Regional SSM Workshop in Dehradun Focuses on Data-Driven Governance & State Priorities The Regional Workshop of the State Support Mission (SSM) in Dehradun addressed critical National & State priorities, including Climate Mitigation, Monitoring & Evaluation, and State Vision Formulation. The session featured presentations by Shri Surendra Mehra and Shri Partha Sarathi Reddy, Programme Directors,NITI Aayog. The sessions highlighted Data-Driven Governance and Capacity Building as crucial pillars for improved policymaking and showcased how platforms like NITI for States portal, Viksit Bharat Strategy Room, and Gennext Lab, Bihar are enabling institutions like Bihar Institute of Public Administration & Rural Development (BIPARD) & Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA) to make smarter, data-backed decisions. Also, senior official from Capacity Building Commission underscored the importance of training and building competencies of officers at all levels in building future-ready State Institutions for Transformation (SITs).