Department
of Personnel and Training mulls incentive plans for ministries, departments
NEW
DELHI: With the Narendra Modi regime pitching for corporate work-culture in
government departments, the department of personnel and training (DoPT) may
soon write to all Central ministries and departments to incentivise efficient
workers by naming their respective best employee of the month, organizing
"off-site retreats" for the staff and facilitating their direct
interface with the departmental head from time to time.
Though
the incentive plan is already under implementation in the DoPT, most other
ministries and departments are yet to take a cue and introduce similar norms to
motivate their staff by rewarding the efficient among them.
The
DoPT, as part of the initiative, confers the title of "employee of the
month" to the highest achiever, decided by a committee of joint
secretaries of the department. The employee of the month is rewarded a
certificate of excellence by the minister concerned. Also,
"off-sites" or " DoPT retreats" are organised from time to
time to discuss ideas and suggestion in a new and relaxed environment.
Suggestions from employees, irrespective of their seniority, are encouraged
through placement of suggestion boxes at vantage points across the DoPT office.
Besides,
the personnel secretary has been meeting deputy secretary and director-level
officers one-one-one, taking their inputs and suggestions on better functioning
of the department.
"This
incentive scheme for motivation of staff amounts is nothing but a stepping
stone to corporatization of the government," a senior DoPT official said
adding that the department may now write to other ministries/departments afresh
to introduce similar incentives.
Meanwhile,
the DoPT also plans to implement competency-based human resource management for
the higher and middle level official is in Central government departments. A
pilot project is already underway in the DoPT, which has mapped the required
attributes for most departmental posts and is in the process of matching them
with the knowledge, skills, ethics and attitude of the incumbents. Any gaps
will be analysed and filled through refresher training.
"Until
now, the bureaucrats were selected for a post based merely on their service
records. Now, under the competency-based HR management, the attributes of each
senior post in government departments will be mapped and selection will be
based on who matches these attributes best," a DoPT official said adding
that the new system may be introduced as soon as the DoPT pilot project is
complete.
