Over 530 civil servants trained as an outcome of the MoU between NCGG India and CSC Maldives despite the pandemic
NCGG advances Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of ‘neighbourhood first’ policy
The Indian delegation led by the Director General of NCGG, Bharat Lal, accompanied by senior Indian government officials, visited the Republic of Maldives from the 19th to 21st of November 2022. They reviewed the ongoing cooperation with the Civil Service Commission of Maldives based on the MoU signed during the State visit of PM Narendra Modi in 2019. As per the MoU, in 2019-2024, 1,000 civil servants of Maldives were to be trained. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, a total of 534 civil servants of Maldives were trained in India.
During this visit, the Indian delegation visited the Ukulhas islands, where the delegation interacted with the Ukulhas Council President, members, and Council officials to see the work undertaken with the assistance of the Indian Government. The Director General also interacted with the Indian community working in sectors such as health, education, tourism, and hospitality at the Convention Centre, built with assistance from the Indian Government.
The delegation had a detailed meeting with the President and members of the Civil Service Commission of Maldives in Malé. While interacting with the already trained civil servants of Maldives, DG stressed the role of civil servants in ensuring efficient, effective, and tech-driven service delivery.
In pursuance of the 'Neighbourhood First' policy envisioned by PM Modi, the delegation called upon the Foreign Minister of Maldives, Mr. Abdulla Shahid, with whom they held detailed discussions to further expand capacity-building cooperation.
After the meeting, the Director General tweeted, “Foreign Minister of Maldives appreciates the efforts of India through National Centre for Good Governance (NCGG) to build the capacity of Maldivian civil servants. Indeed, a noble mission to build institutions. Maldives wants it to be further expanded.”
Furthermore, the Director General held meetings with several high level ministers and officials from the Maldivian government who requested the NCGG to depute experts for a few months in different fields to handhold various department officials. They also proposed to hold conferences for 2 - 3 days in the Maldives on several subjects with the help of Indian subject matter experts.
The delegation also visited several ongoing infrastructure projects viz. housing, roads and bridges, new seafront development, etc. being carried out with assistance from the Indian government. These projects have a transformative impact on the lives and livelihood of Maldivian people.
As an overall outcome, both the nations of the Indian Ocean are determined to work together to improve the lives of people, promised to strengthen the ongoing cooperation and intensify efforts in ensuring transparency, capacity building of civil servants, and re-orientation of officials to further enhance governance, transparency, and ease of living in the island nation.
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