Capacity-building programme: 40 Bangladeshi civil servants begin training in India

A capacity-building programme for 40 Bangladeshi civil servants commenced at the National Centre for Good Governance (NCGG) in Mussoorie in Indian state of Uttarakhand today.

The NCGG is aimed at fostering collaboration and learning among civil servants in India and neighbouring countries.

In 2022, the National Centre for Good Governance (NCGG) signed an MoU with the Government of Bangladesh to enhance the skills of 1,800 civil servants by 2025, reports our New Delhi correspondent.

Digital governance, revitalising rivers, a centralised public grievance redressal system, innovative education outcomes, rural housing, project planning, execution and monitoring, shifting governance paradigms, fintech and inclusion, constructing eco-friendly smart cities, gender and development, anti-corruption strategies, investment promotion and entrepreneurship, decentralised municipal solid waste management in India, are among important areas of the capacity-building.

Established by the Government of India in 2014, the NCGG serves as the country's premier institution for promoting good governance, policy reforms, and capacity building of civil servants within India and in other developing nations.

In partnership with the Ministry of External Affairs of India, NCGG has provided capacity-building training to civil servants from 15 developing nations, including Bangladesh, Kenya, Tanzania, Tunisia, Seychelles, Gambia, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Laos, Vietnam, Bhutan, Myanmar Afghanistan, and Cambodia.