Mission Karmayogi

Why in news?

• “Mission Karmayogi” to train civil service officers has been launched.

About the mission:

• ‘Mission Karmayogi’ is also named “National Programme for Civil Services Capacity Building (NPCSCB)”.
• It will lead to major changes in the way civil services officers will be skilled and trained across the country.
• It will be steered by four new bodies
  • Prime Minister’s Public Human Resources Council
  • A Capacity Building Commission
  • A Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) that will own and operate the digital assets and technological platform for online training
  • A Coordination Unit, which will be headed by the Cabinet Secretary
• An Integrated Government Online Training (iGOT)-Karmayogi platform will be developed for the project.
• It will be available for civil servants from the rank of assistant section officer to Secretary, across services.
• The stated aim of Mission Karmayogi is to provide a mechanism to continuously build capacity, update the talent pool, and provide equal opportunities for personal and professional growth and esteem of government officials at all levels.

PRELIMS QUESTION

Consider the following statements regarding “Mission Karmayogi”:
1.It aims to revamp training of All India services only.
2.A dedicated training platform will be developed for the project.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a)1 only
(b)2 only
(c)Both 1 and 2
(d)Neither 1 nor 2

Answer to prelims question