Definition of Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT)
- The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) is the Government of India's nodal agency for the formulation and implementation of personnel policies, as well as the selection, placement, and production of human resources engaged in public service.
- To meet the evolving needs in the public sector, it is increasingly felt that a change from mere Personnel Administration to Human Resource Management is needed.
- DOP&T, through this approach, has recognised the difference between what we are doing and what we plan to do under the sub-titles where we are now and where we want to be.
Functions of the DoPT
- Civil Services Examination is conducted to recruit for All India and Central Services.
- Assignment of successful applicants to different services/cadres; officers under the Central Staffing Scheme
- Indian Administrative Service (IAS) Cadre Management and three Secretariat Services (CSS, CSSS, CSCS).
- Administrative diligence - to supervise and provide appropriate guidance to the Government's policy of maintaining order and eradicating corruption from public services.
- Policy formulation and execution in relation to RTI.
- Development and implementation of the Government of India's reservation policy in services.
- Employees of the Central Government's Welfare.
- Tribunals of Administrative Law.
- Increasing the quality of public services while also improving employee well-being by Joint Consultative Machinery.
- Capacity Development/Training.
- Developing personnel policies for different service matters affecting Central Government employees.
Vision and mission of the DoPT
- To foster an enabling atmosphere for the creation and management of the government's human capital in order to achieve reliable, effective, accountable, sensitive, and open governance.
- To recruit the most qualified, cultivate them to deliver the best, and provide more opportunities for excellent career development with the goals of retaining and maintaining the spirit of excellence of public service for successful and efficient delivery.
- To provide a dynamic system of personnel policies and procedures for the effective operation of the government.
- Improve government expertise and creativity by the ability of human capital at all levels of government for the effective provision of public services.
- To instill and support a culture of openness, accountability, and zero tolerance for corruption in public relations, as well as to institutionalize a framework of proactive ongoing interaction with stakeholders in order to achieve the desired outcome of propelling India to new heights.
