Training Programme on Statistical Applications in Policy Formulation for Effective Decision Making

Training Programme on Statistical Applications in Policy Formulation for Effective Decision Making

News & Events / March 17, 2026

The Centre for Good Governance, DRST UAoA has organized a “Training Programme on Statistical Applications in Policy Formulation for Effective Decision Making for Economics and Statistics Officer Uttar Pradesh” during 02– 07 February, 2026. The participant officers were provided comprehensive learning experience through a combination of classroom lectures, workshops, field visit and interactive sessions with different stakeholders.

The primary objective of this training program is to improve the statistical capacity and operations of state statistical systems to collect, compile, and disseminate reliable official statistics. Additionally the program aims to strengthen statistical activities deemed important by the centre. The program also seeks to empower officers with expertise in survey design, research methodology, sample selection, and data collection techniques to ensure data quality and reliability. Total 21 Participants (02 Female and 19 Male) participated in this training programs.

About

Dr. Raghunandan Singh Tolia Uttarakhand Academy of Administration UAoA (Uttarakhand Academy of Administration) originally established as Officers' Training School (O.T.S.) at Allahabad in 1951, was shifted to Nainital in 1971. In 1974 the institution was renamed as Administrative Training Institute (A.T.I.) and in 1988 it was raised to the status of Uttar Pradesh Academy of Administration (UPAA). In the year 2000, after creation of Uttaranchal as a separate state, the academy was named as Uttaranchal Academy of Administration (UAoA). Now Academy is known as Dr. Raghunandan Singh Tolia Uttarakhand Academy of Administration (DRTSUAoA).