KOKRAJHAR: A fellowship programme named Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) Development Fellowship Programme was launched by the CEM of the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC), Pramod Boro on Tuesday at BTC Secretariat to strengthen institutions, bring transformation in programme designing and delivery, to give strategic policy recommendations and to bring innovations.

The programme is being implemented by the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) in collaboration with Transforming Rural India Foundation (TRIF) as a knowledge and technical support organization, building upon the MoU signed between BTC and TRIF on September 23, 2021.

Later, talking to reporters, Boro said through the fellowship, qualified and passionate youths would be inducted, who are willing to professionally contribute to the development of the region. Moreover, the programme will provide a meaningful and professional opportunity to the educated youths, who aspire to pursue a vocation in the social and development sector, public policy and governance.

In the last 18 months, the BTR government had been taking up several developmental initiatives. “With a vision of a peaceful, green and smart Bodoland for the betterment of the region, I am glad to launch the ‘BTR Development Fellowship Programme’ as an institutional set-up that shall accelerate the objective of comprehensive sustainable development of BTR through a three-tier professional support structure at the Secretariat, district and block level, adding value at all levels of administration in a well-coordinated and professional manner,” said CEM Boro, adding that this programme was drawing on the experience of other major national-level initiatives to provide professional support to the government by engaging Transforming Rural India Foundation (TRIF), a not-for-profit organization that has anchored several such initiatives with other State governments, for providing knowledge support and technical guidance throughout the programme duration.