Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT)

Department of Personnel & Training is the coordinating agency of the Central Government in personnel matters, especially in respect of issues concerning recruitment, training, career development and staff welfare. The Department has been functioning under the charge of Secretary (Personnel) who is presently assisted by an Establishment Officer, one Additional Secretary, five Joint Secretaries and other supporting officers and staff. Functionally, the Department is presently divided into ten divisions, each of which is headed by an officer of the level of Joint Secretary or above. The Training Division of DOPT is the nodal agency for training of government functionaries and is primarily responsible for formulating policies with regard to training. Training Division is responsible for coordinating the implementation of National Training Policy, which was adopted in April 1996 and revised in 2012. It also implements certain components of training directly. The Department also sponsors a number of training programs on a variety of subjects for different categories of Central and State Government employees. In the implementation of its mandate, the Division has set the following objectives:

• Administering Policy matters in training
• Identification of functional areas of training
• Designing and implementing training programs for officers involved in the priority development
• Development of trainers and training capability

Training Division provides assistance for up-gradation of the training equipment of Central and State Government Training Institutions. The ultimate goal of the Training Division is to attain “Training for All” which means that training would be imparted to all rungs of Civil Services starting from the lowest and cutting-edge to the highest level in policy making.

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United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

On the ground in more than 170 countries, UNDP offers global perspective and local insight and provides technical assistance, policy advice and development support services using flexible implementation modalities. UNDP has worked in India since 1951 in almost all areas of human development from democratic governance to poverty eradication to sustainable energy and environmental management. UNDP’s programmes are aligned directly with national priorities and are reviewed and adjusted annually.

Partnership with Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (FACTSHEET)

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