NEW DELHI, October 7 — The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved the mandatory phased transition of all Central Government employees across ministries, attached departments, and autonomous scientific organizations to fully digital 'e-Service Books' under the National Programme for Civil Services Capacity Building (NPCSCB – Mission Karmayogi).
Administered under the supervisory jurisdiction of the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), the technological overhaul eliminates antiquated physical paper service registers, administrative delays in leave verification, and protracted cadre management workflows. The modernized ledger directly integrates with the digital iGOT Karmayogi (Integrated Government Online Training) platform, capturing real-time competencies, mandatory certified upskilling credits, annual performance assessments (e-APAR), and foreign deputation histories in a secure, tamper-proof repository.
The Minister of State for Personnel emphasized that digitalizing service records directly expedites end-of-career retirement settlements, automating terminal encashment, provident fund dispatches, and electronic Pension Payment Orders (e-PPO) seamlessly on the final day of superannuation. The Cabinet stipulated an enforceable deadline of March 31, 2027, to achieve 100 percent digital migration across all 3.2 million civilian central government personnel.
Civil service administrative restructuring under Mission Karmayogi, transition from 'Rule-based' to 'Role-based' human resource frameworks, and statutory governance mechanisms of the DoPT constitute high-yield topics across UPSC Civil Services (GS-II: Role of Civil Services in a Democracy) and public administration examinations. Candidates should remember that Mission Karmayogi was approved by the Union Cabinet in September 2020 to institutionally reform bureaucratic human resource development, guided by the apex Prime Minister's Public Human Resources Council (PMHRC).