2019 – Posted in: Press Information Bureau

National Centre for Good Governance

(Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions)

WHAT

The National Centre for Good Governance (NCGG), India’s leading civil services training institution, has entered into an MoU with the Maldives Civil Services Commission for capacity building of 1000 Maldives civil servants over the next 5 years.

The agreement was signed during the visit of the Prime Minister of India to Male on 8th June 2019.

KEY POINTS

The agreement envisages that NCGG will be the nodal institution for designing customised training modules and its implementation taking into account the requirements of the Civil Service Commission, Maldives.
NCGG will assist the Civil Services Training Institute, a subsidiary of the Civil Service Commission, Maldives to develop training programs and materials, assist in organizing the exchange of experts as needed by the Civil Services Commission.
The Ministry of External Affairs will bear all expenses pertaining to the training program.

TRAINING PROGRAMME

The subject matters of the training program will include public administration, e-governance and service delivery, public policy and governance, information technology, best practices in fisheries in coastal areas, agro-based practices, self help group initiatives, urban development and planning, ethics in administration and challenges in implementation of SDGs.

NCGG

The National Centre for Good Governance (NCGG) is an autonomous institute under the aegis of Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances, Government of India.

Its head office is at New Delhi and registered office at Mussoorie.
The NCGG has been set up to assist in bringing about governance reforms through studies, training, knowledge sharing and promotion of good ideas.
It seeks to carry out policy relevant research and prepare case studies; curate training courses for civil servants from India and other developing countries; provide a platform for sharing of existing knowledge and pro-actively seek out and develop ideas for their implementation in the government, both at the States and the Central level.
The National Centre for Good Governance traces its origin to the National Institute of Administrative Research (NIAR). NIAR was set up in 1995 by the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA).
NIAR was subsequently rechristened with an expanded mandate, as National Centre for Good Governance, which was inaugurated on February 24th, 2014.

OBJECTIVES OF NCGG

Its main objectives are:

To be a think tank for governance & policy reforms, working across administrative, social, financial and political arenas.
To initiate and participate in research and training on various aspects of regulatory and developmental administration, public policy, governance and public management.
To provide a platform for policy development debates and discussions.
To promote exchange of innovative ideas and best practices in Governance by organising, sponsoring and aiding seminars, workshops, study circles, working groups and conferences.
To interact with national and international organisations, in and outside government, engaged in research and training in subject areas of mutual interest.

Source: PIB

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