New Delhi: Union Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances, and Pensions Dr Jitendra Singh has said that the Union Government has institutionalised capacity building of its officials for getting maximum output. Addressing the Assistant Section Officers (Probationers) of 2019 Batch at ISTM here on Wednesday, Dr Singh said that welfare of every citizen is at the heart of national planning and programmes in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision for building a new India.
He said, citizen welfare is not only the prime constitutional mandate for the government, but it is also important for ensuring a participative form of the government. Dwelling on the training aspects of civil servants, Dr Jitendra Singh underlined that the Government of India attaches high priority to training needs of every official and it is now implementing the National Programme for Civil Services Capacity Building or Mission Karmayogi aimed at creating an opportunity of world class capacity building to all government officials based on the key principle of ‘role-based’ learning than the earlier practice of training in rule-based programs.
Dr Jitendra Singh told the officers that after qualifying the difficult exam, they are a part of the government machinery, and the entire nation looks towards them for playing their role efficiently, smartly and effectively. He said that it is time for them to work towards fulfilling the expectations of a citizen in a diligent and result-oriented manner by cutting down delays, ensuring timely disposal of business and strengthening the system of monitoring of outputs and outcomes. The Minister said that the ASOs have the advantage of bringing in a fresh perspective and views on existing problems and they can use new thinking and ingenuity in their work processes, wherever posted.
Referring to his personal experience, the Minister told them that no other job will provide them with an opportunity to work in several Ministries and Departments and connect with so many colleagues in other organisations and to directly serve the society than the one they are now part of. He said that the Central Secretariat, as the entire universe of Central Ministries and Departments is commonly referred to, is the nerve centre of functioning of the Government of India as the Secretariat is essentially meant for policy formulation, implementation, coordination with state governments and field agencies and monitoring organisation of the government.
He said that the Secretariat’s primary responsibility is to assist and advise the political executive in policy formulation, implementation, review and modification of such policies from time to time. Besides, the Secretariat also looks after several other important functions such as drafting legislations, rules and regulations, Sectoral planning and programme formulation, and exercises budgetary control, the minister added. /BI/
