In a major stride towards strengthening the capacity-building framework for civil servants in Jammu & Kashmir, the Government of Jammu & Kashmir, the Capacity Building Commission (CBC), and Karmayogi Bharat signed a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on August 5, 2025, in Srinagar.

The MoU aims to institutionalize Mission Karmayogi across J&K by facilitating structured, role-based, and continuous learning for government officials through the iGOT Karmayogi platform. The initiative will help build future-ready, and citizen-centric civil service ecosystem in the region.

Shri Atal Dulloo, Chief Secretary, Government of Jammu & Kashmir, reiterated the government’s commitment to enhancing governance through capacity building. He emphasized the vital role of the General Administration Department (GAD) and the Institute of Management, Public Administration and Rural Development (IMPARD) in leading the implementation efforts and expediting the onboarding of officials across departments onto the iGOT Karmayogi platform.

The MoU signing was attended by senior dignitaries including Dr. Alka Mittal, Member (Administration), CBC; Shri M Raju, Secretary, General Administration Department, J&K; Smt. Rehana Batul, Director General, IMPARD; Smt. V. Lalithalakshmi, CEO, Karmayogi Bharat; Shri S P Roy, Joint Secretary, CBC; Shri Rakesh Verma, Chief Executive Officer, Karmayogi Bharat.

As part of the engagement, an orientation session was attended by Additional Secretaries and Deputy Secretaries of various departments at IMPARD. The session was conducted by Smt. Navneet Kaur, Director, CBC, and Shri Rakesh Verma, COO, Karmayogi Bharat, who outlined the core objectives of Mission Karmayogi, with a focus on digital learning, need-based skilling, and the transition to a competency-driven public administration system.

Shri Rakesh Verma, COO of Karmayogi Bharat, delivered a live demonstration of the iGOT Karmayogi platform, highlighting its modular and self-paced learning design. He noted that over 1.26 crore learners across India have already benefited from the platform’s flexible and contextual learning modules.

A key outcome of the event was the Government of J&K’s affirmation to begin onboarding officials from different departments and launch their curated learning journeys on iGOT Karmayogi. The administration also expressed interest in implementing customized blended learning programs tailored to their unique developmental priorities.

This MoU marks the beginning of a collaborative institutional effort to build a dynamic, digitally empowered, and continuously evolving public workforce aligned with the vision of Mission Karmayogi.

(Release ID: 2153068)