(a) whether the Administrative Reforms Commission has recommended to set up institutes for imparting training to officers at regional level apart from providing training at the top level; and
(b) if so, the details thereof and the progress made in this regard, so far?
Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of State in the Prime Minister`s Office. (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)
(a): Yes Madam,
(b): The Central Government supports setting up of Regional/District level training centre through State Administrative Training Institutes (ATIs) by providing financial assistance for augmentation of capacity of the training institutions in the form of hardware, software, course- ware, networking of training institution and training ware under the Plan Scheme of `Training for AH`. These institutes are also encouraged and supported for developing case studies, e-learning packages, training films, organizing workshop/seminars etc.
As part of implementation of the recommendation of the 2nd ARC, the allocation under the plan scheme of Training for All` was raised to Rs.26 crores in the financial year 2012-13 with an overall outlay of Rs.127.63 crores for the 12th Five year plan as a whole in comparison to Rs. 18 crores in the terminal year of the 11th Five Year Plan.