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Mission Karmayogi is a scheme that exhorts the civil servant to maintain a very high standard of conduct and behaviour so that he earns the tr the people and is emulated by his peers and subordinates. The spirit behind this scheme is the motto of the Civil Services enshrined in Bhagvad Gita as YogahKarmasuKaushalamwhich denotes :efficien action, signifies productive efficiency for producing maximum results. The Union Cabinet chaired byPrime Minister Narendra Modi approved launching of "Mission Karmayogi"- a National Programme for Civil Ser Capacity Building (NPCSCB)on September02, 2020 under the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions.
Civil Servants play a vital role in formulating policy and executing delivery at the cutting edge.
However, the current civil services capacity building landscape was marred with the following challenges:
v. Existing training policy interventions were sporadic and largely confined to individual and intermittent innovations
v. Stereotyped working in silos or compartments, rather than an overall unifying vision and understanding of national priorities
v. Lack of a lifelong and continuous learning environment for all civil servants
v. Barriers to exchange of knowledge preventing collaborative working
Moving from a Rules-Based to a Roles-Based HR Management System
Raison d’etre of the Mission is assignment of right person for the right role at the right time.
To strengthen the interface of Government with the citizens, various citizen-centric initiatives have been undertaken since 2014:
Moving ahead on ‘Trust the Citizen’ philosophy, self-attestation of documents was allowed.
To remove discretion and promote merit, interview for Group B (Non-Gazetted) and Group C posts were discontinued.
To make senior appointments broad-based and objective, multi-source 360-degree feedback was introduced.
Lateral entry was introduced at senior levels to create the widest talent pool and induct sectoral experts.
To create synergies between policy design and implementation, Assistant Secretary Programme was introduced in 2015, directly connecting ce
government departments to administrative sub-division in the field.
To enhance governance through civil services capacity building, path-breaking exercise Aarambh conducted at Statue of Unity, Kevad
RashtriyaEkta Divas in 2019, and it was followed up with a unique virtual Aarambh in October 2020.
National Recruitment Agency (NRA) set up in August 2020 to introduce common entrance test, obviating the need for multiple entrance tests fo
citizen, saving her time and cost.
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It will enable officials to pursue anytime-anyplace-anydevice learning at their own convenience, using self-directed or guided learning p enabling continuous learning for all It will provide officials with access to instant guidance at the point of need, through job specific learning resources and collaboration with offi who “have done it before” It will empower an official with tool to take charge of one’s own professional learning journey, making officials accountable for their own c trajectory.
i. Policy Framework- New Training Policies with focus on continuous learning and driving competencies.
ii. Competency Framework-Shift from Rule to Role with the indigenous competency framework.
iii. Institutional Framework- Oversight by PMHR Council
iv. iGOT Karmyogi- Large scale comprehensive learning platform
v. E-HRMS- Strategic HR Management
vi. Monitoring and Evaluation Framework- Continuous performance analysis, data driven goal-setting and real time monitoring
Aligning work allocation of civil servants by matching their competencies to the requirements of the posts, such that transition from ‘Rule bas
‘Role based’ HR Management is smoothly attained
To emphasize on ‘on-site’ learning to complement the ‘off-site’ learning
To create an ecosystem of shared training infrastructure including that of learning materials, institutions and personnel
To calibrate all Civil Service positions to a Framework of Roles, Activities and Competencies (FRAC) approach and to create and deliver lea
content relevant to the identified FRAC in every Government entity
To make available to all civil servants, an opportunity to continuously build and strengthen their Behavioural, Functional and Domain Compete
in their self-driven and mandated learning paths
To enable all Central Ministries and Departments and their Organization to directly invest their resources towards co-creation and sharin
collaborative and common ecosystem of learning through an annual financial subscription for every employee
To encourage and partner with the best-in-class learning content creators including public training institutions, universities, start-tips and indiv
experts.
Prime Minister's Human Resources Council (PMHRC)- Apex Body to provide strategic direction to capacity building reforms. Cabinet Secretariat Coordination Unit- to monitor progress and execution and oversee plans. Capacity Building Commission- to harmonize training standards, create shared faculty & resources and supervise Central Training Institutions Karmayogi Bharat Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV)- To own and operate the online platform-iGOTKarmayogi and facilitate world class learning.
2014- Launch of DoPT Competency Framework 2017- Launch of COMMIT (Comprehensive Online Modified Module on Induction Training for Sub-district level frontline functionaries) 2018- Launch of iGOT Learning Platform 2019- Launch of first version of Aarambh 2020- Launch of Mission Karmayogi
DoPT collaborated with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and an online learning platform‘iGOT-COVID’was launched on 7 May 2020 platform was the second line of defence (volunteers from the NCC, NSS, NYKS and Ex-Servicemen) with tailored learning content targeting va segments of COVID warriors. Over a period of six months, more than 13 lakh COVID warriors were trained on the platform 29.1 Lakh Course enrolments 19.1 Lakh Course completions 15.1 Lakh Certificates issued 12. Impact Expected While Mission Karmayogi will directly benefit about 1.50 crore government officials in the long run, significantly more beneficiaries will be posi impacted, with the programme amplifying impact on millions of citizens who get empowered by the civil service.
A Global Leader- Largest capacity building programme in the world, which will cover 46 lakh employees at the centre, and eventually 1.50 government officials across centre, states and local bodies. Better on-Time Service Delivery- Citizen will be assured that her priorities are being managed by an official best trained to do so. This significantly improve public satisfaction and eliminate grievances. Citizen delight, improve sentiment- Programme for strengthening behavioural competencies of civil servants, especially for those at the cu edge level, especially where the citizen interacts with a public official, will provide a pleasant and hassle-free experience to the citizen. Accountability and Transparency by Design- The outcomes of the capacity-building efforts will be appraised by the HR Council Chaired b Prime Minister and shared with the citizens through comprehensive annual reports. Local Problem; Global View- The focus of the programme on global learning with Indian values will enable officials to design and develop solu for local problems using the best available knowledge.
