These officers started working as Assistant Secretaries in 58 Central government departments w.E.F. August 1, instead of starting their career from the cadre states assigned to them, after their training at the Lal Bahadur Shashtri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie.
The officers were assigned important desks related to policy and flagship programmes of the concerned ministries and departments. They were groomed by principal mentors at the level of Secretary.
The Prime Minister will address valedictory session of the Assistant Secretaries (IAS-2014 batch) here tomorrow," a press release issued today by Personnel Ministry said.
"During their three-month posting with the central government, they were provided a holistic overview of the functioning of the central government. However, they started their office work from day one and disposed files related to their desk.
"The objective of this initiative is to provide exposure of government of India functioning to the IAS officers at a very early stage in their career," it said.
As primary implementers in the field, this exposure would also facilitate a broader macro perspective even when the officers work in the field, the release said.
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