IIM Sambalpur Signs MoU To Address The COVID Calamity In Sambalpur

IIM Sambalpur has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Office of the Collector cum District Magistrate Sambalpur to tackle the COVID crisis in the area and assist in the overall development of Sambalpur. The MoU was signed in the presence of Prof Mahadeo Jaiswal, Director, IIM Sambalpur and Subham Saxena, District Collector. 

The MoU will focus on areas such as, (i) to embark effective citizen engagement and efficient health infrastructure supply chain management to deal with the COVID 19 pandemic; (ii) Enabling Research and solution frameworks for Governance such as impact evaluation; (iii) Creating a new class of Applications and Solutions that focus on optimizing the delivery of government services in identified areas. The Technical Areas of Collaboration includes areas like (a) Development of Tourism in and around Sambalpur, (b) Public Health, (c) Handloom and Handicraft development, (d) Mission Shakti, (d) Indigenous Knowledge documentation, (e) To study scope and scalability of food processing units in Sambalpur, (f) Financial Inclusion through skill development and livelihoods, (g) Urban Governance & Transformation, (h) Smart Sambalpur with “Education Hub” as the core.

The Institute is now working on developing solutions that can help the country combat the second wave of the pandemic and prepare itself for an impending third wave. IIM Sambalpur believes the pandemic can be overcome by working together towards a common objective, keeping in mind the best interest of the Nation and its citizens.