New Delhi: Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on friday Lateral entry in government jobs It has been happening since 1960s and its twin objectives are increasing the availability of manpower along with bringing in new talent.
The ‘lateral entry’ mode is referred to the appointment of private sector experts in the government.
Minister of State for Personnel Singh said that the lateral entry recruitments are being done by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) through proper selection process. Union Public Service Commission.
Commenting on the recent recommendation for lateral recruitment of 31 candidates to the posts of Joint Secretaries and Directors in the Government of India, he said that lateral recruitments are taking place since 1960s and most notable are lateral entry appointments. Dr Manmohan Singh as Chief Economic Adviser in 1972 and as Secretary in the Ministry of Finance in 1976 when Indira Gandhi was Prime Minister.
Singh said that some of the other important lateral entry appointments made during the earlier regime include Dr Montek Singh Ahluwalia as Economic Adviser in 1979 and later as Special Secretary to the Prime Minister and as Commerce Secretary in 1990.
The credit for this goes to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi In order to institutionalize the selection process and make it more objective, it was decided that the entire lateral entry recruitment process would be conducted UPSC, he said.
The minister said that pre-appointment formalities have also been included which includes recent police verification and IB clearance while recommending candidates.
Singh said that such appointments serve the twin objectives of bringing in new talent as well as increasing the availability of manpower.
He added that it also helps in selecting persons with expertise and expert domain knowledge for a particular assignment, especially when the government has launched several path-breaking schemes in every field that require specialized skills for implementation and governance. it occurs.
The ‘lateral entry’ mode is referred to the appointment of private sector experts in the government.
Minister of State for Personnel Singh said that the lateral entry recruitments are being done by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) through proper selection process. Union Public Service Commission.
Commenting on the recent recommendation for lateral recruitment of 31 candidates to the posts of Joint Secretaries and Directors in the Government of India, he said that lateral recruitments are taking place since 1960s and most notable are lateral entry appointments. Dr Manmohan Singh as Chief Economic Adviser in 1972 and as Secretary in the Ministry of Finance in 1976 when Indira Gandhi was Prime Minister.
Singh said that some of the other important lateral entry appointments made during the earlier regime include Dr Montek Singh Ahluwalia as Economic Adviser in 1979 and later as Special Secretary to the Prime Minister and as Commerce Secretary in 1990.
The credit for this goes to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi In order to institutionalize the selection process and make it more objective, it was decided that the entire lateral entry recruitment process would be conducted UPSC, he said.
The minister said that pre-appointment formalities have also been included which includes recent police verification and IB clearance while recommending candidates.
Singh said that such appointments serve the twin objectives of bringing in new talent as well as increasing the availability of manpower.
He added that it also helps in selecting persons with expertise and expert domain knowledge for a particular assignment, especially when the government has launched several path-breaking schemes in every field that require specialized skills for implementation and governance. it occurs.
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