Dr. R. Balasubramaniam discusses tribal empowerment with Droupadi Murmu Mysore/Mysuru: Member of Human Resources, Capacity Building Commission (CBC) Dr. R. Balasubramaniam, who is also the Founder of Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement (SVYM), and Grassroots Research and Advocacy Movement (GRAAM) Mysuru, met President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi recently. It was a courtesy…
‘Capacity building helps in delivering efficient service’
May 23, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Maintaining that capacity building helps a lot in delivering efficient service, Capacity Building Commission (CBC) Human Resource Member Dr. R. Balasubramaniam said that the CBC shall determine the roll-out strategy of National Programme for Civil Services Capacity Building (NPCSCB) — Mission Karmayogi. He was interacting with apprentices at Railway Workshop in Ashokapuram yesterday. Maintaining…
PM’s vision is to transform Karmachari to Karmayogi
July 6, 2021The PM said Rashtra Bhakti is the primary requirement and bureaucracy must work towards citizen-centric governance. And we are building capacity for them. By B.C. Thimmaiah Founder of Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement (SVYM) and a leadership trainer from Mysuru, Dr. R. Balasubramaniam (Balu) has taken charge as Member – Human Resources in the Capacity Building…
L&T Technology Services’ CSR initiative: Deputy Chief Minister inaugurates Rural COVID Care Centre at Saragur
June 22, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: L&T Technology Services (LTTS), a global leading pure-play engineering services company, has dedicated a rural COVID Care Centre (CCC) in Saragur, Mysuru, as part of its CSR initiative, in partnership with Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement (SVYM). The CCC was inaugurated by Deputy Chief Minister Dr. C. N. Ashwathnarayan along with Amit Chadha,Chief Executive Officer…
Project COVI (Covid Village) REACH for COVID-free Gram Panchayat launched
May 24, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Following rising COVID-19 cases in villages, Grassroots Research And Advocacy Movement (GRAAM) launched its five-point programme — project COVIReach (CO-COVID, VI-Village-Reach) in seven Gram Panchayats of Mysuru taluk which was implemented under the leadership and guidance of Chamundeshwari MLA G.T. Devegowda. Project action plan has been modified as per the guidance of Mysuru District…
Dr. R. Balasubramaniam of Mysuru Appointed to Centre’s Capacity Building Commission
April 2, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The Union Government has appointed office-bearers to the Capacity Building Commission (CBC) that was earlier announced by the Union Cabinet. CBC is a part of National Programme for Civil Services Capacity Building (NPCSCB) and it will function under the Department of Personnel and Training. Quality Council of India (QCI) Chairman Adil Zainulbhai has been…
Measuring Higher Education
March 22, 2021By Dr. R. Balasubramaniam A few weeks ago, a friend called to enquire about a US University to which his son had secured admission. He was concerned as this particular University did not figure in the top 100 Universities on the QS rankings. He was worried whether spending so much money on his son’s higher…
Working together for a healthy India
March 8, 2021By Dr. R. Balasubramaniam An elderly person met me recently and wanted to know some details about the ongoing COVID vaccination programme. He was keen on understanding whether it would be better to get the shot at the Government Hospital or at a Private Hospital nearby. While the Government offered fully free services including the…
Is India’s steel frame rusting ?
February 22, 2021By Dr. R. Balasubramaniam A question that I’ve been repeatedly asked is why I chose Heggadadevanakote (H.D. Kote) taluk to begin my social development work in 1987. Very few know that I did not choose H.D. Kote, but that it was chosen for me by two extraordinary bureaucrats. One was Nanjunda Rao, a retired special…
The Mathematics of Cabinet Formation in Karnataka
February 1, 2021By Dr. R. Balasubramaniam Recently, one saw a mockery of the statement ‘first amongst equals’ in the State of Karnataka. Constitutionally, the head of Government is the Chief Minister at the State-level while the Prime Minister at the National-level. Convention demands that legislators of the party with a majority, meet and elect their leader who…
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