MGNF

Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship (MGNF) is a flagship program launched by the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) with IIMs as academic partner. IIM Lucknow had the largest cohort of fellows with 51 fellows in Uttar Pradesh 11 in Himachal Pradesh, 11 in Mizoram, and 32 in Assam completing the two-year certificate program in Public Policy and Management.

The objective of the program is to strengthen the district skill landscape of the country through the effective and collaborative engagement of Fellows. By the end of the program the District Skill Committees must function as an effective organization being able to plan, implement and monitor skill development initiatives.

MGN Fellowship aims to create a cadre of individuals who can contribute to the strengthening of the district-led skill ecosystem. This will help in supporting the district administration to improve skill development program delivery as well as develop a cadre of committed and competent development leaders.

The program overall included 660+ Fellows in different districts with nine IIMs as an academic partner including Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Lucknow, Jammu, Kozhikode, Nagpur, Ranchi, Udaipur, and Visakhapatnam.

Fellows who successfully completed the program

Fellows at IIM Lucknow
Sl. No.	Full Name	District	State
1	Abhishek Pal	Nalbari	Assam
2	Amlan Chetia	Karimganj	Assam
3	Anushka Vijayvergiya	South Salmara-Mankachar	Assam
4	Anusua Das	Goalpara	Assam
5	Arun Jyoti Bhuyan	Sonitpur	Assam
6	Atlanta Borah	Biswanath	Assam
7	Satabdi Saikia	Dima Hasao	Assam
8	Bhavana Das	Udalguri	Assam
9	Chinmoy Deka	Barpeta	Assam
10	Devdarshan Chetia	Tinsukia	Assam
11	Dharitri Borgohain	West Karbi Anglong	Assam
12	Dipu Saikia	Kokrajhar	Assam
13	Gopal Jee	Hojai	Assam
14	Himadri Nath	Darrang	Assam
15	Isha Bhattacharyya	Dibrugarh	Assam
16	Karabi Borah	Kamrup Metro	Assam
17	Lakhipriya Dihingia	Majuli	Assam
18	Madhukrishna Bhuyan	Kamrup Rural	Assam
19	Mampi Dey	Dhemaji	Assam
20	Nabajit Dutta	Morigaon	Assam
21	Nayanika Nath	Charaideo	Assam
22	Niharika Das	Karbi Anglong	Assam
23	Chetna Singhania	Lakhimpur	Assam
24	Poulamee Dey	Chirang	Assam
25	Pratyashee Bora	Sivsagar	Assam
26	Pritam Das	Dhubri	Assam
27	Ranjan Sahani	Cachar	Assam
28	Saikot Sukla	Jorhat	Assam
29	Sharna Chakraborty	Hailakandi	Assam
30	Shitanshu Kumar	Bongaigaon	Assam
31	Sudarshan Protim Sonowal	Baksa	Assam
32	Sukanya Devi	Golaghat	Assam
33	Abhilash Yadav	Shahjahanpur	UP
34	Abhishek keshri	Siddharthnagar	UP
35	Aditya	Hapur	UP
36	Ambikesh	Ghaziabad	UP
37	Anand Boipai	Sambhal	UP
38	Anjali Sharma	Sitapur	UP
39	Anuradha Nirwan	Kasganj	UP
40	Aparajita	Agra	UP
41	Arnavi Sagar	Kheri	UP
42	Ashish Gupta	Bareilly	UP
43	Ashish Kumar	Ballia	UP
44	Ashish Kumar	Gautam Buddha Nagar	UP
45	Ashish Kumar Yadav	Shamli	UP
46	Ashutosh Tripathi	Mainpuri	UP
47	Atul Kumar	Mahoba	UP
48	Aman Awasthi	Hathras	UP
49	Diwakar Singh Tanwar	Pratapgarh	UP
50	Gaurav Verma	Azamgarh	UP
51	Indrajeet Kumar	Barabanki	UP
52	Jitendra Kumar	Sultanpur	UP
53	Kshitij Kumar	Shravasti	UP
54	Mahesh Mishra	Bhadohi	UP
55	Manish Kumar Gupta	Amethi	UP
56	Darpan Chib	Deoria	UP
57	Megha yadav	Kanpur Dehat	UP
58	Mohit Rajput	Mathura	UP
59	Mohit Singh	Ambedkar Nagar	UP
60	Nidhi Bariha	Prayagraj	UP
61	Nitendra Singh	Sant Kabeer Nagar	UP
62	Pooja	Pilibhit	UP
63	Pravin Kumar Singh	Mau	UP
64	Pushpank Tripathi	Firozabad	UP
65	Ragini Mall	Lalitpur	UP
66	Rahul Kumar	Basti	UP
67	Rahul Yadav	Ghazipur	UP
68	Rashi Giri	Amroha	UP
69	Samarth Sharma	Bulandshahar	UP
70	Sankalp Tripathi	Jalaun	UP
71	Saumya Singh	Rampur	UP
72	Shubham Jaiswal	Farrukhabad	UP
73	Shubham Kumar Mishra	Baghpat	UP
74	Shubham Singh Rawat	Mirzapur	UP
75	Sumit Raha	Maharajganj	UP
76	Suruchi Singh	Kaushambi	UP
77	Tanmay Dhawan	Rae Bareli	UP
78	Vibhor Shukla	Chitrakoot	UP
79	Viddyansh Srivastava	Etawah	UP
80	Virendra Kumar	Hamirpur	UP
81	Tarang Bharti	Saharanpur	UP
82	Mohammad Wasiuddin	Gonda	UP
83	Utkarsh Shukla	Muzaffarnagar	UP
84	Vikas Walke	Serchhip	Mizoram
85	Ajinkya Jaywant Madkaikar	Lunglei	Mizoram
86	Akshaya Jalasteen	Aizawl	Mizoram
87	Gayatri Khurana	Mamit	Mizoram
88	Lalremtluangi	Hnahthial	Mizoram
89	Manish Kumar	Khawzawl	Mizoram
90	Nikhil Pralhad Jagnade	Siaha	Mizoram
91	Pallavi Dhiman	Kolasib	Mizoram
92	Prannav Dutta	Champhai	Mizoram
93	Sai Tejaswini T	Saitual	Mizoram
94	Sudhanshu gangwar	Lawngtlai	Mizoram
95	Amisha Yadav	Solan	HP
96	Suneel Baryan	Sirmaur	HP
97	Divy Sharma	Kangra	HP
98	Divyanshu Sharma	Kinnaur	HP
99	Jasbir Singh	Bilaspur	HP
100	Navendu Sharma	Shimla	HP
101	Neesha Kshettry	Kullu	HP
102	Satwinder Singh bhinder	Mandi	HP
103	Shivani Kaushal	Una	HP
104	Sudhanshu	Hamirpur	HP
105	Vaishali Thakur	Lauhal & Spiti	HP

