Union Education Minister Inaugurates Phase 2 Of Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship

MGNF Phase 2 (national roll out) launched today with 661 MGNFs will be deployed across all districts of the country. Eight more IIMs have been onboarded taking the total to nine IIMs this year.

The two-year fellowship seeks to combine classroom sessions by academic partner - Indian Institutes Of Management (IIMs) with an intensive field immersion at the district level to create credible plans and identify barriers in raising employment, economic output, and promote livelihoods in rural areas, an official statement issued in this regard said.

While speaking on the launch, the Union Education Minister, called upon fellows to act as catalysts of social change at the grassroots by driving skill development efforts. He also called upon district collectors and academic partner IIMs to facilitate the fellows and script a success story of change through this fellowship.

In line with the requirements of 21st century and local realities, Mr Pradhan called upon the fellows to work with global thinking and local approach including integrating local language in the skill development efforts.