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8/30/2009

Rajiv Gandhi Memorial Lecture by Mr. Sam Pitroda: 30 August 2009

Mr. Sam Pitroda, Former Chairman, National Knowledge Commission, New Delhi, had delivered the Rajiv Gandhi Memorial Lecture on Knowledge for Growth: Harnessing India’s Demographic Dividend, on Sunday, 30 August 2009, at 6.30 p.m. in Conference Room-1, ASCI, Bella Vista.

8/27/2009

ASCI Participation in NREGA Studies

The Centre for Poverty Studies and Rural Development (CPSRD)was assigned a study for quick appraisal of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) in three districts of Andhra Pradesh – Adilabad, Anantapur and Guntur. The study was completed and the report has been accepted by the Government of India (GOI) in the Ministry of Rural Development (MORD) and the UNDP, New Delhi.

Following the above study, the MORD has awarded another study for developing guidelines for convergence of NREGA with other development schemes of Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) in the GOI, such as the National Agriculture Development Prgramme (NADP)/ Rastriya Krishi Vikasa Yojana (RKVY); National Food Security Mission (NFSM); National Horticulture Mission (NHM) and the scheme for Development of Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture (DIFA). The study was initiated with a workshop organized on the 30th July, 2009 with participants from GOI in the Ministries of Rural Development and Agriculture, Departments of Agriculture and Rural Development from the states of Maharastra, Jharkhand and A.P. and from related central and state level institutions associated with agriculture research and development contributing richly to the discussion on convergence. The guidelines are at a draft stage and consultation with other stakeholder groups would soon be initiated.

The CPSRD was also represented in the working group on 'Sustainable Development through NREGA' organized by the Ministry of Rural Development, GOI on the 17th August, 2009 and also in the follow up National Workshop held on the 20th August, 2009 to commemorate the birth anniversary of late Shri Rajiv Gandhi, former Prime Minister of India. Earlier, the CPSRD had made a presentation at the National Workshop on 'Leveraging NREGA for Sustainable Development through Inter-sectoral Convergence' on 6th May, 2009 inaugurated by the Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission in the presence of the Cabinet Secretary to the GOI.

8/18/2009

"South-South Practices in Management, Leadership Training and Public Service Delivery”
24 – 28 AUGUST 2009

At the request of the Government of India, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances, the Administrative Staff College of India had organised a five-day Seminar on the theme

“South-South Practices in Management, Leadership Training and Public Service Delivery"
from 24 - 28th August 2009

The Seminar, which is the Second in the series of Seminars under the India-Brazil-S Africa (IBSA) initiative, will bring together civil servants and practitioners from the three countries for sharing of indigenous / innovative practices in the field of Public Administration and Governance.

For Further Details Contact

Prof. Mohammed A. Abid
mohammed@asci.org.in

8/17/2009

Public Lecture by Dr. Ajit Shetty

Dr. Ajit Shetty, Vice President, Johnson & Johnson Ltd., Worldwide Operations, New Jersey, had delivered a public lecture on The Pharma Industry: Current Challenges, on Tuesday, 18 August 2009, at 5.45 p.m. in Conference Room-1, ASCI, Bella Vista.

8/15/2009

Independence Day Celebrations at ASCI

8/12/2009

Public Private Partnerships (PPP) in Urban Sewerage / Sanitation and Waste to Energy in India

Context

In India, it is estimated that, only 33% have access to toilets with in premises and only 28% have connections to sewerage. About Fifty million people in urban India resort to open defecation. As high as 82% of urban households maybe disposing of human wastes in an unsafe manner and 70% wastewater from sewerage systems not treated and let out unsafely. 26% do not have any household sanitation arrangements. Except for Alandur, no urban area in India has a decent sewerage system. The cities are bearing the brunt of rapid urbanization and urban sanitation and sewerage sector has not kept pace with this growth. It is now widely accepted that government alone will be unable to meeting the infrastructure requirements, both in terms of financing the infrastructure and also in terms of meeting the delivery standards.

Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) represent an option to augment the government’s infrastructure delivery standards. At the national level, Government of India has laid out a well-defined framework for undertaking PPP projects. The Viability Gap Funding (VGF) mechanism, formation of IIFCL, and the India Infrastructure Project Development Fund have been designed to meet specific requirements of PPP Projects, and provide the framework and incentives for urban local governments to promote PPP. In addition, The Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JnNURM), led by the Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India, is also promote PPPs in urban India. Yet structuring and implementation of PPP projects in many states especially in critical sectors such as urban sewerage and sanitation continue to be a challenge. This is mainly due to lack of enabling legal and regulatory environment at the sate/city level apprehensions about managing PPP related contracts, capacity and knowledge gaps are among institutions and key stakeholders.

In order to respond to the emerging capacity building and knowledge support requirements of states and urban local governments in India, Department of Economic Affairs (DEA), Ministry of Finance, GoI in partnership with Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI) and Asian Development Bank (ADB) is organizing the Roundtable on “Public Private Partnerships (PPP) in Urban Sewerage and Sanitation” during 20-21 August, 2009 at Hyderabad.

Objectives

The objectives of the roundtable is to hold discussions with the state level policy makers on the status, problems, requirements to enhance the urban sewerage and sanitation sector and to encourage waste to energy projects, through Public Private Partnerships. Transaction advisory support required by the cities for implementing successful PPP projects will also be discussed at the proposed round table conference.

