Trainee Civil Servants at Dr. MCR HRD Institute Roll Out FETE—A Fun-Filled Event

Sri B P Acharya, IAS, Spl. Chief Secretary to Govt. and DG, Dr. MCR HRD Institute visited all the stalls and congratulated the Officer Trainees for organising the event with a professional touch.

The Officer Trainees belonging to such All India Services and Central Civil Services as IPS, IRS, IFS, etc., who are undergoing 92nd Foundation Course at Dr. MCR HRD Institute of Telangana, organised FETE – a day-long fun-filled food-cum-recreation extravaganza. The entire campus of the Institute was enveloped in a festive mood and the soulful music in the background left every one present awestruck.

The event was inaugurated by Smt. Anitha Balakrishna, IA & AS, Joint Director General of the Institute & Coordinator of the Course by releasing colourful balloons in the air.

The Officer Trainees were seen dishing out authentic and  mouth-watering delicacies from across the country such as Puttu Curry (Kerela), Bisibelepath (Karnataka), Dabeli (Mahrashtra), Kawa (Kashmir) as well as various kinds of chats and bhelpuri, which were relished by one and all. In addition, there were a number of interesting game stalls, including lift the brick, break the pyramid, lucky seven etc., which captured the imagination of the visitors.

The challenge before the Officer Trainees was to run their respective stalls as successful business propositions and to generate net profits to be donated to an NGO committed to the cause of amelioration of the lot of the weaker sections of society.

The Officer Trainees wore different hats; they purchased raw material, cooked different eatables, attracted customers, served them with a smile on their faces, and maintained income and expenditure statements and other documents. The event, therefore, was a vibrant platform for them to learn such concepts of management as planning, coordination, interpersonal skills, leadership, team building, etc. and thereby enrich their managerial and entrepreneurial acumen.

FETE provided an opportunity to the Officer Trainees to prove that they not only have the ability to crack the world’s most difficult civil services examination but also possess the requisite multitasking talents to organise an event of a huge magnitude.

In addition to classroom lectures, the Institute organises a number of extra-curricular and co- curricular activities, as a part of the Foundation Course, to enable the Officer Trainees to learn from their ground-level experiences.

The event was attended by the Officer Trainees, Officers, Faculty, and Staff of Dr.MCR HRD Institute, and a large contingent of students from Government Residential School for Girls, Government Residential School for Boys, and Little Star School located in Jubilee Hills.

-Press note