NEW DELHI: Structural transformation of more than 700 training institutions to train government employees across the country is underway under the Capacity Building Committee, its chairperson S Radha Chauhan said on Monday.
In an interview with PTI, Chouhan said the CBC has mapped the roles played by public servants in over 90 ministries and departments of the Government of India and has drawn up capacity building plans aligned with those roles.
She said that more than 700 training institutions were mapped, after which CBC launched the Unified National Training Institutions for the New Era initiative to support their development and continuous improvement.
The initiative is based on the “Bharatiya spirit” of collective effort, knowledge sharing and collaborative growth.
“We didn’t even realize that there are more than 700 training institutions across the country. They all offer training programmes, but they operate largely independently. Through UNNATI, we are putting them on a common platform where they can communicate, collaborate and learn from each other. Institutional resources, experience and knowledge can be shared and used more effectively,” Chauhan said.
These individual institutions, no matter how big or small, may have limitations in terms of infrastructure, faculty, subject matter expertise or specialized courses, but collectively they possess enormous power, she said.
UNNATI seeks to unleash this potential by enabling institutions to share facilities such as studios and conference rooms, collaborate through faculty and subject matter expert groups, and exchange training programs and knowledge resources.
By the end of June, all the 700-plus institutions are expected to be integrated into the dedicated UNNATI portal, said Chouhan, former secretary in the Department of Personnel and Training.
Highlighting the need for reform, she said that only about three per cent of public sector employees in some states receive institutional training in a given year.
“This is a very small percentage. We are therefore focusing on improving the use of existing institutional assets and expanding access to quality training programs across all levels of government. Through the UNNATI portal, each institution will receive data-driven insights to improve utilization, enhance the quality of training, and align their programs with the capacity building requirements of ministries and departments,” she said.
Many government employees, especially in states, complete their entire career without receiving institutional training, said Chauhan, a retired 1988-batch Indian Administrative Service officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.
“They enter service and retire without receiving any structured institutional training because many institutions do not have sufficient resources or capacity,” she said.
She added that the CBC is guiding a broader structural and organizational transformation of training institutions across the country. This includes standardizing institutional processes, strengthening governance frameworks, improving faculty development, and enhancing the quality and effectiveness of training delivery.
The CBC established the National Standards Framework for Civil Service Training Institutions to measure and accredit training institutions across the country. More than 210 institutions have been accredited within this framework.
“However, accreditation was never meant to be the ultimate goal. The ultimate goal is to continuously improve institutional capacity, quality of training, resource utilisation, and collaboration across the entire training ecosystem. That is why NSCSTI has now evolved into UNNATI,” Chauhan said.
While NSCSTI focuses primarily on assessment, standards and accreditation, UNNATI takes the next step by enabling organizations to continuously improve, collaborate, share resources, access data-driven insights, and strengthen their overall capabilities.
The Capacity Building Committee is the sponsor of the Karmayogi Mission Framework.
Launched in 2020, the National Civil Service Capacity Building Programme, also known as Mission Karmayogi, aims to create a future-ready civil service rooted in Indian values, equipped with appropriate competencies, and committed to effective citizen-centric public service delivery.
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