For a country to achieve social development, it must have a highly efficient civil service. The importance of this is enormous for transitional societies facing many challenges that hinder the development of accountable and transparent administrative institutions. Civil servants' capacity to develop and implement public policies plays an essential role in the success of reforms and the achievement of certain institutional goals in India. The performance of public administration is primarily determined by the skills and professional abilities of civil servants. Mission Karmayogi was launched on 2nd September 2020. The programme aims to build the capacity of the civil servants. By aligning civil servants' work allocation to their competencies, it aims to move the civil service from a 'rules-based' to a 'role-based' approach to Human Resource (HR) Management. This paper analyses the efforts undertaken in India to increase the competency and capacity building of civil servants through Mission Karmayogi.

Civil Service, Capacity Building, Mission Karmayogi, Competencies, Human Resource Management