SPIPA Inducts new Batch of ten IAS probationers for 52 weeks training

Ahmedabad

The Sardar Patel Institute of Public Administration (SPIPA) today said it has inducted ten IAS probationers on June 22, 2015, allotted to the Gujarat cadre by the Government of India from the 2014 batch, for further training. All officers also met with the top-rung of the police including the director general of police on June 24. A meeting with the Hon’ble Governor of Gujarat & Hon’ble Chief Minister of Gujarat was fixed the following day. On June 26, a formal introduction to office procedures was initiated and an introduction to training activities and schedule, the ten probationers called on the Chief Minister of Gujarat, Anandiben Patel and the chief secretary of the state.

“The officers joined SPIPA on June 22, 2015. Out of 10 probationers, 3 belong to Rajasthan, 2 to Kerala, 1 to Gujarat, 1 to Bihar, 1 to Maharashtra, 1 to Haryana and 1 to Uttar Pradesh. Seven out of ten are engineers; one is from the field of biotechnology, one from Ayurveda and one from law. SPIPA welcomes them and wishes them all the best for their future years in the service of the state and the nation,” said Mr. Vipul Mittra (IAS), Director General, SPIPA.

SPIPA is an autonomous apex training institute for the state of Gujarat that hones and develops human capital and specializes in training in domains like public administration, local self government and rural development.

Those selected will be extensively trained for a period of 52 weeks. To start the process of initiation of the officers, after a meeting with the director general and the deputy director general of SPIPA on June 22, the cadres were taken to Gandhinagar, the administrative headquarters of the state, to meet with the Secretary of the general administrative department and other key administrative heads.