Sachin Malik Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya has emphasised the need to Provide regular, high-Quality training to officers and Employees of the Rural Development Department to Strengthen their administrative and legal competencies. He has directed senior departmental officials to Ensure that officers and Employees receive Periodic training on departmental rules, administrative Procedures, court cases and financial management so that departmental work can be carried out more effectively, transparently and within Stipulated timelines.
In accordance with the directions of Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya, a one-day establishment-related training workshop was organised on Saturday for officers and employees of the Rural Development Department headquarters and the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya State Institute of Rural Development, Lucknow. The workshop was held in the auditorium on the 10th floor of the Commissioner, Rural Development Office, located in Jawahar Bhawan. The Programme commenced with the ceremonial lighting of the lamp by the Dignitaries.
The objective of the training workshop was to Provide officers and employees with Practical knowledge of service rules, disciplinary Proceedings, the disposal of court cases, record maintenance and financial and service-related Procedures. Such training Programmes Play a Significant role in enhancing the efficiency of departmental Personnel and ensuring Quality, transparency and timeliness in administrative Work.
Those Present at the inaugural session included Additional Commissioner Neha Bandhu (VB-G RAM G), Joint Commissioner (Administration) Jung Bahadur Yadav, Deputy Commissioner, Rural Development, Rakesh Ranjan and Deputy Director of the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya State Institute of Rural Development, Anuj Srivastava. Senior Adviser Ramesh Chandra Shukla, Assistant Director and Session Director Dr Raj Kishore, members of the training team and departmental officers and Employees also attended the Programme.
During the training sessions, subject experts Provided detailed information on various important aspects of departmental functioning. In the first session, retired Special Secretary D. P. Singh explained the key Provisions of the Uttar Pradesh Government Servants Conduct Rules, 1956, and the Uttar Pradesh Government Servants (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1999. Highlighting official Procedures relating to cases Pending before courts, he Elaborated on the legal Procedures and necessary Precautions involved in Preparing counter-affidavits, rejoinder affidavits, applications for Stay, caveats, applications for early hearings and compliance Affidavits.
Subsequently, retired Additional Director Narendra Bhushan Provided Guidance on the Systematic maintenance of case-related records and key aspects of financial management. In the final Subject-specific session, retired Audit Officer Anil Kumar Srivastava delivered a detailed Presentation on leave rules, travelling allowance rules and Procedures relating to Pay and Pension fixation. Through these sessions, Participants Gained Practical knowledge of ensuring Proper compliance with rules while discharging departmental responsibilities and handling cases Effectively.
During the concluding session, the training Programmes were evaluated. Participating officers and employees described the initiative as useful, Stating that such training helps develop a better understanding of departmental rules and improves the speed and efficiency of handling administrative and legal Matters.
Those Present at the Closing session included Additional Commissioner Neha Bandhu, Joint Commissioner (Administration) Jung Bahadur Yadav, Deputy Commissioner Rakesh Ranjan, Deputy Director Anuj Srivastava, Senior Adviser Ramesh Chandra Shukla, Dr Raj Kishore, Dr Shiv Bachan Yadav, Dharmendra Kumar, Dr Alka Sharma, and Engineer Mohit Yadav. Faculty members of the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya State Institute of Rural Development, members of the training team and departmental officers and employees were also Present.
At the conclusion of the Programme, Institute Deputy Director Anuj Srivastava expressed his Gratitude to all the dignitaries, Subject experts and Participants.