The focus of the Roundtable is to share emerging good practices in PPPs in urban sanitation, sewerage, and waste to energy and understand how cities went about doing them, challenges and experiences in developing the project, key lessons and approaches needed for replicating them in other cities. The Roundtable is aimed at policy makers, mayors/chairpersons, senior municipal administrators and officials, and other urban sector professionals. The participation in the Roundtable is on invitation basis.

7/27/2009

National Urban Water Awards 2009

President of India presented the Awards on 13th August, 2009

7/7/2009

K. L. N. Prasad Memorial Lecture by Mr. G. N. Bajpai: 6 July 2009

Mr. G. N. Bajpai, Former Chairman, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), and Former Chairman, Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), had delivered the fifth K. L. N. Prasad Memorial Lecture on Corporate Governance: Tyranny or Triumph on Monday, 6 July 2009, at 6.00 p.m. in Conference Room-1, ASCI, Bella Vista.

5/27/2009

Capacity Building Workshop for High Court Officials

A two day capacity building workshop for the senior officers of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh is scheduled on 29th and 30th May at the Bella Vista campus of ASCI, Hyderabad. The workshop will be attended by the Joint Registrars, Deputy Registrars and Assistant Registrars of the High Court. The objective of this workshop is to help the officers appreciate the need for better organizational management and their role in meeting the emerging challenges. A variety of customized inputs on HR and Financial Management, Organizational Behavior, Gender Sensitivity and e-Governance are on the agenda of the workshop. User-friendly measures and provisions under the RTI Act 2005 too are being covered.

The workshop is being conducted with the active encouragement, advice, guidance and support from the honourable judges of the High Court of the Andhra Pradesh.

5/25/2009

First Meeting of MoPR Standing Committee to Discuss ASCI Report on “STRENGTHENING OF STATE TRAINING INSTITUTIONS”

The Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR), Government of India has constituted a high level Standing Committee to monitor and strengthen the training activities of the State Institutes of Rural Development (SIRD’s), which cater to the capacity building requirements of over three million elected representatives of Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRI’s) in India.

The first meeting of standing committee will be held at NIRD in Hyderabad on 27th and 28th May 2009. The meeting will discuss the existing level of preparedness of the SIRD’s to cope with the task of capacity development of the functionaries and elected representatives of the PRI’s. ASCI had earlier prepared a report analyzing the existing capacities of of the state training institutions in the seven focus states of Bihar, Chattisgarh, Jharkhand, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. The report prepared by ASCI will form the basis for the discussions at the meeting.

5/11/2009

Technology Day

5/8/2009

Dr. Sanjaya Baru's Lecture at ASCI on 8th May, 2009

Public Lecture by Dr. Sanjaya Baru

Dr. Sanjaya Baru, Visiting Professor, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Singapore; Senior Consulting Fellow, International Institute of Strategic Studies, London; Former Media Advisor to the Prime Minister of India, will be delivering a Public Lecture on Friday, the 8th May, 2009 at 5.30 PM in CR1, Bella Vista, Khairtabad, Hyderabad.

The topic of the lecture is:

"Geo-Political Consequences of the Global Economic Crisis".

5/5/2009

Director General of ASCI in the Meeting of the UN Committee of Experts in New York

Dr.S.K. Rao, Member of the UN Committee of Experts on Public Administration is currently in New York to participate in the eighth meeting of the Committee, that is devoted to the Human Factor In Achieving the UN Development Agenda, including the MDGs.The UN Committee of Experts on Public Administration supports the work of the UN Economic and Social Council and the UN Secretariat. The meeting was inaugurated by Madame Sylvie Lucas, President of the Economic and Social Council on 30th March.

Against a backdrop of the current global economic recession, and the importance of the public sector in dealing with the crisis, the UN meeting assumes a special importance.

The meeting will discuss how to enhance the capacity of public administration through better human resource management.

While in New York, Dr. Rao will also be assisting in short-listing nominations for UN Secretary General’s Award for Public Service, that are awarded annually for innovations in government and public practice.

4/24/2009

Centre for Urban Governance, ASCI, now a 'CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE'

The Urban Governance Area at ASCI supports National, State and City Governments in promoting reforms in governance and better service delivery. The Area works in partnership with governments at various levels in the design and implementation of reforms and the promotion of public private partnerships for better urban infrastructure and service delivery.

The Area works closely with the Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD, GoI) under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JnNURM).

Today, ASCI is pleased to announce that the Ministry has recognized it as a Centre of Excellence (CoE) in urban development, keeping in view the performance and contribution of the College to urban governance and its potentiality to play a much bigger role in that area. For this, the MoUD will provide resources to ASCI to develop standards, practices and a work program that would aim at excellence in urban governance.

To fulfill its mandates as a Centre of Excellence in urban governance, ASCI would develop and implement a work program in service delivery (water, sanitation, solid management), JnNURM reforms and public-private partnerships. The CoE is expected to provide support to governments in:

Raising awareness of urban elected leaders, officials and other stakeholders on relevant issues and possible solutions.
Deepening managerial, technical and analytical skills for improving urban management.
Providing opportunity to learn from alternative systems of public management based on comparative studies of various cities in India.
Offering courses and workshops on issues related to urban development.
Providing capacity building support in terms of identifying needs, preparing training material training of trainers and exchange visits, etc.
Develop case studies and organizing practical training sessions.
Acting as resource centre for information dissemination, documentation and sharing of good practices.
Networking with national and international agencies working on planning, implementation and monitoring projects and programs.

