New Delhi, July 04: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Dr Jitendra Singh, who is also Minister Incharge DoPT (Department of Personnel & Training), has asked the State and UT governments to facilitate the Central Deputation of IAS and other All India Services officers. He also called for following the practice of cooperative federalism in true letter and spirit.
Addressing the Annual Conference of Principal Secretaries of States/UTs looking after Personnel, General Administration and Administrative Reforms, Dr Jitendra said, “It is both the responsibility of both the Central as well as the State governments to maintain the All India character of the service. It is also in the interest of the officers to get exposure to a wide range of experiences at the Central level, which in turn also has a bearing on their future empanelment or promotion in the career.”
The minister asked the Director LBSNAA Mussoorie to sensitise, encourage and guide young officers to serve both at the State and Central levels as IAS officers are the shared resource between the Centre and the States.
Dr Singh said under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the officers get ample support to experiment with new ideas for policy formulation. “Some of the best innovative pro-people and pro-poor schemes like Swachh Bharat, JAM Trinity, Jal Jeevan, PM Kisan have been formulated since 2014 having a wider socio-economic impact,” he said adding that with the increased use of technology, transparency in administration has set in and that has led to the abolition of nepotism and vested interests.
The union minister said the Central deputation is part of the federal structure in the country. He urged the State governments to cooperate with the Central government to address the concerns in this regard. An All-India Service officer is an important interface of the government, both within the State as well as the Centre, he said.
Dr Jitendra Singh underlined that the Central Government, with the sole objective of weeding out the deadwood in order to maintain a high standard of efficiency and initiative in the State/Centre, carries out intensive reviews of service records of Members of the Services which has been provided under Rule 16(3) of AIS (DCRB) Rules, 1958.
“The officers of All India Services form the backbone of Indian administration and it is important that concerted efforts are put in by the Government of India and by the State governments to achieve the objectives of good governance by effective implementation of governmental policies and programs,” he said.
