Dr Jitendra Singh interacts with IAS officers of State Civil Services

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New Delhi : MoS (PP) Dr Jitendra Singh on December 6, 2019, urged the states to follow DoPT guidelines for postings and transfers. He said that timely cadre-review should be done by the states. He was addressing the IAS officers of the State Civil Services from different states undergoing the Induction Training Programme here.

Dr Singh said that technology needs to be optimally utilised for acquiring knowledge by the officers. There are ample opportunities in the area of training in the internet era, he added. He said that learning is a dynamic process and the officers should optimally utilise the training skills acquired during their careers. The Minister emphasised on the feedback system that will help in making improvement in the training modules in future. Dr Singh also spoke about the ‘Anubhav’ initiative of the Government where superannuating officers give account of their experiences during the service. These will help the policy makers and shall enable them to make improvements in the system, he added.

The Minister said that certain initiatives have been taken by the Government to make improvements in the training for officers. He quoted the example of ‘AARAMBH’ initiative launched by PM Narendra Modi at Kevadia on October 31, 2019. He also emphasised on the capacity building, skill upgradation and mid-career training programmes for the officers. He also said that a possibility can be explored to bring uniformity in the training modules and also imparting specialised training wherever required, according to a PIB release.

Additional Secretary, DoPT, K Srinivas, spoke about the iGOT (Integrated Government Online Training Programme) and COMMIT training programme developed by Department of Personnel and Training. He said that the states can always give their suggestions to DoPT so that new modules can be introduced in these programmes.

Fiftyfive  Officers are undergoing the Induction Training Programme.The representation of women in the officers is 20% (11 out of 55).The officers belong to cadres of Assam, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Odisha, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal.

The participants have undergone four weeks of academic inputs in the faculties of Management, Economics, Public Administration and ICT during their stay at the Mahatma Gandhi State Institute of Public Administration, Chandigarh. Thereafter, they had gone on a one-week Domestic Study Tour called the “Bharat Darshan” to different States of the country other than their own cadre.