Delhi govt's CMULF prog to involve youth in policy making

The Delhi government has decided to involve youth in policy making through Chief Minister's Urban Leadership Fellows (CMULF) Programme, under which they will be assisting senior officials in matters of governance.
The selected fellows and associate fellows, under the age of 35 years, will be attached to government departments for a maximum period of two years, an official statement said.
"A due process has been set-up for reviewing the applications, shortlisting fellows and interviews. The programme will be managed by a nodal officer appointed by the Delhi government and several other external partners," it said.
All of them will work directly under the supervision of senior officers of the government and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

Deputy CM Manish Sisodia will lead a high-level review of the work of the fellows once every six months and provide certificates to the successful participants, the statement said.
The area of focus would be transport, slum development, social programmes convergence, environment protection, pollution control, public health sector and public service delivery among others.
The programme is in line with the Centre's Prime Minister's Rural Development Fellowship, which was launched by the previous UPA government, it added.