SPARROW has been introduced as an online performance appraisal system for all government functionaries in Arunachal Pradesh. This system aims to bring transparency and efficiency to the performance appraisal process. The primary department responsible for implementing SPARROW is the Administrative Reforms Department.
Currently, SPARROW is being used for all APCS and AP Secretariat staff where some have enrolled and started to file their appraisal online, as well as other government departments are expected to come on board soon. This online system promises a speedy and transparent appraisal process for all government officials.
As of now, 51 departments have submitted their APAR forms, while 13 departments were yet to do so. Also, reminder letters have been issued to 13 departments as well as the National Informatics Center (NIC) has been instructed to integrate the APAR form into the SPARROW portal.
The SPARROW project is a positive and welcome step towards digitisation and efficiency in the administrative sector of Arunachal Pradesh, aimed to bring transparency and expedite the annual performance appraisal process.
Calling citizens to share their views on SPARROW and ways to witness its seamless integration into all government departments.
Sakthivel 2 years 2 months ago
Modern buildings, often made of glass, or inaccessible houses that are mostly netted, are devoid of cavities that provide suitable nesting space for the sparrow. Also, the concrete jungles we live in lack essential green spaces and native trees required for nesting, feeding, breeding and roosting (i.e. raising offspring).
Sakthivel 2 years 2 months ago
While exact population estimates are unavailable, some reports suggest a decline of 80 per cent in India’s sparrow population. One of the key reasons for this decline is our changing urban lifestyle, which causes habitat destruction. Sparrows prefer to live in crevices and holes of man-made structures rather than naturally occurring nesting sites in forests or woodlands.
Sakthivel 2 years 2 months ago
the House sparrow (Passer domesticus)—the most commonly found variety in India—has evolved in surprising ways to match human evolutionary patterns. Not only does it live close to human settlements, its genes have also evolved to enable its body to eat and digest human-cultivated food. Recent studies have revealed that the evolutionary process of natural selection may have favoured genetic changes that altered their skull shape and allowed them to digest starch like other domesticated animals suc
Sakthivel 2 years 2 months ago
There are 24 known varieties of sparrows in the world. Over the years, their population has reduced drastically. This, even as evidence emerges that in its 10,000 years of documented existence, the House sparrow (Passer
Sakthivel 2 years 2 months ago
Peasants were ordered to go out to the fields and chase the sparrows with sticks, break their nests and eggs, while screaming, beating drums and making a noise in every possible way. The frightened birds flew away but the endless noise prevented them from landing again. Constant flying exhausted the sparrows and they simply collapsed. In this way, millions of sparrows were slaughtered during the Great Sparrow Campaign.
Sakthivel 2 years 2 months ago
Yet, recent history hasn’t been kind to the sparrows. The 20th century saw the brutal extermination of millions of tree sparrows in China. Between 1958 and 1962, the Communist Party mobilised peasants as part of a massive pest control campaign. Peasants were ordered to go out to the fields and chase the sparrows with sticks, break their nests and eggs, while
Sakthivel 2 years 2 months ago
Sparrows also play a vital role in the food chain. They feed on small insects and worms such as caterpillars, beetles and aphids. Some of these creatures destroy plants and the sparrow helps keeps their numbers in check.
Sakthivel 2 years 2 months ago
It’s among the most ubiquitous birds on earth and one of our oldest winged companions. In the Bible, the sparrow is a symbol of God’s concern for even the smallest and most insignificant life forms. Roman mythology describes the sparrow as one of Venus’ holy animals, which also draws the Love Goddess’ chariot. In popular prose and poetry, this feisty bird is a symbol of love and lust.
Sakthivel 2 years 2 months ago
Today is World Sparrow Day
The population of sparrows is declining rapidly across the world
The house sparrow is the state bird of Delhi and Bihar
Sakthivel 2 years 2 months ago
Sparrows also play a vital role in the food chain. They feed on small insects and worms such as caterpillars, beetles and aphids. Some of these creatures destroy plants and the sparrow helps keeps their numbers in check.