Dr Jitendra updates RS about ‘Karmayogi’ prog for Govt officials

Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh speaking in the Rajya Sabha.
Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh speaking in the Rajya Sabha.

Excelsior Correspondent

NEW DELHI, Dec 19: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Earth Sciences, MoS PMO, Department of Atomic Energy, Department of Space, Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Dr. Jitendra Singh today updated the Rajya Sabha about “Mission Karmayogi” programme initiated by the Modi Government to train IAS officers, civil servants as well as other officials of different categories
In reply to a question, the Minister stated that “Mission Karmayogi” is an initiative of the Central Government to enhance the attitudes, skills and knowledge of the Government employees. The mission targets to build capacity on domain, functional as well as behavioural competencies to promote a culture of professionalism, transparency, and innovation in public administration.
As per the reply by Dr Jitendra Singh, the focus of Mission Karmayogi is to create a role-based, competency-driven training ecosystem, where capacity building is targeted to the competency needed for each role in the Government, and the aspirations of each Government official. To deliver the same a digital platform, iGOT Karmayogi, has been created offering tailored online courses for anytime, anywhere learning.
Through a competency-driven capacity building, Mission Karmayogi has fostered a new culture in governance.
Dr Jitendra Singh informed the House that as on 12th December 2024, more than 62 Lakhs civil servants have completed more than 2.04 crore courses on the iGOT Karmayogi portal. A total of 1500+ courses available on the portal are helping to build competencies of civil servants with special focus on making them future- ready and citizen centric, he stated.
The Government has undertaken the ‘Initiative for Increasing Efficiency in Decision Making in Government’ in alignment with the policy of ‘Minimum Government, Maximum Governance’. The initiative for increasing efficiency in decision making, incorporated into the Central Secretariat Manual of Office Procedure, adopted four pronged approach with focus on de- layering, delegation, digitization and desk officer system was implemented in all Ministries/ Departments.
In November 2024, the Government has issued directions to review the levels of disposal and channels of submission in Ministries/Departments and ensure that the levels do not exceed four. Mission Karmayogi is an initiative of the central government to enhance the attitudes, skills and knowledge of the Government employees. The mission targets to build capacity on domain, functional as well as behavioral competencies.