Niti Aayog recommends hiring talent from private sector for govt jobs

It also suggested outsourcing of public services to private hands

Policy think-tank Niti Aayog has suggested outsourcing of public services to private hands in order to reduce dependence on the government administrative machinery. 

It has also recommended induction of specialists into the governance system through lateral entry, a move which, it says, will bring "competition to the established career bureaucracy". 

In its draft report on a three-year action agenda made public recently, the Niti Aayog has set a target of full- digitisation of governance-related works by the end of 2018- 19. 

Civil service is the backbone of the government and it needs to be empowered to make quick decisions and implement them. Sustained