The government will now look for another country for the 107 IAS officers to visit after their trip to China was cancelled following a diplomatic incident. Secretary in the ministry of personnel Satyanand Mishra told TOI that the Maxwell School of Public Affairs and Citizenship of Syracuse University had tie-ups with Chinese universities.
The school, along with IIM-Bangalore and Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA), Mussoorie, had fashioned the course of study for these officials which included the visit to China as part of their 'foreign exposure' and 'familiarisation' tour, he said.
Mishra said: "Since it has now been cancelled, we will have to decide about the other country where these officers could go as a part of their mid-career training programme. It will, however, take some time as one needs a lot of preparation in advance to finalise such a tour." The government had decided to introduce mandatory mid-career training programme for IAS officers at three different levels in their careers.
These include a programme of eight weeks between the 7th and 9th year of service, another eight-week course between the 14th and 16th year of service and a programme of four weeks between the 26th and 28th year of service. This mid-career training programme would henceforth be a necessary but not a sufficient condition for promotion.
Further, participation in the programme designed for officers between the 26th and 28th year of service shall be a minimum requirement for empanelment as additional secretary or secretary in Government of India, and for further increments after the 28th year of service. The work of detailed design and delivery of each of the phases of the mid-career training has been entrusted to the following pairs of institutions selected by an expert committee constituted for this purpose:
TERI School of Advanced Studies, New Delhi, and Duke Centre for International Development of Duke University for the programme designed for officers with 7 to 9 years of service.
IIM, Bangalore, and Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs of Syracuse University for the programme designed for officers with 14 to 16 years of service (This was the programme that the 107 IAS officers were involved in).
IIM, Ahmedabad, and Kennedy School of Government of Harvard University for the programme designed for officers with 26 to 28 years of service.Labels: academy awards, career training, financial aid, student loans |
