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173 IAS Officers from 23 States Begin their Phase 3 Training Programme at LBSNAA

The phase 3 training programme, which was introduced in 2007, is one of the most important, as it is the first major programme that the Officer participant would be attending after induction level training
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The Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA) started its Phase 3 training programme with a record creating 173 participants belonging to 23 states on 19 December.

Dr S S Sandhu, Chief Secretary, Uttarakhand

Dr S S Sandhu, Chief Secretary, Uttarakhand, the Chief Guest of the day ,exhorted the officers during the inaugural to be empathetic to the common man’s needs and take courageous decisions for rapid development of the country.

Mr. Srinivas R Katikithala, Director LBSNAA, emphasised that capacity building of civil servants is a necessary condition for realising the dream of Vikasit Bharat. Hence, it’s the responsibility of each officer to be ready, able, agile and responsive to citizen’s needs.

Director LBSNAA, Srinivas Katikithala

IAS officers posted in various states got back to the Academy after several years of being posted in various capacities.

IAS officer Heera Lal, while posting on Twitter, shared his experience of vising the Academy again in “a well organised, well planned and effective training.”

Mr. Heera Lal along with other bureaucrats at the LBSNAA academy for phase 3 programme
Attending Yoga classes at the academy

IAS officer Shiv Anant Tayal capturing a picture with his ‘old gang’.

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IAS officer Shiv Anant Tayal

Dr. Piyush Singla, who also participated in the training programme, took to Twitter to share his feeling of getting back to the Academy with his friends and colleagues.

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Dr Piyush Singla, IAS

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