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INSTITUTE NEWS
IIPA NEWSLETTER
Vol. lXXXXIII No. 1 JaNuary 2021
The IIPA fraternity wishes everyone a very Happy New Year.
Webinar on Inner Engineering: Technologies for Wellbeing with SadhguruAn online interactive session on Inner Engineering: Technologies for Wellbeing with Sadhguru, Founder, Isha Foundation was organised by IIPA on January 9, 2021. While addressing the participants, Shri Sad-hguru called on the nation to take on cultural leadership in the world which could pave the way for amicable conflict resolution globally. He also spoke about the importance of creating an ambience of blissful-
ness in those who hold leadership positions so that they may function most effectively with lasting impact. Isha Foundation has been conducting Inner Engineering programmes for officers through the Department of Personnel and Training. Hon’ble Union Minister, DoPT and Chairman IIPA Dr. Jitendra Singh also graced the
occasion. Justice M. N. Bhandari of Allahabad High Court; Shri. Shekhar Dutt, former Governor of Chhat-tisgarh; Shri. Surendra Nath Tripathi, Director General of IIPA, Shri Amitabh Ranjan, Registrar, IIPA, also par-ticipated in the session. The event was coordinated by IIPA faculty, Dr. Surabhi Pandey.
Webinar on National Education Policy 2020A webinar on National Education Policy 2020: Empowering Students was orgranised by the Centre for Consumer Stud-ies, IIPA on January 28, 2021. Shri Surendra Nath Tripathi, Director General, IIPA, moderated the session. The eminent speakers during the occasion were Prof Sanjeev K Sharma, Vice-Chancellor, MG Central University, Prof Sushma Yadav, Vice-Chancellor, BPS Mahilla Vishwavidyalaya, Dr DSN Ku-mar, Vice-Chancellor, Sushant University, Dr Kamlesh Misra, Vice-Chancellor, Rishihood University and Prof Hari Krishan Maram, Vice-Chancellor, Global Digital University, USA. Prof Suresh Misra and Dr Mamta Pathania coordinated the event.
Webinar on National Heritage City Development and Augmentation YojanaA webinar on National Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana: The Policy Process was organised on January 27, 2021. Shri SN Tripathi, Director General, IIPA presented the opening remarks. Shri Vijoy Prakash, IAS (Retd.), Chairman, Bihar Vidyapith, Patna and Chairman of the Bihar Regional Branch of IIPA welcomed the guests. Dr Bijoy Kumar Choudhary, Executive Director, Bihar Heritage Development Society, Bihar Government was the key speaker and Prof Rash Bihari Singh, Professor of Geography and former VC, Patna University was the Expert Panelist. Dr Nupur Tiwari coordinated the event.
Virtual Conference on Multidisciplinary Approaches for Tribal Sustainable DevelopmentA virtual conference on Multidisciplinary Approaches for Tribal Sustainable Development in association with Na-tional TRI was organised by Centre of Excellence, Tribal Affairs, IIPA from January 28 – 30, 2021. Padma Shri (2020), Rahibai Soma Popere, a self-taught tribal woman famous globally for her work in agro bio-diversity conservation, particularly of indigenous varieties, addressed the conference. The conference was coordinated by Dr Nupur Ti-wari.
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“Learn from the mistakes of others….. you can’t live long enough to make them all yourselves” ~ Chanakya
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FACULT Y NEWS
p IIPA paid tribute to the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi on January 30, 2021.
p Dr Nupur Tiwary was a panelist during the show Covid-19: India Fights Back on Rajya Sabha TV.
p On the occasion of the New Year 2021, the Hon’ble DoPT Minister and Chairman of IIPA, Shri Jitendra Singh called upon senior officials of the Government. Shri Surendra Nath Tripathi, Director General of IIPA was also invited.
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The branch organised its 42nd Annual General Meeting on January 31, 2021. Addressing the AGM, Dr Jitendra Singh, Hon’ble Union Minister, DoPT and Chairman of IIPA, said that the timing of the meeting in Jammu is crucial on two accounts. First, on the one hand, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Civil Services and Governance are witnessing some of the most path-breaking reforms which were unimaginable till a few years ago. On the other hand, he said, Jammu & Kashmir as Union Territory today is much more responsive and readily amenable to adopt these reforms and practices, and also adopted some of the landmark good practices introduced by the DoPT and the DARPG which were not adopted by the earlier governments in Jammu & Kashmir. He called upon the IIPA to extend its role and become a partner in the capacity building of officers and at the same time sensitize the stake-holders for the recent best practices introduced by the Modi government. He also spoke about the undertaking the intensive membership drive to enroll younger officers, particularly the serving officers so that the IIPA could live up to its avowed role of a wholesome academic resource body dedicated to orienting the standards of gover-nance and administration in keeping with the 21st Century India. During the event, the National Centre for Good Governance, Government of India entered into an MoU with IIPA, Jammu & Kashmir Regional Branch of IIPA. Shri Surendra Nath Tripath, Director General, IIPA also graced the occasion along with Amitabh Ranjan, Registrar, IIPA. The Newsletter of J&K Regional branch was also released during the occasion.