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We are happy to share with you the e-copy of Skill Se समृद्धि, a compilation of some inspiring initiatives of MGNF-IIM Lucknow. Over the past two years, the implementation of the MGNF program at IIM Lucknow has led to some remarkable and unique initiatives on the ground and fostering a sustained dialogue of skill development at various levels. With the successful completion of program with IIM Lucknow, this compilation takes us through this journey and recognizes some of the most inspiring initiatives across four states including Assam, Mizoram, Himachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.

The Valedictory Ceremony of the MGNF program at IIM Lucknow was conducted on October 28, 2023. Shri Durga Shanker Mishra, Chief Secretary of the Government of Uttar Pradesh graced the occasion as a Chief Guest.

During the ceremony, 105 fellows were awarded the Certificate in Public Policy and Management, with 51 from Uttar Pradesh, 32 from Assam, 11 from Mizoram, and 11 from Himachal Pradesh. All the Fellows were given the certificate of successful completion of the program, grade sheets of two year and appreciation letters during the ceremony.

Ms. Bhavana Das deployed in Udalguri district of Assam secured first position and Ms. Pallavi Dhiman deployed in kolasib district of Mizoram and Ms. Anuradha Nirwan deployed in Kasganj district of Uttar Pradesh secured second and third positions in the MGNF cohort respectively.

A significant highlight of the event was the unveiling of a special coffee table book titled ‘Skill Se Samridhhi,’ documenting some of the most inspiring initiatives carried out by the fellows during their engagement in this program.

In addition to this, some fellows also participated in the MSDE program of special address by Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Hon’ble Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship on October 31, 2023. The fellows along with Prof. Archana Shukla, Director, IIM Lucknow, Prof. Ajay Garg and Prof. Kshitij Awasthi, Program Directors of MGNF and the entire program team attended the online program of MSDE from the campus.

The Institute is proud to share that one of our Fellows, Nidhi Bariha , deployed in Prayagraj district of Uttar Pradesh was selected by MSDE to share her experience on the fellowship and the initiatives in the district. She shared her journey during the program with specific mention of facilitating better livelihood opportunities for the Moonj artisans in the district which has been well appreciated.

Please read through some of the media coverages of the ceremony in the link given below
https://www.edexlive.com/news/2023/oct/30/iim-lucknow-felicitates-mahatma-gandhi-national-fellowship-students-at-valedictory-ceremony-38482.html https://indiaeducationdiary.in/mgnf-fellows-shine-at-iim-lucknows-valedictory-ceremony/

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Prof Ajay Garg
Program Director
ajaygarg[at]iiml[dot]ac[dot]in
Prof Kshitij Awasthi
Program Director
kshitij.awasthi[at]iiml[dot]ac[dot]in

Ms Deepali Raina
Program Manager
+918380098212
deepali.iimproject[at]gmail[dot]com
Ms Shafaq Azmi Nomani
SRA Uttar Pradesh
+919125422333
shafaqazmi.sra[at]gmail[dot]com

Ms Nancy Thakur
SRA Himachal Pradesh
+919882304885
nancy.mgnfsra[at]gmail[dot]com

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	Prof Ajay Garg
	Program Director
	ajaygarg[at]iiml[dot]ac[dot]in

	Prof Kshitij Awasthi
	Program Director
	kshitij.awasthi[at]iiml[dot]ac[dot]in

	Ms Deepali Raina
	Program Manager
	+918380098212
	deepali.iimproject[at]gmail[dot]com

	Ms Shafaq Azmi Nomani
	SRA Uttar Pradesh
	+919125422333
	shafaqazmi.sra[at]gmail[dot]com

	Ms Nancy Thakur
	SRA Himachal Pradesh
	+919882304885
	nancy.mgnfsra[at]gmail[dot]com

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Fellows who successfully completed the program

Skill वार्ता Editions 2023