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Annual Report 2005-2006 in English - Ministry of Personnel, Public ...

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TRAINING POLICY AND PROGRAMMES 7DOMESTIC FUNDING OF FOREIGN TRAINING7.24 Department <strong>of</strong> <strong>Personnel</strong> & Tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g has been sponsor<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong>ficers for tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g programmesabroad. In the past, these have been almost entirely funded by bilateral or multilateral aid.However, over the years this aid has come down. Keep<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> view the importance and benefits<strong>of</strong> provid<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>ternational exposure to the <strong>of</strong>ficers, a scheme <strong>of</strong> Domestic Fund<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> ForeignTra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g was started <strong>in</strong> 2001. This covers both long-term and short-term tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> reputeduniversities/<strong>in</strong>stitutes <strong>in</strong> several countries. A scheme <strong>of</strong> Partial Fund<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> Foreign Study hasalso been started as another component <strong>of</strong> the scheme <strong>of</strong> Domestic Fund<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> Foreign Tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g.The <strong>of</strong>ficers under this scheme seek admission on their own and Government <strong>of</strong> India providesup to US $18,000 as f<strong>in</strong>ancial assistance to the eligible <strong>of</strong>ficers to undertake such studies.Dur<strong>in</strong>g the year 2004-<strong>2005</strong>, 39 <strong>of</strong>ficers were deputed for various long-term tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g programmes,121 <strong>of</strong>ficers were deputed for short-term tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g programme and 15 <strong>of</strong>ficers were providedf<strong>in</strong>ancial assistance under the scheme <strong>of</strong> Partial Fund<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> Foreign Study. Dur<strong>in</strong>g the currentf<strong>in</strong>ancial year i.e. <strong>2005</strong>-<strong>2006</strong>, 45 <strong>of</strong>ficers are likely to be deputed for long-term tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g programmesand 85 <strong>of</strong>ficers (till 12 December, <strong>2005</strong>) for short-term tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g programmes. About 25 <strong>of</strong>ficers arelikely to be covered dur<strong>in</strong>g the current year under the scheme <strong>of</strong> Partial Fund<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> Foreign Study.TRAINING ACTIVITIES ON RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT, <strong>2005</strong>7.25 Section 26(1)(d) <strong>of</strong> the Right to Information Act,<strong>2005</strong> mentions that the appropriateGovernment may, to the extent <strong>of</strong> availability <strong>of</strong> f<strong>in</strong>ancial and other resources, tra<strong>in</strong> the PIOs<strong>of</strong> public authorities and produce relevant tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g material etc. In the above context, thefollow<strong>in</strong>g activities have been undertaken by the Tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g Division:REPORT <strong>2005</strong> - <strong>2006</strong>AL REPORANNUALSeven workshops were conducted at the Institute <strong>of</strong> Secretariat Tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g and Management,New Delhi on ‘Right to Information Act, <strong>2005</strong>’ for <strong>Public</strong> Information Officers (PIOs) and45DOPT AR <strong>2006</strong> PG-1-176N-FINAL.pmd457/15/<strong>2006</strong>, 11:53 AM

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