Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the first ‘National Training Conclave’ here on Sunday and highlighted the importance of capacity building, ending silos and enhancing service delivery.
In his address to more than 1,500 participants at the event at Pragati Maidan drawn from training and research institutes across the country, PM Modi emphasised the importance of aspects like service orientation of government work, ownership in realising the aspirations of common man, need to break hierarchy and using experience of every person in organisation, importance of Jan Bhagidari, the zeal to improve and innovate the system, among other things. He said that the training modules should be oriented and developed such that these aspects are inculcated in the government officials.
He added that training should also inculcate a whole of government approach, adding that all efforts must be made to nurture the potential of the officials. He also emphasised that the old approach where posting in the training institutions was seen as punishment posting is changing. Modi said that training institutes are one of the most important places as they nurture the personnel who work in government for many decades.
PM also discussed the vertical and horizontal silos and the shackles of hierarchy, exhorting officials to overcome them to seek out those with experience, regardless of hierarchy.
He emphasised that training should inculcate the importance of Jan Bhagidari in every government servant. Explaining this to the audience, he credited the success of Swachh Bharat Mission, Aspirational Districts Programme, Amrit Sarovar and the substantial share of India in digital payments in the world, to Jan Bhagidari.
He said that training is for every level and for everyone, and in this sense, the iGOT Karmayogi platform has brought about a level playing field as it provides opportunities to everyone for training. The Prime Minister said that iGOT Karmayogi registration crossing the 10 Lakh user base mark shows that people in the system are keen to learn. He added that Karmayogi Mission seeks to improve the orientation, mindset and approach of the government personnel so that they feel content and happy, and as a by-product of this improvement, the governance system improves organically.
Attended the National Training Conclave today, a part of our efforts to learn and serve better. Highlighted the importance of capacity building, ending silos and enhancing service delivery. We shall keep transforming challenges into opportunities for a New India. pic.twitter.com/fFvKv7Chfr
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 11, 2023
An official statement said Modi has been a proponent of improving the governance process and policy implementation in the country through capacity building of civil service.
As part of this vision, the National Programme for Civil Services Capacity Building (NPCSCB) — ‘Mission Karmayogi’ — was launched to prepare a future-ready civil service with the right attitude, skills and knowledge. This conclave is yet another step in this direction, it said.
The event is being hosted by the Capacity Building Commission with an objective to foster collaboration among civil services training institutes and strengthen the training infrastructure for civil servants across the country.
Civil servants from central government departments, state governments, local governments, as well as experts from the private sector are taking part in the deliberations, according to the statement.
(With inputs from PTI)
