Govt's financial advisors to go on study tour to US' Sanford, Washington DC

Proper arrangements have been made ensuring that the work of the officer in training is looked after by the financial advisor of another department

Twenty of the government's 32 financial advisors, from across various ministries and departments, are headed for a week-and-a-half-long training to Duke University's Sanford School of Public Policy in North Carolina, United States, and then at the Duke campus in Washington DC. This is part of a 15-day training programme, which will take place in two batches.    

The first batch of eight financial advisors will be in the US from August 13 to 21. A similar training programme will be held for a batch of 12 financial advisors from August 27, said a finance ministry spokesperson. 

The sessions in Duke-Sanford will