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Union min launches regional training centre of women, child in city

Union min launches regional training centre of women, child in city

Time of India04-07-2025
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Ranchi: The Regional Training Centre of the Savitribai Phule National Institute of Women and Child Development (SPNIWCD) was inaugurated on Friday at the JUPMI Building, located within the Smart City premises in Ranchi.
The inaugural ceremony was attended by
Annapurna Devi
, Union minister for women and child development. The centre, envisioned as a hub for capacity building and policy implementation, will not only serve the state but also cater to neighbouring states including Bihar, Odisha, and West Bengal.
The SPNIWCD currently operates five regional training centres across India, making the centre the sixth and the first in the eastern region.
The newly launched centre is equipped with two modern training rooms, each with a seating capacity of 75 participants, and includes a residential facility with 78 rooms to accommodate trainees from across the region.
The centre will include district social welfare officers, child development project officers, women supervisors, district child protection officers, and members of the child welfare committees.
Speaking on the occasion, minister Devi said, "The centre is expected to play a critical role in decentralizing capacity-building efforts in eastern India. It will support the implementation of major flagship programmes such as Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Nutrition 2.0, Mission Shakti, Mission Samarthya, and Mission Vatsalya. By focusing on structured and technical training, the centre aims to enhance the skills and knowledge base of front-line workers and officials, thereby improving service delivery, monitoring, and outreach effectiveness.
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Minister of state for defence Sanjay Seth, who too attended the event besides other dignitaries, said, "With this dedicated training facility now operational in the city, access to training and capacity-building resources will become more streamlined, enabling faster and more region-specific implementation of central schemes."
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