Imparting training on functional themes forms the core of the capacity building initiative under DRUM. This vehicle carries forward the efforts through identified 19 partner Training Institutions, spread across the country covering all stakeholders in distribution business. The proactive relationship of Ministry of Power and USAID, not only helps to reinforce inter stakeholders’ coordination, it also helps to optimize resource utilization and improve the institutional capacity and capability in resource building.
The twin major objectives of the DRUM Training program are to:
- Enhance the knowledge and experience of a significant number (20,000- 25,000) of distribution engineers, managers and technicians through the facilitation of technical and managerial training delivered by professional Indian training institutions : and
- Support the development and institutional capacity enhancement of selected Indian Institutions for sustainable delivery of distribution business management, reform and regulation training.
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With the above objective, under the DRUM Training Program, a holistic training program was designed to provide training to around 25,000 utility engineers, managers, staff and as well as regulatory commission personnel of various states. With support from the Ministry of Power, training activities were regionally targeted to deliver high impact education through 15-20 regionally dispersed Indian institutions engaged in power sector and distribution reform activities. |