For this, a work plan under the initiative is being developed at ASCI in consultation with Union and State governments and municipal administrations. States such as Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Orissa and states in NE regions are to receive significant support under the aegis of this programme.

For further details, please contact Srinivas Chary Vedala, Professor & Director, Centre for Energy, Environment, Urban Governance, Infrastructure Development, ASCI.

4/20/2009

Executive Level Course on Evaluations

ASCI organized a weeklong training program on Evaluations, in collaboration with UNICEF for thirty participants - twenty from government and ten from NGOs. The course, focused on capacity building for better policy and program evaluation, reviewed evaluation methodologies, keeping in view accountability requirements and the ‘Results Based Approaches’ that governments and NGOs are trying to adopt in judging the effectiveness of their programmes. The combined participation of officials and representatives of NGOs concerned with developmental projects, facilitated useful discussions, and was appreciated by all.

The program was directed by Dr. Anand Akundy, Associate Professor in the Health Studies Area of Centre for Human Development, ASCI.

4/20/2009

Appraisal of National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) in Andhra Pradesh

At the request of the Ministry of Rural Development (GoI) and UNDP, ASCI is currently engaged in a study for quick appraisal of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS). Three districts of Andhra Pradesh - Adilabad, Guntur and Anantapur - have been chosen for the study with multi stage sampling of two mandals/blocks in each district, and four gram-panchayats in each mandal. The samples will cover a number of labour intensive projects for water conservation, drought proofing, afforestation, deepening irrigation canals, developing rural roads, land leveling and development, etc. that the Government of Andhra Pradesh (GoAP) has been implementing under the aegis of the NREGS.

The study has focused more on the impact of NREGA on rural households and the benefits accruing from the assets created through NREGA. The study pays attention to the impediments facing the effective implementation of the effectiveness of the NREGS. It recommends some changes in its management to achieve better impact. The recommendations are cast in a framework that provides for a structured intervention for change. Following a presentation to the GoI and the UNDP on 8th April 2009, the draft study report has now been submitted.

4/1/2009

Evaluation of Professional Development Course in Management, Public Health and Health Sector Reform for District Medical Officers

The Govt. of India has designed a Professional Development Course (PDC) in Management, Public Health and Health Sector Reforms for District Medical Officers to strengthen the capacity of doctors in administration, management and finance for creating a pool of efficient public health managers at district level throughout the country. The course, initiated by the National Institute of Health and Family Welfare (NIHFW), New Delhi, is being conducted by 15 Collaborative Training Institutes( CTIs) in the country.

With a view to understand the efficiency of the training program, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (GoI) had assigned ASCI, to undertake an evaluation of the Professional Development Course that was conducted in 10 Institutes and 10 States, covering 150 trained participants and 100 non-trained participants in the Country. Dr. Pitabasa Sahoo and Dr. Hemnath Rao from ASCI conducted the study, and submitted the report in March 2008.

Following a review meeting of the Report, the recommendations given by ASCI in the report are being taken forward by the Govt. of India & the NIHFW.

4/1/2009

Visit of Dr. K E Seetharam, Director, Institute of Water Policy (IWP) to ASCI

Dr. K E Seetharam is an internationally recognized expert with 20 years of professional experience on development cooperation, infrastructure, integrated planning for economic growth, participatory social development, diplomacy, and Human Values.

He is the founding Director and Visiting Professor of the Institute of Water Policy(IWP) at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy in Singapore.

He is currently on deputation from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) where he was Principal water Supply and Sanitation specialist.

He visited ASCI on March 30, 2009 to explore potential areas of collaboration and partnership with ASCI in the area of urban water management and also to share IWP's work programme.

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3/31/2009

MDP 2008-2009

3/30/2009

Director General of ASCI in the Meeting of the UN Committee of Experts in New York

3/30/2009

PG Diploma Hospital Management - Admission Notice

The Admission notice for PGDHM for the Academic Year commencing from July 2009. "

3/24/2009

Evaluation of Professional Development Course in Management, Public Health and Health Sector Reform for District Medical Officers

Following a review meeting of the Report, the recommendations given by ASCI in the report are being taken forward by the Govt. of India & the NIHFW.

3/17/2009

Placement Opportunities at ASCI

Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI)is the College for practising managers that pioneered post-experience management education in India. Established in 1956 at the initiative of government and the corporate world, ASCI has focused its efforts on professionalizing management. Its unique blend of management development, applied research, consultancy and information technology pursuits are structured to developing strategic thinking, reformist leadership, and state-of-the-art skills among practising managers/administrators, to effectively manage regulatory, governmental, public and private sector corporate bodies. Over a lakh of participants from industry, government and non-government organizations in India and the developing world have taken advantage of about 170 management development programmes offered by ASCI every year and over 600 organizations have reaped benefits from its research and consultancy services. Its overall aim is largely to help build capacities for making India a more competitive economy in a globalising world, and also to provide space for policy dialogue at various levels and help deliver good governance.

Applications are invited for the following positions:

Associate Professor - Energy Area
Scale of Pay: Rs.16400-450-20000

The candidate, ideally between 30-45 years of age, should have a First Class degree in Electrical Engineering from a recognized institute with MBA or a Post Graduate or Doctoral degree with specialization in the related field from reputed institutions with 5 to 10 years of experience in management training, applied research and consultancy.

