Strengthen Capacity Building on Social Defence MoU Signed

The National Institute of Social Defence (NISD), under the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Govt. of India, today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Dr. R.S. Tolia Uttarakhand Academy of Administration (DRSTUAoA), Nainital for collaborative capacity building on social defence issues in Uttarakhand.

The MoU signing ceremony was graced by Sudhaansh Pant, IAS, Secretary, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Govt. of India, and B.P. Pandey, IAS, Director General, DRSTUAoA. The MoU was signed and exchanged by Dr. H.C. Sridhara Ranga Reddy, Deputy Director, NISD, and Dr. Mahesh Kumar, Joint Director, DRSTUAoA, in the presence of Dr. Anil Kumar Mishra, Project Director, DRSTUAoA, NTL; Ridhanshu Sharma, Joint Director (Finance), DRSTUAoA; V.K. Singh, Deputy Director, DRSTUAoA; and other faculty & staff members of both institutions.(UPDATED ON 12TH JUNE 2026)