Mission Karmayogi Competency Framework

Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy, Dehradun, Uttarakhand

Please describe the different roles and responsibilities of civil servants belonging to the respective cadre throughout different stages of their careers. These roles and responsibilities may vary depending on their level of seniority.

S. No	Early Stage	Mid-Stage	Senior Stage
-	Deputy Conservator of Forest (JTS/ STS)	Conservator of Forest	Chief Conservator of Forest/ Addl Principal Chief Conservator of Forest/ Principal Conservator of Forest/ Principal Chief Conservator of Forest
1	Forest administration, Management & development at the district/ forest division level	Supervision and control over division/district-level forest administration	Policy formulation & development
2	Supervision of the implementation of forest/environment/ biodiversity laws and rules	Inspection and monitoring of forest management and development projects, implementation at the division/district level	Inter-departmental and intragovernmental coordination
3	Coordination with line departments, localself govt and other relevant actors & stakeholder	Appellate authority/jurisdiction	Coordination with secretarial / Cabinet related functions & works
4	Development and implementation of forest/ wildlife/ environmental/ climate changerelated projects for the protection, conservation, and management of environmental resources.	Sanctioning authority / jurisdiction	Strategic planning & program development.
5	Financial administration and control of budget and accounts.	Development of inputs for plan and program development	Implementation & supervision of national & international commitments in the forest sector
6	Financial administration and control of budget and accounts	Development of inputs for plan and program development	Implementation & supervision of national & international
7	Quasi-judicial functions in forest offences	Audit and inspection paras, monitoring	Administration of human and budgetary resources at the departmental level
8	Management and administration of central sector schemes & state sector schemes	Interface with political leadership	Parliament, state assembly and Committees related works
9	Interface with elected representatives, NGOs at district level and Forest Minister	Interdepartmental coordination at Circle level	Interface with political leadership
10	-	Project monitoring &evaluation	-

Please list the different competencies that civil servants belonging to the respective cadre will require to carry out the roles and responsiblities