Competencies required:

Technical and commercial aspects in power sector.
Determination of generation, transmission and retail supply tariffs.
Power sector regulations.
Developing tariff models, etc.
Power sector management, efficiency improvements, etc.
Trading in power sector, power exchanges, etc.
Drafting regulations.
Preparation of project reports, etc.
IT initiatives in power sector

Role of Areas

Each area is engaged in all the three activities – training, applied research and consultancy. The faculty member shall contribute more to the consultancy area and will work with power sector consultancy group.

Assistant Registrar (Secretarial and Establishment)
Scale of Pay:Rs.8550-380-14325; gross at the minimum of the scale: Rs.31,861/-p.m. including CPF.

Minimum Qualifications/experience:

An ACS/PG(HRM) and Diploma in Labour Laws with 10 years experience, preferably in a similar institution.

This is a senior position in Administration.

Duties and Responsibilities:

All work relating to the College Society, all meetings of the Court of Governors, Standing Committee of the CoG, AGM, DGEC including drafting of notices, agenda, minutes, etc. and also necessary follow-up.
All aspects involved in recruitment to separations of Group II and III Staff, which cover advertising, initial processing of applications, arranging seminars/selection committee meetings, probation and confirmation, annual increments, leave and LTC, staff development and final settlements.
Matters relating to ASCI Foundation and other Memorial and Public Lectures encompassing identification of invitees, printing and despatch of lecture invitations, liaising with other sections/departments regarding arrangements for lectures.
Matters relating to insurance of College property, property tax and other levies in respect of buildings/assets including liaison with Insurance companies on claims and GHMC on property tax, etc.
Matters relating to legal cases – liaising with the legal counsels, collection and supply of information for preparation of affidavits as required and periodical follow-up of status and its reporting.
Arranging physical verification of College Assets and maintenance of Assets records.
Membership of the College with outside institutions, staff development, etc.
Preparation of important notes relating to policy matters, circulars, etc.
Preparation of Chairman’s statement, Chapters on Administration for inclusion in the Annual Report.
Looking after the routine work of the Registrar & Secretary, in his absence.
Any other administrative or personnel matters assigned by the Registrar or the Director General, from time to time.

Associate - Library and Information Services
Scale of Pay: Rs.12000-420-18300; gross at the minimum of the scale: Rs.38,186/-p.m. including CPF.

Minimum Qualifications

A middle level position in the Library to support its functions. A Masters in Library & Information Science or equivalent qualification is essential. Candidates (around 40 years of age) with proven research skills will be preferred.

Experience Requirements

Basic Library operation skills with 10 years experience in a professional position in a reputed organization; Academic orientation with interest and ability to work on projects leading to information products; IT skills, including database creation and retrieval; and familiarity with the recent trends in the internet related information sources.

Progarmmes Officer
Scale of Pay: Rs.7450-365-11275; gross at the minimum of the scale: Rs.26,696/-p.m. including CPF.

The candidate, ideally around 40 years of age, should have a post-graduate degree (preferably MBA-Marketing), with 7 years of experience.

Tasks and Responsibilities:

Advertising College training programmes.
Preparing and printing of Management Development Programmes (MDP) calendar and individual programme brochures.
Identifying prospective clients and maintaining appropriate address lists.
Contacting and corresponding with client organizations, seeking and accepting nominations, and on receipt and follow-up of fees, etc.
Assisting the Dean of Training and Conferences in preparing MDP activity reports, including quarterly, half yearly and annual income statements and MDP Committee, minutes, etc.
Allotting accommodation for participants and others.
Facilitating billing and maintenance of accounts for all programmes.
General advertisements, printing and despatch work for the whole College.
Any other work as assigned by the College.

Officer - House Keeping
Scale of Pay: Rs.6450-350-10325; gross at the minimum of the scale: Rs.23,306/- p.m. including CPF.

The candidate should be around 35 years, with a PG degree / diploma in House Keeping, fluent in written English and verbal communication in English, Telugu and Hindi, with pleasing personality and manners, proven supervisory and interpersonal skills with at least 5 years experience in a similar capacity in a reputed hospitality industry (a star hotel).

Maintaining cleanliness of hostel rooms, offices, classrooms, bath rooms/toilets, and the entire external premises of the College.
Getting the routine repairs done for, like plumbing, electrical, carpentry, etc. for the hostel.
Allotting rooms for participants, guests and Bella Vistans. Providing locker facilities to participants.
Interacting frequently with participants, attending to their needs and providing facilities to the families of the participants/guests.
Planning, obtaining and distribution of stationery items and toiletries, cleaning materials, etc.
Taking periodic inventory and maintaining accounts of linen, other items in the hostel rooms, crockery and cutlery and arranging replacement as and when required.
Arranging bouquets, group photographs and farewell session/dinner, for each programme. Arranging periodicals, newspapers, yoga classes for participants and pest control services in hostel rooms, guest suites and offices.
Billing and collection of accommodation charges from guests/participants and submitting account to the finance department.
Preparing duty roster, maintaining attendance records and ensuring regular attendance of staff in all areas, in each shift. Sending periodical reports on staff attendance, occupancy reports on hostel, etc.
Verifying and passing monthly bills pertaining to hostel linen, uniform, Aquafina and pest control services and maintaining imprest account.

Candidates may visit our website: www.asci.org.in for full details and apply within 30 days to registrar@asci.org.in

3/17/2009

Housekeeping and Catering Services at CME, ASCI - Call for tenders

Call for tenders at CME, ASCI

Administrative Staff College of India invites "Sealed Tenders" from organizations of repute to undertake Catering Services and Cleaning, Housekeeping and Maintenance Services at its CME Hostel and Office Campus at Road no 3, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad.

