Capacity building program for Sri Lankan civil servants commences in India
COLOMBO – Forty senior civil servants from Sri Lanka are participating in a two-week-long capacity-building program that got underway in Mussoorie, India on Tuesday (27).
Organized by the National Centre for Good Governance (NCGG), the program, scheduled to continue till March 8, is being held under the rubric of the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation Program (ITEC) of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Government of India.
The participating 40 senior public officials include Directors, Deputy Directors, Municipal Secretaries, Divisional Secretaries, Assistant Divisional Secretaries, Deputy Commissioner, Deputy Land Commissioner, Provincial Directors, Assistant Chief Secretary, and Provincial Sports Director among others.
A statement from the Indian High Commission in Colombo said the program, conducted by NCGG and the Department of Administration Reform and Public Grievances (DARPG) in partnership with the MEA, will highlight ways of embracing digital technology for bringing citizens and government closer under the policy maxim of ‘Maximum Governance – Minimum Government’.
The primary objective of the program, it said, was to facilitate the exchange of knowledge and innovations that have been implemented in India to enhance governance and public service delivery.
The statement explained that the participants will gain exposure to successful initiatives taken in India, including Housing to all, leveraging digital technology, disaster management with special reference to coastal regions, PM Jan Aarogya Yojna, public-private partnerships, Swamitva scheme, GeM: bringing transparency in governance, Making of Aadhar: A tool for good governance, Digital public infrastructure, circular economy and election management.
The participants will also be taken on field visits to renowned institutions such as the Indira Gandhi Forest National Academy, Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga, and the iconic Taj Mahal to further enrich the learning experience, offering practical insights into governance and societal dynamics.
The NCGG, an autonomous institution under the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Government of India, is committed to action research, studies, and capacity building in public policy and governance at both the national and international levels, the statement noted, adding that NCGG in partnership with MEA, has imparted training to civil servants of 17 countries, viz. Bangladesh, Kenya, Tanzania, Tunisia, Seychelles, Gambia, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Laos, Vietnam, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Ethiopia, Eretria, and Cambodia.
-ENCL
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