“Training in public administration has become paid holiday”. Comment.

Answer: Approach:

• Discuss about relevance of training in public administration. Highlight the shortcomings of training system.
• Conclude with suggestions.
  In Public Administration, training means conscious efforts made to improve the skills, powers, and intelligence of an employee and to develop his attitudes and value-system in a desired direction.
  Following are some of the major objectives of training of civil servants:
  (1) the training improves the efficiency of the employees in administration;
  (2) training improves the occupational skill and knowledge of the employees, so that they can do their work effectively;
  (3) training inducts a new employee into the organisation and imparts him knowledge of the goals and objectives of the organisation, his own role in the organisation and techniques and methods of carrying out his duties.
  (4) because there are constant changes in the and techniques of the organisations, training adjusts the employees with the new organisational changes;
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  (5) training makes up for the deficiencies of the newly recruited persons. Fresh University graduates are given necessary training to shape and mould them in the desired direction and make them suitable for government work.
  However, trainings have become paid holidays, due to the following shortcomings:
  (1) There is generally a shortage of trained and qualified persons in most developing countries;
  (2) Training facilities and training institutions are inadequate in these countries;
  (3) Functions of the Government have increased rapidly. They are called upon to perform many new functions, which require highly skilled and technically trained personnel;
  (4) Administration is engaged with complex, technical and specialised functions,
  (5) Socio-economic conditions, in these countries are rapidly changing. In order to meet the challenge of these rapid changes, there is a need of innovation in administration; and
  (6) There is public pressure on the Governments, to implement the development programmes with extraordinary speed and efficiency.
• Second ARC, in its 10th reports has provided certain suggestions to improve training environment in public administration like: A monitoring mechanism should be set up for overseeing the implementation of the National Training Policy (1996).

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