The Department of Expenditure in the Finance Ministry has embarked on “capacity building” of Government officers to enable them keep pace with the changes in the global economic environment.

A 12-day customised training programme having both domestic and foreign components has been developed to expose financial advisors and other middle management officers in the latest trends on the Public Finance Management, an official release said.

The domestic component of the training programme will be held in the National Institute of Financial Management (NIFM), Faridabad and the foreign component will be held at the Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University.

The training for the first batch is already underway from August 6, while the training for the second batch will begin from August 27. The structure of the training has been designed in such a manner that between the domestic component and foreign component, there will be days where the officers will attend office to ensure that there is a harmonious alignment of work and training needs, the release added..

In an increasingly complex and uncertain global environment, many countries, in both the developed and developing world, are making important and impressive achievements in strengthening the Public Financial Management and Governance. Having felt the need to keep pace with the changes in the global economic environment and the need for enhanced skill sets for the Financial Advisers (FAs) and other Middle Management Officers handling finance work in the Central Ministries/Departments, the Department of Expenditure has embarked on the capacity building of these officers.

Twenty Financial Advisers out of total 32 Financial Advisers have been nominated for the aforesaid Training Programme - 8 in the First Batch and 12 in the Second Batch. Besides it, proper arrangements of link charges have been made, ensuring that work of the officer in training is looked after by another so that overall work is not affected at all, the release added.

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