Government of India’s flagship Digital India programme has led to a swift upsurge in the creation of data. Data analytics and its potential integration with the policy making can act as major drivers of improved governance. Data Analytics technologies present a compelling opportunity to bring data from across department silos to get a more comprehensive picture of the development goals of the government. To understand the ICTs for effective planning, management, providing e-services & monitoring, the Institute has organized a Regional Training Programme on the Information and Communication Technology for Data Management and Analytics w.e.f. 15.10.2019 to 17.10.2019 in collaboration with National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Hyderabad. The programme was attended by 24 participants from Kerala, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu. The objective of the programme was to equip the participant’s knowledge and skills in rural development planning and management using Information and Communication Technology (ICT), to explore knowledge on Big data and its tools and to develop skills in Analytical tool such as SPSS and MS EXCEL. During the programme, major discussions were carried out on Database, Big data and its tools, Spreadsheet as tool for Data Management & Analytics and SPSS. Shri. G.V. Satyanarayana, Assistant Professor and Shri. K. Rajeshwar, Assistant Professor, NIRDPR, Hyderabad organised the course at HIPA campus.