IIM Indore to develop backward Deoria region as 'model' UP district

B-school to help energise Deoria's traditional industries under state's flagship one-district-one-product scheme

In a first, the premier Indian Institute of Management, Indore (IIM-I) has partnered backward Deoria district in Eastern Uttar Pradesh (Purvanchal) to develop it as a ‘model district’ through specialised training of officials and capacity building.

A memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed between IIM-Indore director Himanshu Rai, who himself originally hails from Deoria, and district magistrate Amit Kishore in this regard.

Bordering Bihar, Deoria is one of the most backward districts in UP. It has a population of more than 3 million and about 465,000 households, mostly in the rural areas.

Under the primary terms of the MoU, IIM-Indore would help