Karnataka Ministry to receive management tips from IIM-B experts

The B S Yeddyurappa-led Cabinet in Karnataka comprising a large number of first-time Ministers will have to sit through a brain-storming session on administrative and management practices at the prestigious Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (IIM-B).

After assuming the reins of power for the first time in Karnataka, the BJP Government thought it fit to organize a half-day special session for its Ministers to expose them to best practices in administration and management.

With most of the Ministers tasting power for the first time in their political careers, experts from IIM-B will guide them on various aspects of administration. “To get guidance from administrative experts on file clearance, and on how to interact with officials, among others, you have been advised to attend the workshop”, said a letter sent out to all the Ministers from the office of the Chief Minister.

Though the administrative training workshop was earlier scheduled to be held on July 3, certain political developments had forced the Government to reschedule the training programme to July 17.

Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa’s decision to hold the administrative training workshop at IIM-B is understood to have stemmed from a suggestion made by RSS leadership in Bangalore.

“Strategies and best practices to be adopted in administration, importance of development, Karnataka in the global context were among the themes around which the discussions and presentations will be made to the Ministers”, said an official at IIM-B.