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odisha regional branch
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The branch conducted its Members’ Annual Conference on January 31, 2021 in Bhubaneswar. The event was in-augurated by Hon’ble Justice Bijoy Krishna Patel, Chair-man of Odisha Human Rights Commission. Shri Sarat Chandra Misra, Chairman, IIPA, Odisha Regional Branch presided the Conference. In his presentation topic, he expressed his thoughts regarding the importance of public administration in good governance. The Hony. Secretary of the branch, Shri Ashok Mohapatra intro-duced the topic and welcomed all the distinguished
dignitaries. The branch also released its seminars com-pilation named “Prashasan” and it’s Annual Journal. The eighteenth thematic volume on “Education” was released by Hon’ble Justice Bijayakrishna Patel. Dr. Pratip Kumar Mishra and Dr. Jugal Kishore Mishra, Edi-tors coordinated the release of Prashasan and the the-matic Journal. Shri Kulamani Deo, Vice-Chairman of the Branch, introduced the objectives of the branch. Prof. Digamabar Shatapathy, Vice-Chairman offered vote of thanks.
Tamil Nadu regional branchThe branch in association with PG and Research De-partment of Public Administration, Anna Adarsh Col-lege for Women organised a webinar on January 30, 2021 on the Role of Youth in Democratic Governance - the way forward. Dr.R.Shanthi, Principal, Anna Adarsh College for Women welcomed the gathering and sug-gested more collaborative ventures with IIPA in future and called upon the students to develop an inquisitive mind to find out practical solutions. Thiru.S.S.Jawahar.IAS (Retd), Hony Secretary delivered presidential address on behalf of the Chairman. He explained that the demo-graphic dividends available to India should be harnessed through empowerment of youth with skills, knowledge, democratic values and ethos for success. Dr.S.Marceline, HoD and Associate Professor of PG and Research Depart-ment of Public Administration, Anna Adarsh College for Women Chennai introduced the Chief Guest Ms.Kavitha Ramu IAS, Director, Department of Integrated Child Development Services, Government of Tamil Nadu who was also the former student of the College. Ms.Kavitha dealt in depth on the role of the youth in the growth of Demo-cratic Governance. She explained how the entry of youth in politics and public life will change the whole scenario and make the Indian Democracy more vibrant and dynamic. Professor Dr.K.Jayaprasad of Guru Nanak College, Chennai who evaluated the essays sent by students online declared the following students as winners of the Es-say Writing Competition. The First Prize winner was Ms. Jayapreetha Macintyne from Madras Christian College for Women, Chennai. The Second Prize winner was Ms.S.Shashana from Anna Adarsh College for Women, Chennai and the Third Prize winner was Ms. Aishwarya S Anil from University College, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. The winners were awarded with a copy of the book ‘Service Uninterrupted’ authored by Dr.M.M. Rajendran. IAS (Retd) former Governor of Odisha and member of IIPA TNRB Chennai along with a cash prize of Rs 1000/- for the First Prize and Rs.500/- each for the Second Prize and the Third Prize winners. The branch also distributed data cards to 10 students of Anna Adarsh College for Women at a cost of Rs.2,200/- to encourage their online participation in the educational activities. Dr.S.Marceline proposed the vote of thanks.
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“A person should not be too honest. Straight trees are cut first and honest people are screwed first” ~ Chanakya
rajasthan regional branch ° The branch organised a webinar on ‘What Can We Learn from Gandhi ji?’ on January 31, 2021. The eminent
speakers during the occasion were Shri SS Bissa, IAS (Retd.), Shri I C Srivastava, IAS (Retd.) and Shri H L Chau-han, Vice- Chairman of the branch. About 70 students participated in the webinar. The webinar was coordi-nated by Ms Daisy Sharma and chaired by Prof. Ramesh K Arora, Chairman of the Branch.
