Chapter – 1 - lbsnaa

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Annual Report 2004
participation of the people. Motivating subordinates is a critical area for all
administrators and our effort is to equip them with competencies that can
provide such leadership. The use of Participatory Rural Appraisal
techniques to seek participation of people and the use of participatory
training methodologies in motivating field functionaries are some
innovations that have been tried out.
Personality Development
In order to promote an all round development of the personality, a great
deal of emphasis is placed on outdoor events. Besides treks in the
Himalayas, physical training, cross-country run, Yoga, horse riding, river
rafting, para gliding, rock climbing and pistol shooting are some of the
activities that the Officer Trainees engage themselves in. Exposure to
public speaking, theatre workshops, group discussion, motor mechanics,
gardening, photography and music appreciation are other co-curricular
activities offered to the young administrators. The sports complex provides
facilities for all games. An opportunity to learn games from coaches of the
Sports Authority of India is also provided.
The officer-trainees are also encouraged to perform in cultural and extra
curricular activities through various clubs and societies of which the officer-
trainee themselves are members and office-bearers. These club and
societies organise events in the evenings, for the benefit of officer-trainees.
Curriculum
To ensure that our academic curriculum is relevant, it is periodically
reviewed and updated. This is done through the mechanism of
consultations with the State Governments, feedback of the participants and
the recommendations of the committees formulated by government for the