National Programme for Civil Services Capacity Building – Mission Karmayogi’

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Context: Ex-Infosys CEO SD Shibu Lal to head task force to help govt in bringing major reforms in bureaucracy.

• To effectively roll out this competency driven mission, a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV), namely Karmayogi Bharat, would be set up as a not-for-profit company.
• It will be set up under section 8 of Companies Act, 2013 as a 100% government-owned entity.
• The task force will be free to constitute working groups, co-opt additional members/experts/special invitees, and consult national and international leaders in the field
• The task force will help the government in bringing major bureaucratic reforms through its ambitious “Mission Karmayogi”.

‘National Programme for Civil Services Capacity Building – Mission Karmayogi’

• It aims to bring transformational shift from rule based training to role-based capacity development of all civil services in the country so as to enhance citizen experience for government services and improve availability of competent work force.

Karmayogi Bharat

• To effectively roll out this competency driven mission, a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV), namely Karmayogi Bharat, would be set up as a not-for-profit company, the order said.
• It will be set up under section 8 of Companies Act, 2013 as a 100% government-owned entity.
• The SPV will be responsible to deliver and manage design, implement, enhance and manage a digital platform and infrastructure, manage and deliver competency assessment services, and manage governance of telemetry data and ensure provision of monitoring and evaluation.
• The task force will be free to constitute working groups, co-opt additional members/experts/special invitees, and consult national and international leaders in the field.

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