Date: 2026-05-14Category: Press ReleaseState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
DoPT and CBC to Convene National Departmental Summit on “Institutionalizing Capacity Building: From Training to Performance-linked Governance” on 15 May 2026
**Executive Summary**
The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) and the Capacity Building Commission (CBC) will host a virtual National Departmental Summit on 15 May 2026. The event aims to build consensus on a roadmap for role-based and performance-linked capacity building across the Centre, States, and Union Territories. Anchored in Mission Karmayogi, the summit will validate reform priorities and establish actionable pathways for institutionalizing a competency-led governance framework.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Context and Strategic Vision**
* The summit is rooted in the "Viksit Bharat 2047" vision and the objectives of "Mission Karmayogi" (launched in 2020).
* It facilitates a transition from a traditional rule-based approach to a role-based, competency-led system for civil services.
* Deliberations are based on inputs from a preliminary National Workshop held on 26 February and subsequent consultations with States and Union Territories.
* **Thematic Priorities**
* **Unified Framework:** Establishing interoperability across systems to enable performance-linked governance.
* **Institutional Strengthening:** Reforming Central and State Training Institutions to act as demand-responsive capacity-building partners.
* **AI and Technology:** Utilizing AI-enabled tools for hyper-personalized learning pathways, improved analytics, and technology-driven training at scale.
* **State Cadre Training:** Aligning state-level cadre training with broader Capacity Building Plans to ensure systematic, career-long development.
* **Objectives and Expected Outcomes**
* Validation of reform priorities emerging from State/UT consultations.
* Identification of actionable pathways with indicative timelines for implementation.
* Development of a national framework for capacity building and clarification of stakeholder roles.
* Enhanced convergence between digital learning systems and institutional training.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: DoPT and Capacity Building Commission (CBC)**
**Impact**
As organizers and anchors, these bodies are responsible for steering the national transition toward performance-linked governance and coordinating between diverse government tiers.
**Action Required**
They must synthesize summit deliberations to inform the national framework and define the roles of all key stakeholders in the ecosystem.
**Stakeholder: State and Union Territory Governments**
**Impact**
These entities are required to shift their administrative realities to ground capacity-building reforms in practical application and align their cadre plans with national objectives.
**Action Required**
Senior representatives must participate in the summit to validate reform priorities and implement state-level internal consultative workshops and training reforms.
**Stakeholder: Training Institutions (ATIs, CTIs, and LBSNAA)**
**Impact**
Institutions are being transformed from traditional training centers into demand-responsive partners that utilize technology and AI for personalized instruction.
**Action Required**
They must implement institutional reforms to support role-focused training and integrate digital learning systems with traditional institutional methods.
**Stakeholder: Civil Service Personnel**
**Impact**
Personnel will move away from rule-based training toward a system that recognizes specific competencies and links learning to performance.
**Action Required**
Officers must engage with new personalized learning pathways and technology-driven tools to ensure systematic, career-long professional development.
Key Entities Referenced
Mission Karmayogi: The National Programme for Civil Services Capacity Building designed to transform civil services from a rule-based to a role-based and competency-led system.
National Departmental Summit on “Institutionalizing Capacity Building: From Training to Performance-linked Governance”: A high-level summit organized to build consensus on implementation roadmaps for role-based and performance-linked capacity building across India.
Capacity Building Commission (CBC): The body responsible for overseeing the civil services capacity-building ecosystem and organizing the national summit.
Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT): The primary department of the Government of India involved in organizing the summit and managing personnel reforms.
Viksit Bharat 2047: The strategic vision of the Government of India to transform the country into a developed nation by 2047, anchoring current capacity-building reforms.
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
DoPT and CBC to Convene National
Departmental Summit on “Institutionalizing
Capacity Building: From Training to
Performance-linked Governance” on 15 May
2026
Posted On: 14 MAY 2026 4:34PM by PIB Delhi
The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) and the Capacity Building Commission (CBC) are
organizing the National Departmental Summit on “Institutionalizing Capacity Building: From Training
to Performance-linked Governance” on 15th May 2026. The Summit is being organized virtually and
will be chaired by Dr. Jitendra Singh, Hon’ble Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and
Pensions.
The Summit will help build consensus on the frameworks and implementation roadmap required to
strengthen role-based, competency-driven and performance-linked capacity building across the Centre,
States and Union Territories.
As a prelude to the Summit, a National Workshop with States/UTs was conducted virtually on 26
February. The workshop was attended by heads of General Administration Departments/Departments of
Personnel or equivalent departments of States/UTs, heads of State/UT Administrative Training Institutes,
and senior representatives from key institutions. During the workshop, States/UTs were requested to
conduct internal consultative workshops and share structured inputs on institutionalizing capacity building
and enabling performance-linked governance.
These State/UT-level consultations were designed to engage departments, training institutions,
HR/eHRMS teams and other stakeholders to ensure that the deliberations are grounded in practical
administrative realities. The consultations focused on identifying existing good practices, implementation
challenges, and reforms needed to strengthen training institutions and training systems. Based on the
inputs received from States/UTs, a consolidated note has been prepared for deliberation during the
Summit.
The Summit is anchored in the vision of Viksit Bharat 2047 and the objectives of Mission Karmayogi,
the National Programme for Civil Services Capacity Building launched by the Government of India in
2020. Mission Karmayogi seeks to transform civil services capacity building by shifting from a rule-based
approach to a role-based, competency-led system.
The Summit will deliberate on four key thematic priorities. The first theme, Unified Framework for Role-
focused and Performance-linked Capacity Building, will focus on interoperability across systems to enable
performance-linked governance. The second theme, Strengthening Training Institutions, will examine the
reforms required to enable Central and State Training Institutions to function as demand-responsive
capacity-building partners.The third theme, Leveraging AI and Technology for Hyper-personalized Learning, will focus on the use of
AI-enabled tools for designing personalized learning pathways, improving analytics, and enabling
technology-driven capacity building at scale. The fourth theme, Revisiting Cadre Training in States, will
deliberate on aligning state cadre training plans with Capacity Building Plans and ensuring systematic,
career-long capacity building across State cadres and services.
The Summit will bring together senior representatives from DoPT, CBC, State and Union Territory
Governments, Administrative Training Institutes, Central Training Institutions, Karmayogi Bharat,
LBSNAA, and other key stakeholders in the civil services capacity-building ecosystem. It will enable
focused deliberations among Central and State Governments to shape the future direction of capacity
building across levels of government.
The National Departmental Summit will provide a platform to validate key reform priorities emerging
from the State/UT consultations and identify actionable pathways with indicative timelines. The outcomes
of the Summit are expected to inform the development of a national framework for capacity building,
clarify the roles of key stakeholders, strengthen convergence between digital and institutional learning
systems, and support the transition towards performance-linked governance.
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