Govt to train officials on ethics, values in public governance

Officials in the Ministry of Personnel, Public grievances and Pensions, a nodal ministry of the government, said they were working on a training module to inculcate integrity and ethics for its functionaries at all levels.

"The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) is working on a module to train officials on ethics in public governance. All the officials working in different central controlled departments and ministries will be imparted training on it", an official said.

He said the government will work out a detailed plan on providing phase-wise training to all the employees.

"The aim behind conducting such a training is to sensitise the government employees on the ill-effects of corruption in governance and in ensuring an efficient public delivery system", the official said.

The training module is likely to begin by the end of this year.

Officials said that private experts in the field and the Central Vigilance Commission were being consulted on the matter.

The move assumes significance following exposure of various multi-crore scams, including in the allocation of second generation (2G) spectrum to certain telecom firms and in the conduct of Commonwealth Games in the national capital.

"The eradication of corruption is a very gigantic task and needs involvement of each and every official involved in governance. Hence all the personnel will be made aware on anti-corruption measures and the importance of ethics and values. The training module is likely to be prepared by September this year", the official said. (MORE)