Plan for restructuring DDC notified in Delhi Gazette; DDC to have 48 sanctioned posts including 26 posts for policy experts from various domains hired on contractual basis
With an expansive mandate and recruitment flexibility, DDC will be able to contribute to a wide array of critical development challenges facing Delhi and contribute effectively towards achieving CM’s vision of making Delhi the number 1 city in the world by 2047: Jasmine Shah
Kejriwal Government has introduce a series of innovations in governance in the last seven years, collectively knows as the “Delhi model”. Restructuring will help establish DDC as a unique policy-research and innovation hub: Jasmine Shah
DDC’s experts will advise and assist the government’s work across six core policy sectors viz; social sector, environment, transport and infrastructure, economy, governance, and monitoring, evaluation and learning
DDC will have the flexibility to hire high quality professionals as staff as well as consultants/young professionals from around the world
NEW DELHI:
The Kejriwal Government has approved an ambitious plan for restructuring and strengthening the capacity of its policy think-tank, the Dialogue and Development Commission (DDC) of Delhi. This move will provide a unique model of collaborative and inclusive development that can fulfil Hon’ble Chief Minister Shri Arvind Kejriwal’s vision of making Delhi the number 1 city in the world by 2047.
DDC Vice Chairperson Shri Jasmine Shah on Tuesday announced that the plan for restructuring DDC has been notified in Delhi Gazette. DDC will have 48 sanctioned posts including 26 posts for policy experts from various domains hired on contractual basis from around the world. He stated, “With the expansive mandate and recruitment flexibility we will be able to contribute to a wide array of critical development challenges facing Delhi and help find evidence-based and people-centric solutions. DDC’s experts will advise and assist the government’s work across six core policy sectors viz; social sector, environment, transport and infrastructure, economy, governance, and monitoring, evaluation and learning. DDC will have the flexibility to hire high quality professionals as staff as well as consultants/young professionals from around the world.
DDC Vice Chairperson Shri Jasmine Shah said, “The Delhi Government had constituted DDC in February 2015, when CM Shri Arvind Kejriwal’s first government came into power. In the last seven years, we have all witnessed historic initiatives being implemented in Delhi. Be it the education revolution and successful implementation of the three unique mindset curriculums in Delhi or the transformation of transport systems, water & power supply infrastructure, pro-environment policies, or social measures like appointment of bus marshalls and installation of CCTVs, the Kejriwal Government has truly led the way of innovation in governance throughout the country. DDC has played a crucial role in bringing many of such innovations to reality and helping implement them.”
He added, “Going forward, CM Shri Arvind Kejriwal has set bold vision for Delhi and the the people of Delhi.. Last year he had announced Delhi’s vision for 2047, and committed to building a Delhi by 2047 that is: EQUITABLE with per capita income of Delhi being equal to Singapore and every person, rich or poor, having a high standard of living; MODERN with world-class infrastructure and public services; SUSTAINABLE in providing clean air and water to all its residents and resilient in fighting disasters, climate change. When we assessed ourselves against this goal, we realised that as an institution, DDC needed to be strengthened. On the basis of our assessment, we proposed institutional strengthening and restructuring plan of DDC last year. Today, it brings me immense delight to announce that this proposal has been accepted by the Delhi Government and approved by the Delhi Cabinet as well as the Hon’ble Lt. Governor. This has now been notified in the Delhi Gazette Our year-long process has reached a logical conclusion.”
Summarizing the two key highlights of the restructuring plan, the DDC Vice-Chairperson stated, “First, the plan details out the mandate of DDC which is to advise and assist the government’s work across six policy sectors viz: first, social sector that will include health, education, women and child development among other issues; second, environment that will include air & water pollution, solid waste management, Yamuna Cleaning and allied sectors; third, transport and infrastructure, DDCD already plays a crucial role in making Delhi the EV Capital of India and would go forward to promote clean mobility, public transport and non-motorised transport; fourth, economy sector where experts will get together to transform the state’s economy to a level where we can meet our goal of per capita income equal to that of Singapore by 2047; fifth is governance – we’ve already enabled doorstep delivery and faceless services, IT & administrative reforms, our teams would enhance the overall model of governance and make it more accessible; sixth is monitoring, evaluation and learning, this sector stands a testament of the fact that the future of governance lies in data. We can’t overcome the challenges that we’ll meet in our quest for a more modern society without leveraging data in governance and DDCD will take the lead on this within the Delhi government. Last week itself we had signed an MoU with MIT’s Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) that will prove to be immensely helpful in our endeavours. J-PAL was co-founded by Nobel laureates Prof. Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee and we aim to involve more such scholars from the best of the institutions in the country and the world into our projects.”
He continued, “the second highlight of the proposal is that DDC will now have the flexibility of hiring top-notch sectoral experts. Now best of the minds from throughout the globe would be able to contribute to the growth of Delhi. 26 such posts have been sanctioned at various levels who’ll be hired on contractual basis for up to 5 years. Each sector would be headed by the rank of an Advisor. In total, 48 posts have been sanctioned including these 26 contractual posts and 22 regular cadre posts to strengthen institutional capacity of DDC. This is a huge milestone for DDC, and will drive this institution into becoming a unique hub of policy research and innovation.”