Stage	S. No	Role/Responsibility	Competency Required
Early Stage	S. No		Deputy Conservator of Forest (JTS/ STS/JAG)	Functional Competency
	1	Forest administration, Management & development at the district/ forest division level	1-Citizen- centricity, 5- Project Management, 6- Public Procurement, 7- Material Management, 8- Monitoring & Evaluation, 9- Financial Management, 10- Digital fluency 11- Data Analytics, 12-Establishment and HR,13-Office Management,15-Handling RTI matters,16-Grievance redressal, 18-Litigation management,19-Information and Communication Management,20-Change management,21-Administration matters
			Behavioral Competency
	2	Supervision of the implementation of forest/environment/ biodiversity laws and rules	1- Self- Awareness, 2- Personal Effectiveness, 3- Solution Orientation, 4- Communication, 5- Outcome Orientation, 6- Collaboration, 7- Service Orientation, 8- Operational Excellence, 9- Creativity & Innovation, 10- Strategic Leadership, 11- Collaborative Leadership, 12- Team Leadership, 13- Decision Making
			Domain Competency
	3	Coordination with line departments, localself govt and other relevant actors & stakeholders	Knowledge of statutes & rules related to forest/ wildlife/ biodiversity/ environment protection & management
	4	Financial administration and control of budget and accounts	Knowledge of forests, biodiversity & ecology including resource assessment & documentation
	5	Quasi-judicial functions in forest offences	Use of emerging technologies like drones, AI tools in integrated resource monitoring, assessment & forecasting
	6	Management and administration of central sector schemes & state sector schemes	Knowledge & understanding of programmes/schemes under implementation.
	7	Interface with elected representatives, NGOs at district level and Forest Minister	Tools & techniques in soil & water conservation, watershed management, fire management & suppression, forest restoration, man-animal conflict management and ecosystem services valuation
	8	Interface with elected representatives, NGOs at the district level and Forest Minister	Impacts on forests and monitoring forests for adaptive management under climate change
	9		Forest Lands survey & documentation
	10		Forest Rights documentation & settlement
	11		Ecosystem services markets including Carbon markets
Mid Stage		Conservator of Forest	Functional Competency
	12	Supervision and control over division/district-level forest administration	Citizen- centricity, 3- Cabinet Note Preparation, 4- Govt Program Formulation 5- Project management, 8- Monitoring & Evaluation, 9- Financial Management, 10- Digital fluency, 11- Data Analytics, 12-Establishment and HR,13-Office Management,14- Handling Parliamentary matters,15-Handling RTI matters,16-Grievance redressal,17- Vigilance administration,18-Litigation management,19-Information and Communication Management,20-Change management,21-Administration matters
			Behavioural Competency
	13	Inspection and monitoring of forest management and development projects, implementation at the division/district level	Citizen- centricity, 3- Cabinet Note Preparation, 4- Govt Program Formulation 5- Project management, 8- Monitoring & Evaluation, 9- Financial Management, 10- Digital fluency, 11- Data Analytics, 12-Establishment and HR,13-Office Management,14- Handling Parliamentary matters,15-Handling RTI matters,16-Grievance redressal,17- Vigilance administration,18-Litigation management,19-Information and Communication Management,20-Change management,21-Administration matters
			Domain Competency
	14	Appellate authority/jurisdiction	Updated knowledge of statutes & rules related to forest/ wildlife/ biodiversity/ environment protection & management
	15	Sanctioning authority/ jurisdiction	Application of emerging technologies like drones, AI tools in integrated resource monitoring, assessment & forecasting
	16	Development of inputs for plan and program development	Fresh approaches in forest maintenance & enhancement, watershed management, forest resource accounting in the economy, forest adaption under a changing climate, and harmonizing stakeholder interests with the purpose of forest conservation
	17	Audit and inspection paras, monitoring	Understanding of forests, ecology & economy interface
	18	Interface with political leadership	Political economy of forested landscapes
	19	Interdepartmental coordination at the Circle level	Ecosystem services markets including Carbon markets
	20	Climate Change & Carbon credits transactions	-
Senior Stage		Chief Conservator of Forest/ Addl Principal Chief Conservator of Forest/ Principal Conservator of Forest/ Principal Chief Conservator of Forest	Functional Competency
	21	Policy formulation & development	1-Citizen- centricity, 2- Policy Architecture 3- Cabinet Note Preparation, 4- Govt Program Formulation, 5- Project management, 6- Public Procurement 7- Material management, 8- Monitoring & Evaluation, 9- Financial Management 10- Digital fluency, 11- Data Analytics, 12-Establishment and HR,14-Handling Parliamentary matters, 17-Vigilance administration,18-Litigation management, 21- Administration matters
			Behavioural Competency
	22	Inter-departmental and intra-governmental coordination	1- Self- Awareness, 2- Personal Effectiveness, 3- Solution Orientation, 4- Communication 5- Outcome Orientation, 6- Collaboration, 7- Service Orientation, 8- Operational Excellence, 9- Creativity & Innovation, 10- Strategic Leadership, 11- Collaborative Leadership, 12- Team Leadership, 13- Decision Making
			Domain Competency
	23	Coordination with secretarial/ Cabinet related functions & works	Updated knowledge of statutes & rules related to forest/ wildlife/ biodiversity/ environment protection & management
	24	Strategic planning & program development.	Knowledge of emerging technologies like drones, AI tools in integrated resource monitoring, assessment & forecasting
	25	Implementation & supervision of national & international commitments in the forest sector	Understanding of the evolving forest & society interface
	26	Administration of human and budgetary resources at the departmental level	Departmental goal setting & defining the approaches for goal attainment
	27	Parliament, state assembly and Committees related works	Identification of emerging issues and articulating them for developing plans & strategies
	28	Interface with political leadership	Trends in forest resources status & use, stakeholders engagement, forest production & products including NTFPs & ecosystem services
	29	-	Approaches & strategies for forest management under climate change
	30	-	Priority issues of policy implication
	31	-	Ecosystem services markets including Carbon markets

Please outline what changes, if any, you believe should be made to the content, frequency, and intervals at which civil servants at different stages of their careers receive training. Please note that this workshop has been organized to collect your valuable input and ideas, so feel free to tweak the suggested answer template in a manner that best suits your thoughts.

Stage	S. No	Training Content (Domain Competencies)	Training Frequency	No. of Trainings & No. of Days
Early Stage	S. No	1	Tools & techniques for forests and degraded land restoration	Quarterly	Two-2 days One-3 days One-5 days
	2	Forest and Wildlife Court cases of wide implication
	3	Use of technology in forest resource management
	4	Forest management under climate change
	5	Stakeholder interests & conflict management
	6	Rejuvenation of water and spring sheds for soil conservation & reliable water supply
	7	Status, trends & management of human-wildlife conflict
	8	Work-life balance for performance & personal health
	9	Negotiation Skills for resource management
Mid Stage	1	Water Resource Management Strategies	Quarterly	Three-3 days One-5 days
	2	Economy of forest-based products: timber & NTFPs
	3	Emerging technologies for the forestry sector
	4	Community engagement for operationalizing forest rights & forest resource enhancement
	5	International Agreements on Climate Change & the role of the forest sector
	6	Interconnectedness of ecosystem in a forested landscape
	7	Negotiation Skills for resource management
	8	Response to forest fires in an increasingly warming world
	9	One-world, one-health
	10	Forest & Wildlife Court cases of wide implications
	11	Parliamentary & legislative procedures & processes
	12	Project development and financing
Senior Stage	1	Trends in the forest sector : Cover, productivity & dependencies.	Quarterly	3 Days each
	2	Development in international conventions & agreements.
	3	Finance commission: Awards and Emphasis on the forest sector
	4	Emerging forest sector-relevant technologies
	5	Evolving context for the forestry sector.
	6	Forest policy adjustment: need & approach
	7	Adaptive response of the forest sector in a warmer world.
	8	Global exposure of best practices