360 crore loan to government to enhance efficiency of government employees

WASHINGTON: The World Bank has approved a loan of around Rs 360 crore to support the Central government's 'Mission Karmayogi' in enhancing the efficiency of government employees in the country. The World Bank announced this in a press release. It is reported that more than 18 million government employees are employed across the country. The project will enable the country's civil service force more future-ready and capable of meeting twenty-first-century challenges.

The loan will be given by World Bank’s lending arm, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), and will have a final maturity of 11 years, including a grace period of 4.5 years. Vikram Menon, the World Bank's Task Team Leader for the project, said "The project will support Mission Karmyogi by developing developing an online training platform that can deliver targeted training content and evaluate and measure the effectiveness of training delivered". The World Bank aims to end extreme poverty and building shared prosperity, as building the capabilities of government officials to implement policy priorities and deliver effective services is critical to the achievement of these aims.

Mission Karmayogi was approved by the Union Cabinet in 2020. The plan is based on the government's vision of what a government official should look like. All officers from Section Officers to Secretaries will benefit from the scheme. Through the scheme, the performance of the employees will be evaluated every year and necessary training will be imparted.