SHRIPAD NAIK INAUGURATES ART OF
LIVING COURSE AT NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR TRAINING OF HIGHWAY ENGINEERS
The Minister of State
for Road Transport and Highways, Shri Shripad Yesso Naik today
inaugurated the Art of Living Course at the National Institute
for Training of Highway Engineers (NITHE). The Course has been
included in the training programme of highway engineers. It aims
at stress management and enhancing the personal efficiency of
the individual through breathing exercises. The All India Institute
of Medical Sciences has found that the Course helps in reducing
the stress levels of the participants. It also helps in increasing
mental ability, concentration, calmness and general state of happiness.
Speaking on
the occasion, Shri Naik said that highway engineers have the enormous
responsibility of translating the dream project of Hon'ble Prime
Minister, National Highways Development Project, into reality.
He emphasised that it is for the first time after independence
that road infrastructure has got its due. India has the second
largest road network in the world and the National Highways Development
Project is the single largest road project to be undertaken by
any country after World War II, he added. He hoped that the Art
of Living Course would help the engineers in their professional
work by providing relief from stress and enhancing the quality
of life in general.
NITHE is an apex
level organisation entrusted with the responsibility of conducting
courses on skill and knowledge upgradation of the highway engineers.
So far, 8120 engineers at various levels from Government as well
as private sector have been provided training at NITHE during
350 training programmes. The emphasis so far has been on the technical
and management aspects related to the work sphere. However, after
taking charge as President of NITHE on 24th May 2003,
Shri Naik has given a new direction to the training programmes.
He has initiated several changes in the activities of the Institution.
The intensity and frequency of the programmes has increased manifold.
The activities before and after the course have been made interesting
enough for the participants to stay back in the campus and use
this opportunity to enrich themselves to the extent possible.
Courses aimed at stress management and personality development
have been included in the training programmes.
