Mussoorie (13.12.2022): The two-week Capacity building programmes for civil servants of Maldives and Bangladesh is unveiled at National Centre for Good Governance (NCGG), Mussoorie in which 27 civil servants from Maldives and 39 Civil Servants from Bangladesh are participating.
These two programmes have been conceptualized in consonance with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’ and ‘Neighbourhood First’ policy, and India is helping neighbouring countries to build capacities of their civil servants to meet the emerging challenges in governance and assured public service delivery to improve the quality of life of people.
The joint inaugural session was chaired by Bharat Lal, Director General, National Centre for Good Governance. Addressing the officers, Lal emphasized on providing effective public service delivery and elaborated on the role of civil servants to create an enabling environment, where every citizen is treated equally and have access to quality public services. He urged them to adopt good governance practices to ensure improved quality of life.
During the visit of the Prime Minister to Maldives in 2019, the NCGG entered into an MoU with the Civil Service Commission, Maldives for capacity building of 1,000 Maldives civil servants by 2024. Similarly, an agreement was signed with the Government of Bangladesh for the capacity building of 1,800 civil servants by 2024.
The NCGG, so far, imparted training to civil servants of 15 countries viz. Bangladesh, Kenya, Tanzania, Tunisia, Seychelles, Gambia, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Laos, Vietnam, Bhutan, Myanmar and Cambodia.
