Question: Which one of the below is not an objective of Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances?
(a) Promoting administrative reforms in government policies, structures and processes.
(b) Formulation of policy and coordination of issues relating to redress of grievances.
(c) Maintaining secrecy about government policies and good practices
(d) Promoting reforms through e-Governance.
Ans: (c)
- On June 22, 2017, the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Government of India, and Ministry of the Presidency and of Administrative Modernization, Government of Portuguese Republic, for ‘Cooperation in the field of Public Administration and Governance Reforms’.
- The MoU will help in understanding the system of customer oriented public service delivery in Portugal with reference to rapidly changing environments in the area of public service management and enable in replicating, adapting and innovating some of the best practices and processes in the Indian Public Service Delivery System.
- A Joint Working Group on Public Administration and Governance Reforms will be responsible for implementation of the MoU.
- The areas of co-operation under this MoU may include, but shall not be limited to:
(a) Digital transformation of Government
(b) Administrative simplification and process re-engineering
(c) Public Service Delivery
(d) Building and developing staff capability
(e) Sharing good governance practices in public administration
(f) Public Grievance Redress Mechanism
The forms of co-operation under the MoU will be as under:
(a) organization of a senior consultative body and working sessions for ongoing discussions regarding cooperation and collaboration;
(b) exchange of knowledge and experiences and the holding of consultations in the above mentioned areas, in situ and online;
(c) exchange of invitations to events related to Public Administration and Governance Reforms and the dispatch of experts in this sector;
(d) exchange of publications, reports and various public materials related to Public Administration and Governance Reforms, which are published by the Sides;
(e) facilitating study visits and sharing of information and experience through workshops, seminars and conferences;
(f) any other forms of cooperation and collaboration that are of mutual interest in the area of Public Administration and Governance Reforms and are jointly decided upon by the Signatories. - Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances has so far entered into bilateral MoUs with China, Malaysia, Singapore, France and United Kingdom and trilateral MoU with Brazil and South Africa.
- MOUs with China and Singapore are under renewal/consideration in consultation with Ministry of External Affairs. The recent MoU with Portugal is a step in that direction.
Reference:
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=165843
http://darpg.nic.in/missionvision-statement