Interested parties may contact the Registrar and Secretary for obtaining the Tender Forms.

For any further queries emailregistrar@asci.org.in and / or Telephone at 040-66534082

Placement Opportunities at ASCI

Applications are invited for the following positions:

Associate Professor - Energy Area
Scale of Pay: Rs.16400-450-20000

Competencies required:

Technical and commercial aspects in power sector.
Determination of generation, transmission and retail supply tariffs.
Power sector regulations.
Developing tariff models, etc.
Power sector management, efficiency improvements, etc.
Trading in power sector, power exchanges, etc.
Drafting regulations.
Preparation of project reports, etc.
IT initiatives in power sector

Role of Areas

Assistant Registrar (Secretarial and Establishment)
Scale of Pay:Rs.8550-380-14325; gross at the minimum of the scale: Rs.31,861/-p.m. including CPF.

Minimum Qualifications/experience:

An ACS/PG(HRM) and Diploma in Labour Laws with 10 years experience, preferably in a similar institution.

This is a senior position in Administration.

Duties and Responsibilities:

All work relating to the College Society, all meetings of the Court of Governors, Standing Committee of the CoG, AGM, DGEC including drafting of notices, agenda, minutes, etc. and also necessary follow-up.
All aspects involved in recruitment to separations of Group II and III Staff, which cover advertising, initial processing of applications, arranging seminars/selection committee meetings, probation and confirmation, annual increments, leave and LTC, staff development and final settlements.
Matters relating to ASCI Foundation and other Memorial and Public Lectures encompassing identification of invitees, printing and despatch of lecture invitations, liaising with other sections/departments regarding arrangements for lectures.
Matters relating to insurance of College property, property tax and other levies in respect of buildings/assets including liaison with Insurance companies on claims and GHMC on property tax, etc.
Matters relating to legal cases – liaising with the legal counsels, collection and supply of information for preparation of affidavits as required and periodical follow-up of status and its reporting.
Arranging physical verification of College Assets and maintenance of Assets records.
Membership of the College with outside institutions, staff development, etc.
Preparation of important notes relating to policy matters, circulars, etc.
Preparation of Chairman’s statement, Chapters on Administration for inclusion in the Annual Report.
Looking after the routine work of the Registrar & Secretary, in his absence.
Any other administrative or personnel matters assigned by the Registrar or the Director General, from time to time.

Associate - Library and Information Services
Scale of Pay: Rs.12000-420-18300; gross at the minimum of the scale: Rs.38,186/-p.m. including CPF.

Minimum Qualifications

Experience Requirements

Progarmmes Officer
Scale of Pay: Rs.7450-365-11275; gross at the minimum of the scale: Rs.26,696/-p.m. including CPF.

The candidate, ideally around 40 years of age, should have a post-graduate degree (preferably MBA-Marketing), with 7 years of experience.

Tasks and Responsibilities:

Advertising College training programmes.
Preparing and printing of Management Development Programmes (MDP) calendar and individual programme brochures.
Identifying prospective clients and maintaining appropriate address lists.
Contacting and corresponding with client organizations, seeking and accepting nominations, and on receipt and follow-up of fees, etc.
Assisting the Dean of Training and Conferences in preparing MDP activity reports, including quarterly, half yearly and annual income statements and MDP Committee, minutes, etc.
Allotting accommodation for participants and others.
Facilitating billing and maintenance of accounts for all programmes.
General advertisements, printing and despatch work for the whole College.
Any other work as assigned by the College.

Officer - House Keeping
Scale of Pay: Rs.6450-350-10325; gross at the minimum of the scale: Rs.23,306/- p.m. including CPF.

Maintaining cleanliness of hostel rooms, offices, classrooms, bath rooms/toilets, and the entire external premises of the College.
Getting the routine repairs done for, like plumbing, electrical, carpentry, etc. for the hostel.
Allotting rooms for participants, guests and Bella Vistans. Providing locker facilities to participants.
Interacting frequently with participants, attending to their needs and providing facilities to the families of the participants/guests.
Planning, obtaining and distribution of stationery items and toiletries, cleaning materials, etc.
Taking periodic inventory and maintaining accounts of linen, other items in the hostel rooms, crockery and cutlery and arranging replacement as and when required.
Arranging bouquets, group photographs and farewell session/dinner, for each programme. Arranging periodicals, newspapers, yoga classes for participants and pest control services in hostel rooms, guest suites and offices.
Billing and collection of accommodation charges from guests/participants and submitting account to the finance department.
Preparing duty roster, maintaining attendance records and ensuring regular attendance of staff in all areas, in each shift. Sending periodical reports on staff attendance, occupancy reports on hostel, etc.
Verifying and passing monthly bills pertaining to hostel linen, uniform, Aquafina and pest control services and maintaining imprest account.

Candidates may visit our website: www.asci.org.in for full details and apply within 30 days to registrar@asci.org.in

3/17/2009

The Tidal Wave of Global Recession: Can It Be Stemmed?

Mr. Percy S. Mistry, Chairman, Oxford International Group, and Hon. Visiting Professor, ASCI, has written at length on the unfolding global financial crisis. In a recent paper, he asks three crucial sets of questions:

What should be done now to stabilize the world’s banking system and prevent it from imminent implosion? It is clear that what has been done so far (in the UK and the US) has not worked, but probably exacerbated the problem. What must now be done to come to grips with this issue?
What must be done to prevent global consumption from imploding, causing a collapse in private investment as well? Will the stimulus packages being proposed and enacted work?
How can the above two questions be addressed in a way that does not result in greater future problems - of galloping inflation, rampant competitive devaluation, and resort to creeping or racing protectionism - which will change the way the world does business and create a longer night of darkness?

