NEWS

Capacity Building Commission (CBC) and Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA) to the Government of India jointly called for a virtual session involving S&T departments and councils of all states to discuss the need for working knowledge of new-age technologies, process improvements, reskilling or upskilling and human resource development.

CAPACITY BUILDING COMMISSION

Set up under Mission Karmayogi

OBJECTIVE –

• Ensure a uniform approach in managing and regulating the capacity building ecosystem on collaborative and co-sharing basis.
• Supervise all central training institutions which are enabled for civil services capacity building

ROLE-

• Assist the PM Public Human Resources Council in approving the Annual Capacity Building Plans.
• Exercise functional supervision over all Central Training Institutions dealing with civil services capacity building.
• Create shared learning resources, including internal and external faculty and resource centers.
• Coordinate and supervise the implementation of the Capacity Building Plans with the stakeholder Departments.
• Make recommendations on standardization of training and capacity building, pedagogy and methodology
• Set norms for common mid-career training programs across all civil services.
• Suggest policy interventions required in the areas of HR Management and Capacity Building to the Government.

PRINCIPAL SCIENTIFIC ADVISER

• Concerned with facilitating the empowerment of science, technology and innovation for the improvement of the society and the economy
• Chairperson of the Prime Minister’s Science, Technology and Innovation Advisory Council (PM STIAC).
• PM STIAC is concerned with converting these visions into strategy and action.