The Ministry of Development of North East Region will sponsor a programme to develop managerial skill for young entrepreneurs of the region.

The programme will be conducted by IIM-Shillong through its Centre for Development of North Eastern Region (CEDNER), official sources said.

DoNER has sanctioned Rs 79.15 lakh for training 60 youth from the region. The course will deal with developing managerial skills among the new generation of entrepreneurs of the North-East.

The DoNER Ministry and the North Eastern Council has collaborated with Shillong IIM to offer a range of short-term skill development programmes encompassing different areas of management, entrepreneurship, tourism, hospitality etc from this financial year onwards.

Earlier, the DoNER Ministry had announced a one and a half month programme in association with IIT Guwahati to train 30 engineers from Assam Irrigation Department on mitigation of river bank erosion.

Published on May 26, 2011