LG interacts with IAS Officer Trainees of 2025 Batch

Jammu: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday interacted with the IAS Officer Trainees of the 2025 Batch, who are on their 5-day visit to Jammu as a part of the Winter Study Tour (Bharat Darshan Programme).
The Officer Trainees are currently undergoing Phase-1 training at the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA), Mussoorie.
During the interaction, the Lieutenant Governor shared his insights on governance and public service. He also highlighted the transformational journey of Jammu Kashmir across the sectors.
The Group of IAS Officer Trainees comprised of Muskan Srivastava, Haryana Cadre; Meghna Chakravorty and Mudita Bansal, West Bengal Cadre; Deepak Godara, AGMUT Cadre; Saichaitanya Jadhav, Rahul Raghavan and Aman Tiwari, Tamil Nadu Cadre; Venkatesh Banna, Andhra Pradesh Cadre, is led by Umesh Kumar Meena (Rajasthan Cadre), with Vidhi (AGMUT Cadre) as the Associate Group Leader. Dr Rakesh Minhas, Deputy Commissioner Jammu was also present during the interaction.
The programme includes visits to the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine, Salal Hydroelectric Power Project, Bari Brahmana SIDCO Industrial Area, India -Pakistan border and a city tour of Jammu.
The visit is intended to provide the Officer Trainees with first-hand exposure to the administrative, developmental, and cultural landscape of the region, thereby contributing to their professional training and sensitisation to governance in diverse administrative environments.