Date: 2026-03-14Category: Press ReleaseState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
Capacity Building Commission organises Southern Regional Consultative Workshop on Collaborative Capacity Building and Resource Sharing for Training Institutes
**Executive Summary**
The Capacity Building Commission (CBC) organised a Southern Regional Consultative Workshop on Collaborative Capacity Building and Resource Sharing for Training Institutes in Hyderabad on March 13, 2026. The workshop brought together 47 participants from 23 institutions to deliberate on actionable frameworks for collaboration. Key outcomes focused on developing institutionalised, system-driven frameworks for a more integrated and future-ready civil services training ecosystem.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Workshop Purpose and Context:**
* Organised by the Capacity Building Commission (CBC) to deliberate on actionable frameworks for faculty exchange, shared learning content, and infrastructure sharing.
* Held on March 13, 2026, at the Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI), Hyderabad.
* Attended by 47 participants from 23 Civil Services Training Institutions (CSTIs) and Training Institutes across Southern India.
* Emphasised a shift from supply-driven training to demand-driven capacity building, responsive to governance needs.
* **Key Areas for Collaboration Identified:**
* Need to address content duplication across institutions.
* Importance of structured institutional mechanisms for collaboration.
* Potential for a shared resource directory.
* **Proposed Pillars for Structured Collaboration:**
* Faculty sharing.
* Content and knowledge sharing.
* Infrastructure sharing.
* **Key Outcomes and Recommendations:**
* Proposals for a centralised faculty and resource directory.
* Mechanisms for content discovery and calendar synchronisation.
* Development of a digital infrastructure dashboard linked to NSCSTI recognition and credit mechanisms.
* Aim to move towards institutionalised, system-driven frameworks.
**Impact Analysis**
**Civil Services Training Institutions (CSTIs) and Training Institutes in Southern India**
* **Impact:** These institutions are directly involved in the collaborative efforts discussed. They will benefit from shared resources, faculty, content, and infrastructure, leading to more efficient and effective capacity building. The workshop aims to foster a shift towards a more integrated and future-ready training ecosystem.
* **Action Required:** Engage in the development and implementation of proposed frameworks for collaboration, including contributing to and utilising centralised directories and resource-sharing mechanisms.
**Capacity Building Commission (CBC)**
* **Impact:** The CBC is the organiser and facilitator of this initiative. It will play a key role in guiding the implementation of collaborative frameworks and ensuring the development of a cohesive training ecosystem.
* **Action Required:** Continue to lead and support the implementation of the recommendations from the workshop, including the development of digital tools and recognition mechanisms.
**Participants (Attendees of the Workshop)**
* **Impact:** Participants directly contributed to identifying constraints, mechanisms, and recommendations. They are expected to champion the adoption of collaborative practices within their respective institutions.
* **Action Required:** Translate regional insights into concrete recommendations and promote the adoption of collaborative, integrated, and future-ready practices within their institutions.
Key Entities Referenced
Capacity Building Commission (CBC): The primary organizing body of the workshop, focused on collaborative capacity building and resource sharing for training institutes.
Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI): The venue for the workshop and an institution highlighted for its Centre for Innovation in Public Policy.
Ms. S. Radha Chauhan: Chairperson of the Capacity Building Commission (CBC) who conceptualized the consultative workshop.
Ms. Chandralekha Mukherjee: Principal Advisor, CBC, who delivered welcome and closing remarks, emphasizing the need for structured collaboration.
Dr. Nimmagadda Ramesh Kumar: Director General, ASCI, who addressed the workshop, highlighting ASCI's role in fostering public administration improvement.
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Capacity Building Commission organises
Southern Regional Consultative Workshop on
Collaborative Capacity Building and Resource
Sharing for Training Institutes
Posted On: 14 MAR 2026 9:54AM by PIB Delhi
The Capacity Building Commission (CBC), Government of India, organised the Southern Regional
Consultative Workshop on Collaborative Capacity Building and Resource Sharing at the Administrative
Staff College of India (ASCI), Hyderabad on 13 March 2026. The workshop brought together 47
participants from 23 Civil Services Training Institutions (CSTIs) and Training Institutes across Southern
India to deliberate on actionable frameworks for faculty exchange, shared learning content, and
infrastructure sharing.
The consultative workshop conceptualised under the leadership of Ms. S. Radha Chauhan, Chairperson,
CBC, commenced with the Welcome Remarks by Ms. Chandralekha Mukherjee, Principal Advisor, CBC,
who underscored that collaboration across CSTIs has thus far been largely dependent upon non-
institutional factors rather than structured institutional mechanisms. She called for a fundamental shift
from supply-driven training to demand-driven capacity building, where institutions respond dynamically
to governance needs by drawing on ecosystem-wide expertise.
This was followed by a Address by Dr. Nimmagadda Ramesh Kumar, Director General, ASCI, who as a
lifetime covenant between the public servant and the government, highlighted ASCI's Centre for
Innovation in Public Policy as an example of how institutions can foster a culture of continuous
improvement in public administration.
The anchor session was presented by Dr. Kamal Kapoor, Deputy Director General, National
Communications Academy-Finance, and Chair of the Thematic Task Force, reflecting the collective
deliberations of the Task Force over several weeks of consultations. He identified potential areas,
including the a shared resource directory, significant need to address content duplication across
institutions, and the importance of institutional collaboration. He proposed three pillars for structured
collaboration, faculty sharing, content and knowledge sharing, and infrastructure sharing.
Participants subsequently engaged in structured breakout discussions across three thematic groups. Each
group examined existing constraints, identified feasible mechanisms for collaboration, and produced
actionable recommendations aimed at moving the ecosystem towards institutionalised, system-driven
frameworks. Key outcomes included proposals for a centralised faculty and resource directory, content
discovery and calendar synchronisation mechanisms, and a digital infrastructure dashboard linked to
NSCSTI recognition and credit mechanisms.
The workshop concluded with a synthesis of breakout outcomes and way forward remarks, followed by
closing remarks by Ms. Chandralekha Mukherjee, who underlined the importance of translating regional
insights into concrete recommendations towards building a collaborative, integrated, and future-ready civilservices training ecosystem.***
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