at the National Centre for Good Governance. A total number of 19 participants, including 14 male and 5 female attended the programme. The participants include officials from Joint Secretary to Secretary level.
The programme began at 9:30 a.m with welcome speech by Dr. M.K Bhandari, who also conducted a self-introduction and ice-breaking session by dividing participants into group of five, then each participants introduced themselves.
After this, Professor Dr. A.P. Singh addressed the gathering and spoke about the history and establishment of this institute. He said the institution follows the values and legacy of Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy for Administration.
After the address from Dr. A.P. Singh, PSC Chairman Karma Yeshi welcome the participants and thanked the NCGG team including Programme Coordinator Dr. A.P. Singh, for organising the training programme. He mentioned that the last programme for senior CTA officials at the institute was held in 2018, and after eight years the training was organised again.
In his speech, Chairman Karma Yeshi said leadership merely doesn’t mean power and position. It is rather one must be responsible, capable, ability to take decision, adaptable and confident.
The Chairman further explained that the programme was designed to help participants improve their decision-making skills, develop a broader understanding of their work and how to build team. He also highlighted the importance of exposure visits – visiting different institutions help participants learn new things and meeting officials which help them communicate better and work more easily together in future. He also encourages participants to actively take part in the sessions by asking questions and sharing ideas. He urged them to use the knowledge gained from the training in their daily work.
The inaugural session ended with a vote of thanks by Dr. M. K. Bandari.
– Report filed by Public Service Commission, CTA
