Restructured Training For All (TFA) Scheme in XVIth Finance Commission Cycle {2026-27 to 2030-31} w.e.f. 01.04.2026: DoP&T writes to the Heads of all State/UT ATIs letter dated 28.04.2026
No. T-16017/4/2017 – TFA (C. No. 3133205)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, P.G. and Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training
(Training Wing)
Block-IV, Old JNU Campus, New Delhi — 67.
Dated the 28th April, 2026.
To
The Heads of all State/ UT ATIs
(as per standard list)
Subject: Implementation of Restructured Training For All (TFA) Scheme in XVIth Finance Commission Cycle {2026-27 to 2030-31} w.e.f. 01.04.2026 — regd.
Sir/ Madam,
The Training for All (TFA) Scheme, implemented since 1992 as a flagship Central Sector Initiative of the Department of Personnel and Training (DoP&T) supports the capacity building ecosystem of States and Union Territories (UTs) through their Administrative Training Institutes (ATIs).
2. Over the years, TFA Scheme has evolved to contribute to: :
- Supporting States/UTs in designing training programs tailored to National/State specific policies, programs, priorities and local/regional needs.
- Enhancing skills, domain knowledge, and attitudinal orientation among government servants at various levels.
- Developing a pool ofprofessional trainers and faculty for a robust training ecosystem.
- Strengthening the digital infrastructure of ATIs for technology-enabled learning and governance.
3. In the context of the implementation of Mission Karmayogi across the States/UTs, accomplishment of the vision of Viksit Bharat @2047 and based on various stakeholder consultations, it has been decided to continue the TFA scheme as a standalone scheme in the XVIth Finance Commission (FC) Cycle {FY 2026-27 to 2030-31} with eight components. The vision of the TFA Scheme in the XVIth FC Cycle would be to enable ATIs to emerge as future focused institutes through sustainable, scalable and competency led training interventions to foster a collaborative, flexible and outcome-driven training ecosystem.
4. The “Restructured Training For All (TFA)” Scheme during the XVIth FC Cycle shall comprise the following eight components: :
Restructured Components:
- State Category Training Program (SCTP): To deliver competency-based training for State/ UT employees, Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs), Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) and frontline functionaries on 23 (Twenty-three) thematic areas along-with relevant sub-themes reflecting domains for SCTP courses. Course fee is Rupees Three Thousand per day per participant (% 3000/day/ participant)for one SCIP course;
- Trainer Development Program (TDP): revamped into a technology driven concise blended two-phase module: (a2) Phase I: Mandatory e-learning via iGOT platform corresponding to three packages; (b) Phase II: Immersive offline training (three packages: P-1, P-2, P-3 of 12 days duration). Modules on New Age Technology (NAT) are integrated in each package. Course fee is Rupees Five Thousand per day per participant ( 5000/day/participant)for one TDP course. The revamped TDP involves a rigorous and structured process of Recognized Trainer (RT)/Master Trainer (MT) Development and Certification;
- Faculty Development Scheme (FDS): To enable professional and skill development of faculty/ officers in ATIs and Central Training Institutes (CTIs) and TDP empaneled trainers. Course fee for FDS shall be Rupees one lakh per sponsorship (₹ 1.00 Lakh/ sponsorship). The faculty/officers posted in ATIs will also be sponsored for domain based one-week Inservice Training (IST) programs of DoP&T as an additional window to upgrade their skills under FDS component.
FDS component which used to be operated in conjunction with TDP in the XVth FC Cycle is delinked and shall be operated as an independent component under the TFA Scheme in the XVIth FC Cycle.
- Augmentation of Capacity of Training Institutes (ACTID): To provide financial support for setting up /upgradation of Digital Learning Lab (DLL)/studios in ATIs to create new e-content or convert existing content into e-learning content or upgrade content on identified competencies in local languages.
New Components:
- Jan Seva Program: To build and imbibe attitudinal orientation among frontline workers/field functionaries in States/UTs for ethical and assured service delivery (SevaBhav);
- Quality Improvement Plan (QIP): To provide financial assistance to Alls for improvement in the quality of training delivery via improvement in National Standards for Civil Services Training Institutions (NSCSTJ) accreditation scores;
- Training Needs Assessment (TNA) & Training Impact Assessment (TIA): To support ATIs in conducting TNA/ TIA to make training programs relevant, effective & impactful;
- Centre of Excellence (CoE): To set up thematic CoEs in six zonal ATIs as domain-specific hubs for training, policy & innovation.
5. Apart from strengthening of the existing training ecosystem to align with the changed governance landscape & technology, the course fee of SCTP, TDP and FDS components has been revised, thereby meeting a long-pending demand of ATIs. It is, however, clarified that there would be no provision for the creation of physical infrastructure in ATIs under the restructured TFA Scheme.
6. Detailed Modalities for implementation of the restructured State Category Training Program (SCTP) forming Annexure-‘I’ are enclosed herewith. Detailed Modalities for other components shall follow.
7. Pursuant to these modalities and with a view to enabling the ATIs to integrate the SCTP courses into their training calendar, proposals in sync with the themes so identified (Annexure-‘A’) are invited from the ATIs under the restructured SCTP component of the TFA Scheme for the Current Financial Year (CFY) (2026-27). The ATIs are requested to upload the proposals on the TFA/ TDP portal by or before 15.05.2026.
8. DoP&T shall convey the approval to training courses uploaded on the portal for the CFY on the basis of the courses being strictly in consonance with the identified themes, targeted number of training courses proposed in the CFY and other relevant parameters including past performance of the ATI and budget availability.
9. All ATIs are requested to comply with the Modalities on restructured SCTP.
This issues with the approval of the competent authority.
Yours faithfully,
(Preeti Kaur)
Under Secretary to the Govt. of India
Preeti.kaur[at]nic.in
Encls: As above.
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