Tamil Nadu Chief Minister's Fellowship Programme

The Government of Tamil Nadu has introduced the two-year “Tamil Nadu Chief Minister’s Fellowship Programme (TNCMFP),” starting from 2022-23. It aims to harness the energy and talent of young professionals to optimize the governance processes and enhance the service delivery of various programmes and policies in Tamil Nadu. The Fellows’ role will be to monitor and evaluate, identify issues, and aid data-driven decision-making on the assigned programmes to address the gaps, if any, in service delivery and optimize the same in line with the global best practices. Special Programme Implementation Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu is the Nodal Department and Bharathidasan Institute of Management (BIM) Tiruchirapalli is the academic partner in the implementation of the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister's Fellowship Programme (TNCMFP). A total of thirty Fellows will be selected, with two Fellows assigned to each “Thematic Area” and six Fellows assigned to the Special Programme Implementation Department Monitoring Cell. The twelve thematic areas are as follows: 1. Augmentation of Water Resources 1. Agricultural Production, Productivity, and Creation of Marketing Linkages 1. Housing for All 1. Improving Educational Standards 1. Improving Health Indicators 1. Social Inclusion 1. Infrastructure & Industrial Development 1. Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Development 1. Institutional Credit 1. Heritage and Culture 1. Ecological Balance 1. Data Governance > Duration of Fellowship: The fellowship will be for a period of two years.