Aspiring politicians and newbies to have novel training inst at Ghaziabad

Good news for aspiring politicians. They will soon have an institute in Ghaziabad to learn the nuances of the profession, the Uttar Pradesh government said Wednesday.

The decision to establish a sprawling political training institute at a cost of Rs 198 crore was taken Wednesday at the state Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.

"The Cabinet has approved establishment of a political training institute at Ghaziabad at a cost of Rs 198 crore. It also made a provision of Rs 50 crore for the first phase of the institute to be set up on 60 bighas of land, Urban Development Minister Suresh Kumar Khanna told reporters.

This will be a first of its kind institute in the country," he added.

The courses are being designed for the institute and it will impart A to Z training to those planning entry in politics and also to the elected representatives, the minister said,