Lok Sabha Question No. 480 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-16
Subject: Launch of Mission Karmyogi
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: Vinod Kumar Sonkar, Bhola Singh, Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo, Raja Amareshwara Naik, Sukanta Majumdar, Jayanta Kumar Roy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS

## (DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL & TRAINING)

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 480

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.09.2020)

## LAUNCH OF MISSION KARMYOGI

## 480. SHRI VINOD KUMAR SONKAR:

SHRI BHOLA SINGH:

SHRIMATI SANGEETA KUMARI SINGH DEO:

SHRI RAJA AMARESHWARA NAIK:

DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR:

DR. JAYANTA KUMAR ROY

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has planned to launch Mission Karmyogi a Natioal Programme for Civil Services Capacity Building and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  Goverment  has  initiated  the  periodic  review  of  Central  Government employees under Rule 56j and if so, the details thereof so far;
- (c) the number of employees retired in public interest under Rule 56j during the year 2020;
- (d) whether the Government has decided to set up the National Recruitment Agency towards achieving mission of one nation one exam; and
- (e) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  other  initatives/steps  being  taken  by  the Government for comprehensive civil services reforms in the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

(a):    Yes  Sir.  The  Government  has  approved  the  'National  Programme  for  Civil  Services  Capacity Building'-Mission Karmayogi with a view to strengthen governance and enhance Capacity Building of Civil Services. It will have the following six pillars:-

I.

- (i) Policy Framework,
- (ii) Institutional Framework,
- (iii) Competency Framework,
- (iv) Digital  Learning  Framework  (Integrated  Government  Online  Training  Karmayogi  Platform (iGOT-Karmayogi),
- (v) electronic Human Resource Management System (e-HRMS), and
- (vi) Monitoring and Evaluation Framework.

II.    For  implementation  and  monitoring  of  the  programme,  following  institutional  framework  has  been approved:

- (i) Prime Minister's Public Human  Resource  Council (PMHRC):  A  Council  under the chairmanship  of  Hon'ble  Prime  Minister  is  conceived  to  be  the  apex  body  for  driving  and providing strategic direction to civil service reforms and capacity building.
- (ii) Cabinet Secretariat Coordination Unit: It will monitor the implementation of NPCSCB, align stakeholders and provide mechanism for overseeing capacity building plans.
- (iii) Capacity  Building  Commission-  It  will  be  set  up  for  functional  supervision  of  training institutions and facilitate in preparation of annual capacity building plans.
- (iv) Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV, an autonomous company) under Section 8 of the Companies Act, 2013 - It will own and operate all the digital assets created for NPCSCB on behalf of the Government of India.
- (v) Programme Management  Unit  (PMU)  -  It  will  provide  Program  Management  and  Support services to the Department.

(b):  Instructions have been in existence for review of Government employees under Fundamental Rules (FR) 56(J), Rule 48 of Central Civil Services (CCS) (Pension) Rules, 1972 and Rule 16(3) (Amended) of All Indian Services (Death-cum-Retirement Benefits) [AIS (DCRB)] Rules, 1958 and pre-maturely retire a Govt. servant, in public interest, in terms of the provisions under these rules.

The objective of the review process is to bring about efficiency and strengthen the administrative machinery.

(c):     The information depending on updated data is collected from time to time.

(d):   With the approval of the Union Cabinet, National Recruitment Agency (NRA) has been set up vide order dated 28.08.2020 ( Annexure-I ), as an independent, professional, specialist organization for conduct of a computer based online Common Eligibility Test (CET) to shortlist candidates for vacancies of Group 'B' Non-Gazetted posts, group 'B'; gazetted posts which are exempted from consultation with the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC); group 'C' posts and equivalent posts, for which recruitment is being carried  out  through  the  staff  Selection  Commission  (SSC),  Railway  Recruitment  Boards  (RRBs)  and Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS), NRA will be a multi -agency body to be registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860.

## (e):    Copy of the order dated 28.08.2020 regarding setting up of NRA is at A nnexure-I .

As  regards  other  initiative  /steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  for  comprehensive  civil services reforms in the country, the Government has approved Mission Karmayogi as indicated in part (a) above.

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