A bilateral meeting was held on 29th August, 2024 between Secretary, DARPG and DG, NCGG Shri V. Srinivas, and President Civil Service Commission, Maldives, Mohamed Nasih to firm up the implementation modalities of the India-Maldives MoU for imparting training to Civil Servants of Maldives over a period of five years 2024 – 2029. Members of the Civil Service Commission, Maldives, Senior officials from DARPG and NCGG were also part of the proceedings.
The MoU was signed and renewed between National Centre for Good Governance (NCGG), Government of India and Maldives Civil Service Commission, Republic of Maldives for capacity building programs for 1000 Maldivian Civil Servants on 9th August in Malé, Maldives. India’s External Affairs Minister, Dr. S. Jaishankar, and the Maldives’ Foreign Minister, Mr. Moosa Zameer, renewed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the period 2024-2029 as part of the development partnership discussions between both the nations.
In 2024, National Centre for Good Governance (NCGG) had achieved the remarkable milestone by fulfilling the mandate of training a total of 1000 civil servants including Permanent Secretaries, Secretary Generals and High-Level Delegates from Maldives over a total of 32 Capacity Building Programmes in Field Administration for the Civil Servants of Maldives including programmes for Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) andfor Information Commission Office of Maldives (ICOM) under the MoU signed on June 8, 2019.
Recognizing the success of this collaboration, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maldives had requested for the renewal of the MoU for another five years. This renewed partnership will continue to enhance the capabilities of Maldives civil servants in public policy, governance, and field administration, further strengthening the ties between India and the Maldives.
In view of the need of CSC Maldives, NCGG agreed to having customised programmes for middle level civil servants and senior civil servants of Maldives. The CSC Maldives requested for tailor made specialised programmes in specific disciplines for which NCGG will be designing need-based modules. Five (5) programmes will be held in the year 2024-25 targeting a total of 175 civil servants.
The National Centre of Good Governance (NCGG) is committed to fostering knowledge exchange and collaboration on public policy and governance across several countries. Its mid-career capacity building programs emphasize citizen-centric governance, improving service delivery, and promoting innovations in governance. These programs also showcase India’s best practices in Digital Empowerment of Citizens and Digital Transformation of Institutions.
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