India Expands Civil Service Reforms with Language Inclusivity and Digital Innovations
Union Minister Jitendra Singh outlines transformative governance measures, including recruitment exams in regional languages and streamlined digital services.
Overview
- Government recruitment exams are now conducted in 13 regional languages, with plans to expand to all 22 scheduled languages for greater inclusivity.
- Interviews for certain Group B and C posts have been abolished to ensure merit-based selection and reduce subjectivity in hiring processes.
- Digital initiatives like the Digital Life Certificate Campaign use facial recognition to simplify pension verification for elderly citizens.
- Over 1,600 outdated rules have been abolished, and administrative processes streamlined with unified portals and simplified forms to enhance transparency.
- National campaigns like Swachhata have optimized office spaces and generated over Rs 250 crore in revenue through scrap disposal.