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IMPORTANT INITIATIVES / DECISIONS
and transfer, the relevant All India Service Rules have been amended for the first
time providing a minimum tenure of two years for all cadre posts except the post of
Chief Secretary and equivalent. The notifications are under issue.
MID CAREER TRAINING FOR ALL INDIA SERVICE OFFICERS
6. With an objective to train the officers at various stages of their career to enhance
their horizon of knowledge and learning and to equip them in the discharge of their
duties in a better and efficient manner, a mandatory Mid Career Training Programme
consisting of Phase III, IV and V, has been introduced for IAS officers. The IAS
(Pay) Rules have been amended to make the completion of the relevant phase of
training a mandatory requirement for further promotion and benefits at the relevant
stages in an officer’s career. The various phases of the training are being conducted
in collaboration with top of the line international Universities like the Maxwell School
of Government, Syracuse University; the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard
University; the Duke Centre for International Development, Duke University and
premier management institutions of the country like IIM, Ahmedabad and IIM,
Bangalore. Similar provisions are being finalized for the IPS and IFS officers.
DOMESTIC FUNDING OF FOREIGN TRAINING
7. Department of Personnel and Training has been nominating officers for training
programmes abroad. In the past, these programmes were funded by bilateral or
multilateral assistance. However, over the years, such assistance has come down.
Keeping in view the importance and benefits of providing international exposure to
the officers, a scheme of Domestic Funding of Foreign Training (DFFT) was started
in 2001. This covers both long term and short-term training in various universities/
institutes in several countries. A scheme of “partial funding of foreign study” has
also been started since 2002-03 as another component of the scheme of DFFT.
During the current financial year i.e. 2008-09, 45 officers (including 9 lady officers)
have been deputed for long term foreign training programmes. As regards short
term foreign training programmes, 173 officers (including 26 lady officers) have
participated in various programme during 2008-09. During the current financial
year, the cases of 28 officers (including 5 lady officers) were approved of Partial
Funding assistance to pursue foreign study under the Partial Funding component
of the DFFT Scheme.
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