° The branch organised a webinar on ‘Strengthening the Indian Republic’ on January 26, 2O21,which focused on the role and responsibilities of citizen in the national development. The resource persons included Shri I C Srivastava, Dr. Satish K Batra, Prof. D K Kothari, Dr. V P Ganda, Prof. S C Kumar, Dr. Amit Yadav and others. Several students-participants interacted with the resource persons. The webinar was coordinated by Ms Daisy Sharma and chaired by Prof. Ramesh K Arora, Chairman of the Branch.
karnataka regional branch ° The branch organised its Extraordinary General Body Meeting on January 9, 2021 for electing the Office
Bearers and Members of the Executive Committee for a term of two years w.e.f. 9th January 2021. During the meeting, Shri. S. Ramanathan, IAS (Retd.) was unanimously re-elected as the Chairman of the Branch for the 16th consecutive term of two years with a total of 32 years. A few other Office Bearers and Members of the Executive Committee were also unanimously re-elected in the Extraordinary General Body Meeting. They were: Vice-Chairman - Shri. S. V. Ranganath, IAS (Retd.); Secretary - Dr. D. Jeevan Kumar; Treasurer - Shri. R. Madhwaraj. Executive Committee Members : Dr. A. Ravindra, IAS (Retd.); Shri. V. Balasubramanian, IAS (Retd.); Dr. S. S. Meenakshisundaram, IAS (Retd.); Shri. A. V. Gokak, IAS (Retd.); Shri. T. Sethumadhavan, IA&AS (Retd.); and Shri. N. B. Bhat, IPS (Retd.).
Assam regional branch ° A webinar on Social Forestry as a way to being Atmanirbhar was organised on January 13, 2021. Shri Mohan
Chandra Malakar, IFoS (Retd.) and Dr Satendra Singh, IFoS, International IDDR Expert, were the eminent speakers during the event. Dr Shyamli Singh, IIPA Faculty welcomed the guests. Shri SN Tripathi, Director General, IIPA, gave the Presidential Address. Shri Deepak Kumar Sharma, Hony. Secretary of Assam Regional Branch presented the opening remarks and Shri Amitabh Ranjan, Registrar, IIPA, gave the vote of thanks.
burdwan local branch ° The branch conducted an awareness programme on January 23, 2021at Shri Ramashis Hindi High School to
commemorate 125th Birth Anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. The programme was organised in as-sociation with Bharat Scouts and Guides and Burdwan District Consumer Protection and Welfare Centre. The programme was inaugurated by Deputy Secretary, Consumer Affairs Department. Prof Prem Agarwal, who spoke on Right to Information Act, and Prof S. N. Mandal, spoke on Cyber Crime, both Life Members, IIPA belonging to Burdwan local branch. The vote of thanks was proposed by Dr Bijoy Chand, Hon. Secretary, of the branch. The programme was attended by about sixty five members. Floral tributes were paid to Netaji just before the programme.
Howarah local branch ° The branch in collaboration with Rotary Club of Howrah jointly organised a seminar on January 27, 2021 on
the topic Bi-Centenary of Iswar Chandra Vidya Sagar. Prof Janardan Goswami, Eminent Educationist delivered the keynote address. Prof Asish Ray, Gen.Secretary of the branch gave the introductory speech. Rtn. DK Das, Chairman of the branch presided over the seminar.
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“A man is great by deeds, not by birth.” ~ Chanakya
A man is great by deeds, not by birth.
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“Education is the best friend. An educated person is respected everywhere. Education beats the beauty and the youth.” ~ Chanakya
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“Once you start working on something don’t be afraid of failure and don’t abandon it . People who work sincerely are the happiest.” ~ Chanakya
An interactive session on Inner Engineering: Technologies for Wellbeing with Sadhguru, Founder, Isha Foundation organised by
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Padhna Likhna Abhiyan- A Scheme for Adult Education launched by the Department of School Education & Literacy under the Ministr y of Education, Government of India is explained in the IIPA News This Week. At the end of the video, a glimpse of the recent activity conducted by Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA) and one of its branches i.e., Karnataka Regional Branch of IIPA is showcased.
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The new National Architecture for Civil Ser vices Capacity Building called “Mission Karmayogi” which is believed to transform the capacity building machiner y at the Government of India is explained through IIPA News This Week. At the end of the video, a glimpse of the recent activity conducted by Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA) and one of its branches i.e., Tamil Nadu Regional Branch of IIPA is showcased.
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