To read the full write-up by Mr. Mistry, please click here

3/14/2009

Seminar on Capacity Building of Police for Countering Terrorism

Cross border and other forms of terrorism have become a serious source of threat to the life and liberty of the citizens in India, requiring enhanced capacities on the part of the police and other agencies of the state and the civil society, to effectively prevent terrorist activities in the first place, and to combat them if they still take place.
ASCI, at the instance of its Court of Governors, organized a day-long Seminar to discuss the subject and the various operational steps needed to enhance the capacity of the police to deal with terrorism, at the India International Centre, New Delhi on 14 March 2009. The Seminar focused on three broad themes:

Building up the Counter-Terrorism Capacity of the Police: Training, Equipment and Police Reforms
Inter-Agency and Inter-State Coordination
Policy Issues

The proceedings were marked by lively, analytical and constructive discussion on the various elements of capacity building to effectively counter the threat of terrorism.

The Seminar was inaugurated by Shri Soli J Sorabjee, Former Attorney General of India. Other prominent participants included:

Shri J S Verma, Former Chief Justice of India
Shri K Padmanabhaiah, Former Home Secretary, Government of India
Shri B G Verghese, Hon. Professor, ASCI and former Editor of “Hindustan Times”
Shri Ved Marwah, Former Governor of Manipur and Jharkhand
Shri Surendra Singh, Former Cabinet Secretary, Government of India
Dr. Sanjaya Baru, Visiting Professor, National University of Singapore & former Media Advisor to Prime Minister of India
Shri Dhirendra Singh, Former Union Home Secretary & Currently Member, Commission on Centre-State Relations
Shri Prakash Singh, Former DG, Border Security Force & ex-DG, UP Police
Shri V K Duggal, Former Union Home Secretary & Currently Member, Commission on Centre-State Relations
Lt. Gen. (Retd) V G Patankar, Distinguished Fellow, Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi
Shri Saeed Naqvi and Shri Manoj Joshi, Senior Journalists
Dr. Arvind Verma, Professor of Criminal Justice, Indiana University, USA Union Home Secretary, Shri Madukar Gupta, who delivered the valedictory address, outlined the steps that are being taken by the Government of India, and responded to various points and suggestions made on building up the capacity of the police.
Mr. Kamal Kumar, former DG of National Police Academy and currently Hon. Adviser at ASCI and Dr. S.K.Rao, DG of ASCI, also participated in the Seminar.

The papers circulated at the Seminar and a summary of the main points of discussion will be brought out by ASCI in a special issue of its Journal of Management.

3/8/2009

International Women's Day Celebrations at ASCI

2/16/2009

Y. Nayudamma Memorial Lecture by Dr. T. Ramasami

Dr. T. Ramasami, Secretary, Dept. of Science & Technology, Govt. of India, will deliver the 16th Dr. Y. Nayudamma Memorial Lecture on Solution Science for National Development on 21 February 2009, Saturday, at ASCI, Bella Vista, CR -1, 5.30 pm.

2/16/2009

Developing a Revenue Forecasting Model for Government of Andhra Pradesh

In preparing budget proposals, many state governments find that they are not adequately equipped to forecast their revenues within acceptable margins of error - in the absence of robust models that can relate revenues to the underlying economic parameters. Following a report on Revenue Reform by ASCI for the Government of Andhra Pradesh, at the request of its Finance Department ASCI is now engaged in developing a revenue forecasting model that it could use in forecasting its own tax & non-tax revenues. When it is completed, it is expected that the model would enable the government to forecast revenues for the next five years based on the model. The project is led by Prof Ashita Allamraju, in collaboration with Prof K. Krishnamurty, Visiting Professor at ASCI, and former Director of the Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi.

Study on Improvement of quality of Public Expenditure to obtain better Outputs & Outcomes

At the request of the Thirteenth Finance Commission, ASCI is currently engaged in a study on improving the quality of public expenditure to obtain better outputs and outcomes, to assist the Commission’s deliberations.
For this, the study, which is under progress, examines the concept and measurability of output and outcomes, and the relationship between the two. It also discusses the capacities needed to formulate budgets in terms of outputs and outcomes, institutional mechanisms needed to implement the budgets and the capacity needed to evaluate the outcomes.

The study also aims to examine the extent to which the Public-Private Partnership model can help in improving the quality of public expenditure to obtain better outputs and outcomes with specific reference to social sectors like Health, Education and Rural Development.

The study is led by Mr Valluri Narayan, I.A.S. (Retd), formerly with the Department of Expenditure of the Ministry of Finance, Government of India. Amb S. Narayanan, formerly Amabassador Of India to the WTO, and Prof P. Dasgupta and Prof Ashita Allamraju.

Study on Competition Issues in Domestic Air Transport Sector in India

With support from the World Bank, ASCI is currently engaged in a study of the nature and degree of competition prevailing in the passenger segment of the domestic air transport. The aim of the study is to make recommendations, for the consideration of the Competition Commissioner of India, to preserve and foster a competitive environment.

The study will review the evolution and growth of aviation industry in India, discuss the passenger segment of the domestic air transport sector, and assess the degree of competition in the aviation sector.It is expected to contribute to promoting competition in a key growing sector.

