The
National Institution for Transforming India, NITI Aayog, is gearing up for
imparting training to IAS officers about its purpose as even young IAS officers
are not taking the NITI Aayog seriously. As many as, 37 of them were found
missing in a session with NITI Aayog member and economist Bibek Debroy last
month. The absentees were asked to show-cause but the DoPT did not want to take
any more chances for a session addressed by NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Arvind
Panagariya. In an unusual office memorandum dated September 12, the DoPT asked
assistant secretaries posted in various Central government ministries and
departments that “they have to attend the aforesaid function without fail.” Not
just that, they were asked to be present in the function “on time”, again
highlighting… the words “on time” in bold letters to draw their attention. In
fact, the Cabinet Secretariat too swung into action as it postponed a
pre-scheduled meeting fixed between 2014 officers attached to the Ministries of
Commerce, DIPP, MSME and Labour and Cabinet Secretary PK Sinha, so as to
facilitate the participation of the young officers in Panagariya session. The
topic of the session was “Indian economy — wherefrom and whereto”. In
fact, the session with Debroy, in which many were absent, was held on September
9 so as to assist the officers, all belonging to the 2014 batch, to get
insights into the socio-economic and developmental challenges facing the
nation, and strategic policy framework thereof. The officers have begun their
three-month-period as assistant secretaries with effect from August 1, 2016.
While appointing the officers as assistant secretary, DoPT in an office
memorandum dated June 5, 2016 said that they were not allowed to go on leave
during this three-month period.
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