SUBASH RAI
GANGTOK: “Implementation of Centrally Sponsored Schemes in Sikkim is satisfactory. With better monitoring through improved planning modules, these schemes will have cent per cent impact.” This is one of the key findings of a study undertaken by four students from SP Jain Institute of Management and Research (SPJIMR), Mumbai, who were here on a six-week “Development of Corporate Citizenship” (DOCC) internship of their university. The students covered areas ranging from public-policy to ecotourism in Sikkim.
Two of them, Pradeep Tewani and Anubhav Agarwal, interned with Lok Sabha MP, PD Rai and assessed the impact of centrally sponsored schemes in Sikkim. The duo carried out an impact assessment exercise on Central Government schemes like Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme [MPLADS] and Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act [MGNREGA].
Speaking to NOW!, Mr. Tewani said, “During the field studies, we interacted with various government officials and rural people involved and impacted by these schemes. Also, we studied the effect of these schemes on Sikkim and its people.”
