Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration
लाल बहादुर शास्त्री राष्ट्रीय प्रशासन अकादमी
Former name
National Academy of Administration
Motto
"शीलं परम भूषणम्" (Sanskrit) (Sheelam Param Bhushanam)
Motto in English
"Character is the highest virtue"
TypeCivil Service training institute
Established1958
Parent institution
Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
DirectorSriram Taranikanti, IAS
Location,
India
CampusUrban
Websitewww.lbsnaa.gov.in

Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA) is a civil service training institute on public policy and public administration in Musoorie, Uttarakhand in India. The academy's main purpose is to train civil servants of the IAS cadre and also conduct the Foundation Course of Group-A Central Civil Services. After completion of training, the trainee officers of IAS cadre are awarded an MA (Public Management) from Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi. It has been functioning under the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions since 1985.[1]

Overview

A 2009 stamp dedicated to LBSNAA

On 15 April 1958, the then Union Home Minister Pandit Govind Ballabh Pant announced in the Lok Sabha, that the Government would set up a National Academy of Administration, where training would be given to all the recruits of the Civil Services. The Ministry of Home Affairs also decided to amalgamate the IAS Training School, Delhi and the IAS Staff College, Shimla to form a National Academy of Administration to be set up in Mussoorie in 1959. The Academy underwent two names changes. In October 1972, it was renamed as Lal Bahadur Shastri Academy of Administration and the institution got its present name of Lal Badhur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA) in July 1973. The training of first batch of officers started at Metcalf House in Delhi on 13 April 1959 with 115 officers. In September 1959, the academy shifted to Charleville Hotel in Mussoorie which had been the first hotel to be built in this hill station. The hotel was purchased by the government from private hands.

Originally, the main building of the hotel was built in 1854 by General Wilkinson and was purchased by Mr. Hobson, a retired manager of Mussorrie Bank, in 1861. In 1905, Queen Mary of the UK, then titled the Princess of Wales, had stayed in the hotel. The writer Rudyard Kipling stayed at the hotel in 1888. In 1984, a fire destroyed the main hotel building.

The academy functioned from its inception through 31 October 1970 under Home Ministry, moving to another ministry until April 1977, and then again under the Home Ministry until March 1985. From April 1985 on, the academy has functioned under the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions. In 1988, the academy established the National Informatics Centre Training Unit (NICTU). In 1989, the academy established the National Society for Promotion of Development Administration Research and Training (NSDART), now known as the National Institute of Administration Research (NIAR).

In India, most officers of the premier civil services of the country are selected through competitive Civil Services Examinations administered by the Union Public Service Commission. Applicants who are accepted attend LBSNAA for a four-month Foundation Course. In this course, the feeling of "equality" among all the trainees is introduced.

Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration at Mussoorie

After this, officers of the Indian Administrative Service continue their professional training at the academy, while officers of other services proceed to respective staff colleges, such as the Sushma Swaraj Institute of Foreign Service in New Delhi for Indian Foreign Service officers, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy in Hyderabad for Indian Police Service officers and the Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy in Dehradun for Indian Forest Service officers, National Academy of Customs Indirect Taxes and Narcotics for Indian Revenue Service officers, etc.

The academy also began conducting Mid-Career Training Programs for officers of the Indian Administrative Service in 2007. Officers with about 15 years of service who are due to become Joint Secretaries undergo the Phase IV Mid-Career Training Program, while officers with about eight years of service undergo the Phase III Mid-Career Training Program. To provide the most comprehensive knowledge base for training, the academy is working with world-renowned think tanks and Ivy League research institutions. In conjunction with the partnerships with Google, the academy introduced training in the latest technologies. This helped trainees gain insight into the most recent innovations in the field.[2] The academy also conducts a number of short-duration training programs in various aspects of governance and public administration.

The academy is assisted in research in areas of governance and public administration by a number of research centers, some of them having an autonomous status. The most important research center of the academy is the National Institute of Administrative Research headed by an executive director. The academy also has the Center for Disaster Management, the Centre for Rural Studies, the Gender Centre, and the Centre for Rural Credit.

Facilities

The newly constructed Aadharshila and Gyanshila buildings have faculty and staff offices, and computer and lecture halls. Sampoornanand Auditorium is the largest central hall used for cultural programs and functions. Indira Bhavan campus about 1 km from the main campus hosts the short-term programs.

The academy has a large sports complex, a library, computer facilities and Wi-Fi, and several hostels for resident students.[3]

Directors

The table chronicles the list of Directors of LBSNAA since its inception in 1959.

Sr. No.NameFromToServiceCadre
27Sriram Taranikanti12 September 2023IncumbentIASTripura
26Srinivas R. Katikithala5 September 202111 September 2023IASGujarat
25Lok Ranjan15 April 20214 September 2021IASTripura
24Sanjeev Chopra1 January 201931 March 2021IASWest Bengal
23Upma Chowdary11 December 201631 December 2018IASHimachal Pradesh
22Rajeev Kapoor1 March 20149 December 2016IASUttar Pradesh
21Padamvir Singh2 December 201028 February 2014IASMadhya Pradesh
20Rudhra Gangadharan6 April 20062 September 2009IASKerala
19D.S. Mathur29 October 20046 April 2006IASMadhya Pradesh
18Binod Kumar20 January 200315 October 2004IASNagaland
17Wajahat Habibullah8 November 200013 January 2003IASJammu and Kashmir
16B.S. Baswan6 October 19968 November 2000IASMadhya Pradesh
15N.C. Saxena25 May 19936 October 1996IASUttar Pradesh
14B.N. Yugandhar26 May 198825 January 1993IASAndhra Pradesh
13R.N. Chopra6 June 198529 April 1988IASMadhya Pradesh
12K. Ramanujam27 February 198424 February 1985IASBihar
11R.K. Shastri9 November 198227 February 1984IASRajasthan
10I.C. Puri16 June 198211 October 1982IASPunjab
9P.S. Appu2 August 19801 March 1983IASBihar
8G.C.L. Joneja23 July 197730 June 1980IASOdisha
7B.C. Mathur17 May 197723 July 1977IASOdisha
6Rajeshwar Prasad11 May 197311 April 1977IASUttar Pradesh
5D.D. Sathe19 March 196911 May 1973ICS-
4K.K. Das12 July 196824 February 1969ICS-
3M.G. Pimputkar4 September 196529 April 1968ICS-
2S.K. Dutta13 August 19632 July 1965ICS-
1A.N. Jha1 September 195930 September 1962ICS-

See also

References

  1. "LBSNAA: Know 7 Interesting Facts about This Dream Destination of Every UPSC Aspirant". jagranjosh.com. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  2. "Mussoorie Academy has been a place of memory and continuity". Indian Express. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  3. "Facilities". Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration. Archived from the original on 19 May 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2017.

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