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Indian Institute of Management, Ranchi, will soon be working at developing managerial skills among rural youths in Jharkhand.

As per the proposed plan to be executed from November, IIM-R experts would select a group of Panchyat delegates and primary school teachers to kick-start the innovative training programme on business management, which essentially revolves around rural economy. “The module has been prepared in a way to make the youths utilise their skills to create job and investment opportunities in the field of agriculture, dairy and small forest production,” said IIM-R Director MJ Xavier.

Apart from training youths, the institute will also draw a vision to reform education from primary to higher education levels, to enable them comprehend the basics of governance and business together. Officials said the new idea behind the reform is to ease the problem for unemployment particularly in rural areas, which often make the youths straying on to the path of violence.

The special module of the IIM-R envisages building of a team of barefoot managers, who could guide the educated youths to develop job opportunities in the area of agriculture, dairy, poultry and forestry.

The institute will also prepare a policy framework for the state government to pave way for infrastructural development in rural areas. This will also help the government create conducive atmosphere for attracting huge investments from big companies.

Chief Minister Arjun Munda has promised all help to IIM-R: from policy of finance, for realisation of the management cradles objectives. The Centre has also proposed Rs 1000 crore fund for imparting professional training to rural youths under the next Five Year Plan.

Xavier added IIM-R was also working to prepare teams of professionals in rural areas to bridge the divide between villages and urban settlement.