Study on Cross- Media Ownership

At the request of the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, New Delhi, ASCI is currently undertaking a study of the issues relating to Cross Media Ownership in India. The Study will:

analyse the nature and extent of cross media ownership and accumulation of interest in print, television and radio media segments in India and assesses the pros and cons of regulating ownership.
analyse and assess the Draft Broadcasting Services and Regulation Bill 2007 to see if it addresses the concerns regarding the Cross Media Ownership.
look at vertical integration issues in the media ownership.
discuss the adequacy of Competition Law to address the related concerns.

The study is led by Prof Paramita Dasgupta and Prof Ashita Allamraju.

Appraisal study of the NREGA

The Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) of Government of India in collaboration with UNDP has constituted a Professional Institutional Network (PIN) comprising reputed universities, management and development institutions across the country to monitor mechanisms to effectively address the implementation challenges under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA).

ASCI, as a constituent member of PIN, is engaged in undertaking a quick appraisal of the NREGA in at least three districts in every state where the PIN members are located. For this, ASCI has proposed to carry out appraisals in Krishna, Adilabad and Anantapur districts of Andhra Pradesh.
The appraisal study is likely to be completed by 31st March 2009.

The study is led by Professor Hemnath Rao.

2/2/2009

ASCI Public Lecture by Sir Richard Stagg

Sir Richard Stagg, British High Commissioner to India, will deliver a public lecture on The Role of the Public Service in the 21st Century Democracy on 2nd February 2009, at ASCI, Bella Vista, CR-1, 5.30 pm.

1/19/2009

Afghan Doctors PRogramme at ASCI

Twenty two senior Doctors and Public Health Administrators from Afghan have been undergoing intensive capacity building cum exposure visit at ASCI in two batches - December 22nd to Jan 19th and Jan 19th to Jan 31st .This prestigious partnership signifies the strong social commitment ASCI has to its neighbours in South Asia.

1/9/2009

Dr. Ambedkar Memorial Lecture

Justice Venkatachaliah, former Chief Justice of India, to give ASCI - Dr. Ambedkar Memorial Lecture on “The Social Pillars of Economic Development” on January 29, 2009 at 6.00 p.m at CR-I, Bella Vista, ASCI.

Shri M.N.Venkatachalaih was the 25th Chief Justice of India. He served as Chief Justice from 1993 to 1994. After retirement, he has continued to work on anti-corruption and human rights issues, including support for the launch of the Initiatives of Change, Centre for Governance in 2003. He was awarded Padma Vibhushan in 2004.

12/19/2008

Centre for Energy, Environment, Urban Governance, Infrastructure Development

Centre for Public Policy and Governance

Centre for Human Development

ASCI Study and MDP for National Fisheries Development Board

PG Diplomas Awarded to First Batch of ASCI-PGDHM Course Participants

Centre for Energy, Environment, Urban Governance, Infrastructure Development

Asian Development Bank commissions ASCI to assist Bangladesh in Urban Governance and Infrastructure Improvement
The Asian Development Bank has commissioned ASCI to provide technical assistance (TA) to the Second Urban Governance and Infrastructure Improvement Project (UGIIP-2) of Bangladesh. This would involve building capacities for:

Policy and governance
Participatory approaches
Urban poverty reduction
Financing and PPP
Capacity building

The technical assistance has resulted in a comprehensive review of progress made in implementing reforms in the institutional and legal framework of the urban sector and identification of policy recommendations for improved urban governance; preparation of an urban development sector strategy; feasibility studies for participatory and city wide planning sector project proposal for improving urban local governance and infrastructure services including project framework and components, governance reforms, implementation arrangements, costs, and monitoring systems.

ASCI-Kerala Partnership

ASCI has entered into a partnership agreement with the Kerala Institute of Local Administration (KILA) to upscale its certification programme in Urban Management. The Certification Programme, in terms of design, curriculum and delivery shall be broadly modeled on the lines of the national certification programme in urban management being conducted by ASCI in partnership with the World Bank Institute.

For this, ASCI shall provide expertise and curriculum support to KILA. The Programme is intended to enhance the urban management capacities of municipal officials, related sector professionals and elected representatives. A panel of experts in Environmental Services, Finance & Accounts, Strategic Planning, Poverty, Gender & Human Resources is being jointly constituted by KILA and ASCI to provide mentoring support to participants.

Delivery of Water Supply And Sewerage Services in Kerala

Kerala has made considerable progress in transferring vesting responsibility to locally elected government bodies for infrastructure creation, operation and service delivery. However, currently, it is found that Municipal Corporations in Kerala have a limited role in the management and delivery of water and sewerage services under the Kerala Water Authority (KWA).

In order to enhance the role of Municipal Corporations in service delivery of water and sewerage services, the Government of Kerala is committed to affect the transfer of accountability of the parastatal to the Municipal Corporations by the year 2010, in alignment with the mandatory reforms under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM).

For this, the Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI) was engaged by the Local Self Government Department (LSGD) of the Government of Kerala (GoK) to provide consultancy support to enable Municipal Corporations to take responsibility for the delivery of water supply and sewerage services. ASCI supported the LSGD to establish a governance framework in order to redefine institutional arrangements and accountability mechanisms for water supply and sewerage service delivery through performance based agreements between Municipal Corporations and KWA.

ASCI is now engaged in follow up support to facilitate the effective implementation of the MoU through:

Estimate of cost for operation and maintenance including levels of subsidies for water supply and sewerage.
Definition of targeted performance parameters and service standards.
Support in establishing city level accounting system and database to validate and refine service levels for successive years.
Finalization of Performance Improvement Plan to achieve targeted performance parameters and service standards.

