IAS officers will be given a week-long training in ‘social policy and welfare’ for improved policymaking and implementation of schemes so that they can reach out more effectively to the marginalized sections of society.

It will be given by the Dr. Ambedkar International Centre, which is being developed as a think tank. The center will sign an MoU with Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration to carry out this week-long training in Mussoorie. The training programme will start when the next batch of IAS officers are trained.

The training's main focus will be to reduce socio-political and economic inequalities. The Ministry of External Affairs has approached the Ambedkar center to conduct such courses for officers from African countries. “This is because the implementation of social welfare policies remains a challenge in these countries too. The course will give them fresh perspectives,” said an official.