<p>A rural management curriculum for students of undergraduate and post graduate levels have been launched in Sikkim, officials said.</p>.<p>The curriculum has been developed in collaboration with the Mahatma Gandhi National Council of Rural Education (MGNCRE) under the Union ministry of human resource development, they said.</p>.<p>It was officially launched by Sikkim Education Minister Kunga Nima Lepcha here on Wednesday.</p>.<p>Speaking on the occasion, Lepcha expressed gratitude to the MRNCRE for developing an innovative curriculum for the benefit of students.</p>.<p>He thanked the Centre for launching the curriculum from Sikkim.</p>.<p>The rural management curriculum is a BBA/MBA programme that strives to promote rural studies and rural management in order to enable development of sustainable rural livelihoods, the Chairman of MGNCRE, Dr W G Prasanna Kumar, said.</p>.<p>The unique programme aims at equipping rural youth with management skills, he said.</p>.<p>According to Dr Kumar, the curriculum has been initiated in consultation with the best institutes of the country.</p>.<p>It will bring about a paradigm shift in understanding rural regions, not just as consumers, but also as producers and contributors to the economy, Dr Kumar said.</p>
<p>A rural management curriculum for students of undergraduate and post graduate levels have been launched in Sikkim, officials said.</p>.<p>The curriculum has been developed in collaboration with the Mahatma Gandhi National Council of Rural Education (MGNCRE) under the Union ministry of human resource development, they said.</p>.<p>It was officially launched by Sikkim Education Minister Kunga Nima Lepcha here on Wednesday.</p>.<p>Speaking on the occasion, Lepcha expressed gratitude to the MRNCRE for developing an innovative curriculum for the benefit of students.</p>.<p>He thanked the Centre for launching the curriculum from Sikkim.</p>.<p>The rural management curriculum is a BBA/MBA programme that strives to promote rural studies and rural management in order to enable development of sustainable rural livelihoods, the Chairman of MGNCRE, Dr W G Prasanna Kumar, said.</p>.<p>The unique programme aims at equipping rural youth with management skills, he said.</p>.<p>According to Dr Kumar, the curriculum has been initiated in consultation with the best institutes of the country.</p>.<p>It will bring about a paradigm shift in understanding rural regions, not just as consumers, but also as producers and contributors to the economy, Dr Kumar said.</p>