The Chief Minister’s Young Professionals for Development Programme is an opportunity for young graduates/post graduates and professionals to work with the government. The Programme, like the fellowship programmes of other states, aims to equip aspiring Young Professionals with an in-depth understanding of the complexity of the governance and development processes through district and village level immersion in a wide range of institutions dealing with regulation, health, education, infrastructure, urban and rural development and social security. These young professionals will help identify problems in the design of programmes, schemes and implementation processes through rigorously structured research projects so that necessary improvements can be made at the policy and implementation levels.
More About the Scheme
51 Young Professionals (CM Research Associates) will be placed in each of the districts of Madhya Pradesh to gather objective feedback on the functioning of the government. They will be guided in their work by 6 dedicated Mentors(Advisors) who will be located at the institute in Bhopal and will work closely with the government departments at the policy-making level. This young team will work with the institute on projects in areas of government activity having maximum impact on the citizens. Such projects would cover issues of governance which would include accountability, enforcement of the rule of law, improving the quality and effectiveness of public service delivery, control of corruption etc. Specific projects may include improving the quality of education, improving child nutrition, improving the quality of health care, mitigation of poverty, creating livelihood opportunities, improving the service quality of government offices etc. While the appointees would be working at the field level, collecting evidence on definite, structured projects designed to examine specific policies and evaluate schemes and government programmes, they would also be required to innovatively look at the functioning of the government system and raise issues through working papers, which could be published by the institute. Such papers could lead to further research and policy work.
via To be eligible for the Programme, the prospective candidate must have the desired academic qualification from a reputed institution with a good academic record of 60% and above. The candidate must have creative, innovative and out of the box thinking; must demonstrate advanced analytical and problem-solving skills; have an aptitude for working in teams and be able to engage with diverse stakeholders.
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Compensation:
Research Associates will receive a remuneration of Rs. 40,000 and Advisors Rs. 60,000 per month. In addition, both will be entitled to House Rent Allowance at the rate of 15% of the remuneration per month. Touring for the official purpose would be covered separately under the programme.
Induction cum training:
There will be an induction cum training programme to orient the selected candidates with important programmes of the Government of Madhya Pradesh and a refresher on research methodology.
To know more, details of the qualifications and application process may be seen at the institute website. The last date for submission of the online application for the programme is 5 PM on 05.06.2017.