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 About DRUM Training Program
The DRUM Training Program has been designed to provide training to some 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 will be regionally targeted to deliver high impact education through 15-20 regionally dispersed Indian institutions engaged in power sector and distribution reform activities.
Events of the last one year:
| Dec.'04 |
MOU signing ceremony by Mr. R.V. Shahi, Secretary (Power)
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| Jan.'05 |
Launch of Training program by Late Mr. P.M. Sayeed, the previous Hon'ble Power Minister
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| Apr.'05 |
Power Finance Corporation Ltd. inducted as Principle Financial Intermediary
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| Sept.'05 |
Workshop with Partner Training Institutions,
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- Role of Partner Training Institutions made proactive with constitution of Working Groups in theme wise classification
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| Oct.'05 |
Stakeholders Conference inaugurated by R.V. Shahi, Secretary (Power)
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- Need for Institutionalized training policy and program by utilities and wider academic coverage by partner Training institutions.
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| Jan.'06 |
First Quarterly Review meeting of Partner Training Institutions.
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- Need for back-to-back arrangements with Utilities to solicit and ensure wider participation. |
The major objectives of the Drum Training program
- 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.
For more information on DRUM Training Program, please contact:
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Tel: +91 11 23721105 
Fax: +91 11 23755109 
Email: 