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Centre for Public Policy and Governance

Repositioning India Posts

ASCI is commissioned by the Department of Posts, Ministry of Communications, Government of India, to suggest a new structure for India Post, which will enable it to meet the challenges, threats, and opportunities of the future.

The proposed structure will take into account:

The governmental/civil servant status.
Statutory/USO Obligations.
Financial and commercial flexibility.
Ability to create Special Purpose Vehicles to compete in the current and future business environment.

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Centre for Human Development

DFID-FHI-ASCI partnership on A.P. Health Sector Reforms

In partnership with Family Health International, an international health consulting organization, ASCI is working on a major 21-month project on A.P. Health Sector Reforms. This is a technical process consultancy, in which the role of ASCI is to provide valuable inputs into training and capacity building of A.P. Health Sector Staff, in areas such as change management, procurement processes, RTI, financial management and gender issues. It also involves the creation of training kits and modules for the project.

Longitudinal Study of multifactorial risks for low birth weight in Medchal Mandal of Andhra Pradesh (LIFE Study)

The LIFE Study (Longitudinal Indian Family Health Study) is a planned long-term research project that will examine environmental influences on children’s health and development in India, much like the National Children’s Study taking place in the United States. The goal is to better understand the link between the environment, in which Indian women conceive and give birth, and the physical and mental health and development of the children born. By linking multiple environmental factors to multiple health and developmental outcome measures, the LIFE Pilot Study has the potential to pinpoint the root causes of many conditions that are excessively prevalent in India, including low birth-weight, pre-term birth, other pregnancy outcomes and diseases or developmental disorders of early childhood.

The study is being carried out in Medchal Mandal with an interdisciplinary team of investigators from ASCI (from Human Development and Environment Areas); faculty from JNTU, Hyderabad, and from SHARE, a Hyderabad based NGO. It consists of several rounds of field surveys in the Mandal. Preliminary results are already indicating problems in the supply of safe drinking water for villagers and high levels of biological contamination of water throughout the district, thereby impacting very heavily on the health of the population. The study is now exploring different kinds of innovative yet inexpensive interventions to improve water quality in the area.

Promoting Quality Education for Children belonging to Tribal Communities in Andhra Pradesh:
Participatory Review, Organizational Assessment, and Advocacy

UNICEF Hyderabad and ASCI are working together to undertake a participatory review, organizational assessment, and advocacy for quality education of children belonging to tribal communities is proposed to critically take stock of the situation in Andhra Pradesh and identify priorities for future action.

The primary objectives of the 14 month project are two-fold:

advocacy for a holistic and quality education for children belonging to tribal communities through an issue-based participatory review process, with a special focus on integrating child protection issues in education, involving all key stakeholders, including children ; and
to undertake a critical review of existing organizational structures and processes across departments in the delivery of elementary education for children belonging to tribal communities, and make recommendations for revised structures and processes for integrated and effective functioning to meet the objectives of education for all.

Development of E-content for Modules on Social Accountability

In recognition of the importance of the skills for the “know how” and the “do how” in social accountability, with the financial support of the World Bank Institute, ASCI is developing eight training and teaching modules for officials in India and the region. Once developed, the E-content will enable training - online and offline - in various institutional and field settings, while allowing for uniformity of content and quality. This will help extend reach and access to these programmes at limited cost, and enable the build up of a critical mass of capacity in a short time.

ASCI Study and MDP for National Fisheries Development Board

The National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB) has requested ASCI to design and deliver a one-week management development programme targeted at the top management of state fishery departments, comprising officers of the rank of joint director of fisheries and above. In this regard, NFDP commissioned a training needs assessment (TNA) study, which was completed by the Centre for Poverty Studies and Rural Development, ASCI, in October 2008.

The TNA study was carried out by Prof. Hemnath Rao (Project Leader) and Prof. Subbaiah Singala (with the Centre for Economics & Finance) in five states-Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu. The study was commissioned to identify the management development needs of senior officers of state fishery departments and top management personnel of apex fishery development corporations/federations, thereby facilitating the programme design. The programme will be conducted in mid-December 2008. The NFDB programme is unique in its design-aimed at promoting management competencies that are specific to the fisheries development sector.

The NFDB study also pointed to policy and technical knowledge gaps which the states are looking to fill, with support from NFDB, in pushing for accelerated development of the fisheries sector. This has been a great value addition to the work of the NFDB, as it will help the board to realign its mandate with state-specific development imperatives.

PG Diplomas Awarded to First Batch of ASCI-PGDHM Course Participants

The Center for Healthcare Management at the Administrative Staff College of India offers a two-year full-time Post-Graduate Diploma in Hospital Management (PGDHM) approved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). The programme aims to meet the demand for professionally trained hospital managers. The course imparts conceptual and qualitative skills needed by administrators/managers in contemporary hospitals.

The first batch of 21 participants joined the course in July 2006. Almost half the participants (10 boys and 11 girls) are doctors. On completion of three semesters of course work, the participants underwent intensive internship training for a semester at ASCI-empanelled hospitals. After completing their internship in July, all of them found excellent placements in leading hospitals-Escorts, Fortis, Max Healthcare, Bombay Hospital, Apollo Hospitals-in New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Pune and other cities. The positions they hold today include Administrators-OT, Officers–Operations & Critical Care, Patient Welfare Officers in leading corporate hospitals.