The Hindu 19.02.2010
Lessons in governance for corporators
Lessons in governance for corporators
— PHOTOS: P.V. SIVAKUMAR 
Guidebook: Chief Minister K. Rosaiah releasing a manual for corporators in Hyderabad on Thursday. Mayor B. Karthika Reddy and Deputy Mayor Jaffer Hussain, Commissioner Sameer Sharma and Minister for Municipal Administration A. Ramnarayan Reddy are seen.
HYDERABAD: The newly-elected corporators of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) will undergo a two-day orientation camp on good governance, learn the nuances of the role of a corporator and the numerous rules involved in the Municipal Act.
The training programme, which was inaugurated by Chief Minister K. Rosaiah on Thursday, will expose first time corporators to video presentations, best municipal practices implemented in other cities, train them on how to prepare themselves for implementing centrally funded programmes like JNNURM.
“Such orientation camps are very important for newly elected corporators. Such sessions help increase the awareness levels and throw light on the ways to lead a public life,” said Mr. K. Rosaiah. Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI) has designed the content of the two-day orientation programme, which will be held between February 20 and 21. The course, essentially, will introduce corporators to the Municipal Act, help understand government projects and eventually prepare the elected representatives to improve government services in the capital. “The course will prepare elected representatives to handle large Central government projects. Elected representatives from various States have attended to our training sessions,” informed ASCI Director Srinivas Chary.
Mr. Rosaiah also released the course material, which has been printed in English, Telugu and Hindi. Minister for Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MAUD), Anam Vivekananda Reddy, Principal Secretary (MAUD), P.S. Appa Rao, Mayor Banda Karthika Reddy, GHMC Commissioner Sameer Sharma and other corporators from various parties and GHMC officials were present.
