**Executive Summary**
The Capacity Building Commission (CBC) organised a Western Regional Consultative Workshop in Vadodara on March 10, 2026, focused on sustainable financing and governance for training institutions. A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the CBC and Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya to formalise collaborative capacity-building efforts. The workshop aimed to strengthen academic and administrative autonomy of training institutions, with insights to inform national recommendations by 2047.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Workshop Objective:** To deliberate on reforms in institutional financing and governance for training institutions.
* **Organiser & Host:** Capacity Building Commission (CBC) and Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya (GSV).
* **Participants:** 26 participants from Civil Services Training Institutions (CSTIs) across Western States.
* **Key Themes:**
* **Sustainable Financing:** Discussion on financial structures, budgeting models, revenue retention, re-appropriation, carry-forward mechanisms, and revenue generation avenues.
* **Governance and Resource Mobilisation:** Deliberation on delegation of powers, governing body functionality, academic and administrative autonomy, infrastructure utilisation policy, institutional expertise, digital scaling, and partnerships.
* **Formal Agreement:** A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between CBC and GSV for collaborative capacity-building efforts.
* **Outcome:** Establishment of shared alignment on draft framework structure and policy direction. Insights from the workshop will contribute to national-level recommendations for strengthening financing, governance, and resource mobilisation in the civil services training ecosystem, contributing to Viksit Bharat@2047.
**Impact Analysis**
**Civil Services Training Institutions (CSTIs)**
* **Impact:** Will benefit from strengthened sustainable financing mechanisms, improved governance structures, and enhanced resource mobilisation capabilities, leading to greater academic and administrative autonomy and future-readiness.
* **Action Required:** To align with and implement the recommendations derived from the national-level framework informed by this workshop.
**Capacity Building Commission (CBC)**
* **Impact:** Will consolidate insights from regional consultations to formulate national recommendations and strengthen its role in building a robust CSTI ecosystem.
* **Action Required:** To lead the formulation of national recommendations and facilitate institutional strengthening of CSTIs.
**Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya (GSV)**
* **Impact:** Will collaborate with CBC on capacity-building efforts, contributing its role in the emerging capacity-building landscape.
* **Action Required:** To continue its partnership with CBC in implementing collaborative capacity-building initiatives.
Key Entities Referenced
Capacity Building Commission (CBC): Organized a workshop and signed an MoU for collaborative capacity-building efforts.
Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya: Hosted a workshop and signed an MoU with CBC for collaborative capacity-building efforts.
Civil Services Training Institutions (CSTIs): Participants in the workshop, aiming for institutional strengthening and future readiness.
Memorandum of Understanding: Signed between CBC and Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya to formalize collaborative capacity-building efforts.
Vadodara: Location where the Western Regional Consultative Workshop was organized.
Ministry of Railways
Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya Joins Hands with
Capacity Building Commission for Collaborative
Capacity-Building Efforts
GSV-CBC Workshop Deliberates on Sustainable Financing,
Revenue Generation, Governance and Resource Mobilisation
to Strengthen Academic and Administrative Autonomy of
Training Institutions
Posted On: 10 MAR 2026 7:50PM by PIB Delhi
The Capacity Building Commission (CBC), Government of India, organised a Western Regional
Consultative Workshop on Sustainable Financing, Governance and Resource Mobilisation for Training
Institutes in Vadodara today. Hosted by Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya, the workshop brought together 26
participants from Civil Services Training Institutions (CSTIs) across Western States to deliberate on key
reforms in institutional financing and governance.
A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between CBC and Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya at the
event, marking a significant formal commitment to collaborative capacity-building efforts.
The workshop sessions established a shared alignment on the draft framework structure and policy
direction. Two thematic groups discussed key issues at the workshop.The first group focused on Sustainable Financing. It discussed financial structures and budgeting
models. Revenue retention, re-appropriation, and carry-forward mechanisms were examined. The group
also explored revenue generation avenues.
The second group focused on Governance and Resource Mobilisation. It deliberated on delegation of
powers and governing body functionality. Academic and administrative autonomy were key areas of
discussion. The group also looked at infrastructure utilisation policy. Leveraging institutional expertise and
digital scaling and partnerships were also deliberated.
The workshop commenced with a Welcome Address by Ms. Chandralekha Mukherjee, Principal Advisor,
CBC. This was followed by an address by Prof. (Dr.) Manoj Choudhary, Vice Chancellor, Gati Shakti
Vishwavidyalaya, who shared insights on GSV’s role in the emerging capacity-building landscape. Ms. S.
Radha Chauhan, Chairperson, CBC, addressed the gathering on making CSTIs future-ready through
institutional strengthening, underlining CBC’s facilitative role in building a robust CSTI ecosystem
towards Viksit Bharat@2047.
CBC noted that insights from the western regional consultation would feed into the consolidated national-
level recommendations aimed at strengthening sustainable financing mechanisms, improving governance
structures, and enhancing resource mobilisation capabilities across the civil services training ecosystem.
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