The Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions is a

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of the

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matters specially issues concerning recruitment, training, career development, staff welfare as well as the post-retirement dispensation. The ministry is also concerned with the process of responsive people-oriented modern administration. Allocation of Business Rules defines the work allotted for the ministry. Usually, though not always, the ministry is headed by the

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, with a minister of state reporting to him.

History

In 1954, on the recommendation of

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report, an Organisation and Methods (O&M) Division was set up in the Cabinet Secretariat. In 1964, the O&M Division was transferred to the

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, under the newly created Department of Administrative Reforms. In 1970, on the basis of the recommendations of the

Administrative Reforms Commission The Administrative Reforms Commission (ARC) is the committee appointed by the Government of India for giving recommendations for reviewing the public administration system of India. The first ARC was established on 5 January 1966. a full-fledged ministry was created with the name Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions with three separate departments under it: * Department of Personnel and Training (this also includes recruitment of officers through UPSC and SPSC) * Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances * Department of Pensions and Pensioners’ Welfare

Departments

The ministry comprises three departments viz:- *Department of Personnel and Training *Department of Pension and Pensioners' Welfare *Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances

Department of Personnel and Training

DOPT is concerned with the formulation of policy and the watchdog of the Government ensuring that certain accepted standards and norms, as laid down by it, are followed by all ministries/departments in the recruitment, regulation of service conditions and posting transfers and deputation of personnel as well as other related issues. It solely controls the cadres of the

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(IAS) and the

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(CSS).

Organisations

DOPT supervises and controls the following organisations, namely — *

Union Public Service Commission The Union Public Service Commission (ISO: ), commonly abbreviated as UPSC, is India's premier central recruitment agency for recruitment of all the Group 'A' officers under Government of India. It is responsible for appointments to and exami ...

Staff Selection Commission Staff Selection Commission is an organisation under Government of India to recruit staff for various posts in the various ministries and departments of the government of India and in subordinate offices. This commission is an attached office ...

* Public Enterprises Selection Board *

Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA) is a civil service training institute on public policy and public administration in India. The academy's main purpose is to train civil servants of the IAS cadre and also con ...

Institute of Secretariat Training and Management The Institute of Secretariat Training and Management, (acronym ISTM), is a ''Central Training Institute'' for civil employees, directly managed by the Department of Personnel and Training, under the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and ...

Central Vigilance Commission Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) is an apex Indian governmental body created in 1964 to address governmental corruption. In 2003, the Parliament enacted a law conferring statutory status on the CVC. It has the status of an autonomous body, f ...

Central Bureau of Investigation The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is the premier investigating agency of India. It operates under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions. Originally set up to investigate bribery and governmen ...

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Department of Pension and Pensioners' Welfare

The department is mainly concerned with the formulation of policies regarding the post-retirement benefits of Central Government employees covered under the CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972. It also administers various welfare schemes for central government pensioners, i.e., redressal for Pensioners' grievances through CPENGRAM, an online pension sanction module for civil pensioners "Bhavishya", Sankalp, etc., under the umbrella of Pensioners' Portal. However, the pensioners of Ministries of Railways and Defence are governed by their respective pension rules.

Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances

The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances is to facilitate the pursuit of excellence in governance through the promotion of: *Improvements in Government structures and processes *Citizen-friendly initiatives including redressal of public grievances *Documentation, incubation and dissemination of best practices *Codification and simplification of procedures and *Networking with various agencies The department acts as a facilitator, in consultation with central ministries/departments, states/UT administrations, organisations and individuals, to improve government functioning through administrative reforms in the spheres of restructuring the government, process improvement, organisation and methods and grievance handling, and by promoting modernization, Citizen's Charters, award schemes, e-governance, and best practices. It provides online grievance redress services through

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Ministers

The

Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions The Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions ( IAST: ) is the cabinet minister in charge of Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions. The position is generally held by the prime minister, but sometimes it has been held b ...

is the

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in charge of Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions. The position is generally held by the prime minister, but sometimes it has been held by other senior members of the cabinet, such as

Minister of Home Affairs An interior minister (sometimes called a minister of internal affairs or minister of home affairs) is a cabinet official position that is responsible for internal affairs, such as public security, civil registration and identification, emergency ...

. The minister is generally assisted by a

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. The position is considered to be a powerful one as of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions is the cadre controlling authority of the

and is the administering agency of the

(CBI) and the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB).

References

External links

Official Website
of Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Organisations Under MOP

Federal Budget of 2012 allocates nearly Rs 212 crore for training civil servants
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Civil service ministries