PM Modi Wanted A Training Plan For Himself Too, Reveals Ex-Chief Of Capacity Building Commission
Zainulbhai, who took charge as CBC's chairman on April 1, 2021, after serving as head of the Quality Council of India, recently stepped down after completing a four-year tenure
Prime Minister Narendra Modi played a hands-on role in shaping the Centre's ambitious Mission Karmayogi, even once asking officials if a training plan had been designed for him, former Capacity Building Commission (CBC) chief Adil Zainulbhai revealed on Sunday.
Zainulbhai, who took charge as CBC's first chairman on April 1, 2021, after serving as head of the Quality Council of India, recently stepped down after completing a four-year tenure.
'PM set the agenda and encouraged us. He set a very high target and told us to get something done. When I first gave him an update, he said there was one important thing missing, that you have not created a training plan for me," Zainulbhai told PTI.
The CBC, established in 2021, drives Mission Karmayogi, a nationwide capacity-building initiative aimed at transforming civil services through role-based, technology-driven, and citizen-centric training.
The programme currently hosts more than 3,200 courses on its digital platform, iGOT, with over 1.25 crore government employees onboard.
Reflecting on his tenure, Zainulbhai said the Commission began with the PM's vision of making civil servants more competent, citizen-focused, and digitally equipped. 'What has been achieved is the start, there is still a lot to do," he said.
He also noted global interest in the platform, saying, 'Many countries want access to Mission Karmayogi and the digital platform, its courses for capacity building of their civil servants. PM has promised it to Caribbean and African countries."
According to him, every new law and government scheme will eventually have an associated training module on iGOT. By the end of this year, around 20 lakh civil servants are expected to undergo a one-day training on 'seva bhav".
The programme is also expanding beyond central services to states, panchayats and urban local bodies, with 195 training institutes across India already accredited to ensure standardised, high-quality training.
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