Koraput, 13th Sept 2025: A three-day training camp for Block Master Trainers under the Aadi Karmayogi Abhiyan was inaugurated today in Koraput. This initiative is part of the central government’s campaign for tribal empowerment and capacity building.
The program was graced by Pradeep Agrawal, District In-charge of Aadi Karmayogi Abhiyan under the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India, and Snehaprava Majhi, Project Administrator of the Integrated Tribal Development Agency (ITDA), Koraput.
A total of 66 trainees from 14 blocks of the district and from various departments participated in the training.
District-level Master Trainers, who were trained at the state-level Professor Lab, facilitated the sessions. Key trainers and officials included:
- Sunil Kumar Tandi, District Welfare Officer
- Durga Prasad Dora, Group Development Officer
- Nandapur Jayanta Kumar Meher, Group Development Officer
- Sukanta Pattnaik, Group Development Officer, Lamtaput
- Shakti Prasad Mahapatra, Group Development Officer, Borigumma
- Jashmine Pradhan, Group Development Officer, Jaypur
- Jakata Tudu, Ram Krishna Nayak, Group Development Officer, Pottangi
- Dr. Shiva Sai Swaroop, Jagannath Prasad Bisoi, Lata Manjula Pradhan, and Akash Jena
The training was coordinated and supported by Kashi Prasad Nayak and T. Sitaram Patra under the INTD (Integrated Tribal Development) program.
This training aims to strengthen administrative efficiency and delivery at the grassroots by empowering tribal officers and representatives through structured modules