New training modules for Central secretariat employees soon: DoPT secretary

A NEW training policy that is likely to be unveiled soon for Central secretariat service officials, will keep pace with the requirements of changing demands of governance, said DoPT secretary Alka Sirohi.

Sirohi, a 1974 batch Madhya Pradesh cadre IAS, asked the Institute of Secretariat Training and Management (ISTM) to clear the backlog of training 7000 Central Secretariat employees during a prize distribution function. Sirohi also suggested that distant learning and e-learning courses could be devised for larger coverage and stressed the need to make training modules and courses relevant and topical.

The ISTM, an organization specializing capacity building, consultancy and research support mainly for the Central Secretariat, in 2009-10 conducted 169 courses for UDCs, assistants, section officers and under secretaries and 4252 participants were trained.

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Antrix gifted gold coins to DoS, Isro babus

Antrix Corporation, the commercial arm of Indian Space Research Organization, gifted gold coins measuring 4 grams each to officials of department of space and Indian Space Research Organisation, according to a report by The Times of India, quoting concerns raised by India’s national auditor, CAG. The largesse cost Antrix 7% of its profits. The report also mentioned a CVC order of 2004 which prohibited any public sector undertaking from giving gifts to government officials.