Narendra Modi government starts working to induct bureaucrats from outside  

Narendra Modi.

New Delhi: In its move to bolster efficiency and deepen expertise in central government administration, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government plans to recruit outside experts at the lower deputy-secretary and director level.

Secretary (personnel) asked officials of the department of personnel & training to prepare a formal proposal for inducting an estimated 400 domain experts from the private sector to fill deputy secretary/director posts in the Central Staffing Scheme.

The development is expected to take away more than 60 per cent of the 650 posts at the DS/director level under the CSS, which are available to officers from the three all-India services and 37 participating services such as Income Tax, Customs, Railways, Telecom, Posts, Trade and so on.

According to media sources, DoPT officials have been asked to frame the recruitment process and performance evaluation for selection and appointment of private sector employees.

Currently, the joint secretaries, who form the backbone of the administration, are sourced mainly from Indian Administrative Service cadre officers. However, the key aspect of administrative reforms has been inducting subject experts at senior levels to infuse strategic thinking into the bureaucracy.

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