National Current Affairs
S. Radha Chauhan: New Chairperson of Capacity Building Commission
- 08 Aug 2025
- 2 min read
Why in News?
Mrs. S. Radha Chauhan took over as the Chairperson of the Capacity Building Commission in New Delhi, succeeding Shri Adil Zainulbhai, who had held the position since April 2021.
- Mrs. Chauhan, a retired IAS officer from the UP Cadre (1988 batch), also served as the Secretary of the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT).
Capacity Building Commission
- The Capacity Building Commission (CBC) is an independent body with full executive authority, operational since April 2021.
- It is a three-member Commission, supported by an internal Secretariat headed by a Secretary.
- Members are appointed from diverse backgrounds such as the private sector, academia, the public sector, and civil society.
- The Commission is tasked with driving the standardisation and harmonisation across India's civil services landscape.
- As the custodian of civil services capacity-building reforms, the Commission plays a central role in the institutional framework of Mission Karmayogi.
Mission Karmayogi
- Mission Karmayogi was launched by the Government of India in September 2020 as a National Program for Civil Services Capacity Building (NPCSCB).
- It aims to prepare Indian civil servants for the future by making them more creative, proactive, professional, energetic, transparent and technology enabled.
