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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Govt opens door to private sector talent, wants specialists to join ministries as joint secys -Amrita Nayak Dutta

Govt opens door to private sector talent, wants specialists to join ministries as joint secys -Amrita Nayak Dutta

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published Published on Jun 11, 2018   modified Modified on Jun 11, 2018
-ThePrint.in

DoPT ad for applications gets mixed reactions – some welcome the move but others are apprehensive, say may increase scope for political appointments

New Delhi:
The Modi government has decided to allow private sector specialists a lateral entry to the crucial joint secretary position in at least 10 ministries and departments, a first-of-its-kind move that has evoked mixed reactions from bureaucrats and politicians. The position of joint secretary has traditionally been held by senior bureaucrats, a majority from the Indian Administrative Services (IAS).

In an advertisement issued Sunday, the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) sought applications from private sector specialists for 10 ministries and departments  — Road, Transport and Highways; Agriculture and Farming; Economic Affairs; Financial Services; Shipping; Commerce; Civil Aviation; Environment, Forest and Climate Change; New & Renewable Energy and Revenue.

The advertisement said the applications should be submitted between June 15 and July 30 on a separate online portal created for this purpose. The appointments will be for a term of three years that could be extended to five years.
 
Niti Aayog recommendations

The idea to induct private sector talent into the system was first mooted by the government policy think tank Niti Aayog, in its Three Year Action Agenda for 2017-2020.

Pitching for civil services reforms, the Niti Aayog had said it is essential that sector specialists be inducted into the system through lateral entry as that would “bring competition to the established career bureaucracy”.

The government has appointed sector specialists in some departments, including in the Niti Aayog itself.

Last year, an Ayurveda physician, ‘Vaidya’ Rajesh Kotecha, was appointed special secretary in the Ayush Ministry, which was against the norm for a civil servant. The appointment of Prasar Bharati CEO Shashi Shekhar Vempati is yet another example.

Since 2009, the Ministry of External Affairs opened its door to people from the armed forces and other ministries for short-term assignments. And two years ago, it even allowed interns into its hallowed portals. These young people are usually straight out of college.

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ThePrint.in, 10 June, 2018, https://theprint.in/governance/govt-makes-room-for-private-sector-talent-wants-specialists-to-join-ministries-as-joint-secys/68463/


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