1. Capacity Building Programmes

The National Centre for Good Governance (NCGG) is deeply committed to fostering knowledge exchange and collaboration among civil servants from India and other developing countries, especially neighbouring countries. Aligned with the philosophy of ‘Vasudeva Kutumbakam’ and ‘neighbourhood first’ policy advocated by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, the capacity-building programmes of NCGG aim to promote citizen-centric policies, good governance, enhanced service delivery, and ultimately improve the quality of life for citizens, ensuring inclusivity. The National Centre for Good Governance took up capacity building programmes of civil servants of several foreign countries in partnership with MEA.

During the year 2023, it has imparted training to civil servants of Bangladesh, Maldives, Gambia and Cambodia. Apart from these the NCGG conducted domestic capacity building programmes for Arunachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir. These training were found to be highly useful by the participating officers.

In the year 2023 the NCGG organised 28 international capacity building programmes. Among these 16 programmes were carried out in partnership with ITEC, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).

Specifically, 13 for Bangladesh which is part of the  MoU signed for training of 1800 civil servants, 552 civil servants in 2023. Similarly, 12 programmes were conducted for Maldives under the IOR division, MEA and are under the MoU signed for training of 1000 civil servants, overall 31 programmes held in which 965 civil servants trained including 26 of Anti-Corruption Commission and 29 of Information Commission of Maldives. 380 senior officers attended the programmes in 2023.

One programmes for Gambia was conducted in the year 2023 in which 30 officers participated. This was part of the initiative to implement the DARPG’s MoU for capacity building of 500 civil servants. NCGG has also been given a mandate for capacity building programme for civil servants of Cambodia in which a total of 160 civil servant are to be covered till March, 2024. A total of 79 officers have been trained over two programmes in 2023.

The NCGG also conducted three programmes for civil servants of Jammu and Kashmir covering a total of 114 participants as part of the MoU signed to train 2000 civil servants. Also the NCGG conducted three capacity building programmes for Civil Servants of Arunachal Pradesh covering 113 participants under the MoU signed to train 500 civil servants over a period of five years. A total of 227 domestic civil servants were imparted training in the year 2023.

The Capacity Building programme for civil servants aims at equipping officers with cutting edge knowledge, skills and tools to deliver and design effective public policy in an increasingly complex and inter-dependent world. It is expected that this will achieve good governance and ultimately sustainable development apart from providing rich cross-country experience so that there is no need to reinvent the wheel. The Centre is sharing the initiatives being taken in the country such as e-governance, digital India, universalization of public services, approach to sustainable development goals, usage of Aadhar in service delivery, public grievance redressal mechanism and disaster management with special reference to coastal region among other important areas.

During the programme, the participants were also taken to see various developmental works like Delhi Metro, Smart city, Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga, Central Information Commission, Election Commission of India, Parliament of India, Rashtrapati Bhawan, Paryavaran Bhawan and Pradhanmantri Sanghralaya etc.

These programmes are much sought after and with the support of the MEA, NCGG is expanding its capacity to accommodate a higher number of civil servants from more countries as demand is on the rise. There is a significant rise in the number of international civil servants trained in the year 2023 with 1041 officers trained this year, which is almost two times the coverage in the year 2022 which stood at 543.

2.   National Good Governance Webinar Series (NGGWS)

The Hon’ble Prime Minister of India mandated the Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances (DARPG) to conduct virtual conferences/webinars with District Collectors and other officers on a specific theme/sector for each month. During these sessions, past PM’s award winners presented their experiences since the inception of the scheme.

Accordingly, the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances has initiated a unique initiative of organizing the National Good Governance Webinar Series monthly since April 2022 in collaboration with the National Centre for Good Governance, gaining significant popularity among practicing administrators.

During these webinars, awardees showcase their exemplary work, emphasizing best practices from the award-winning initiatives for potential replication by other States/Districts. Held on the last Friday of each month, these webinars focus on various themes under the good governance initiative recognized with the Prime Minister’s Award for Excellence in Public Administration.

In the past nineteen months, a total of 19 webinars have been conducted, highlighting the achievements of the Prime Minister’s award-winning initiatives.

From January to December 2023, the NCGG organized 10 webinars featuring diverse themes like Innovation at District Level, Swasth Bharat – Ayushman Bharat: Health and Wellness Centres, Aspirational District Programme, Innovation – District, Samagra Shiksha, Innovation – State, and Namami Gange. These webinars were addressed by 20 recipients of the PM’s Award for Excellence in Public Administration, attracting over 9750+ attendees from Districts, States, and Central Ministries.

3. NCGG Internship Programme

The NCGG Internship Programme is a dynamic and short-term engagement designed to provide a transformative experience to aspiring policy-makers. This programme offers a distinctive blend of public policy formulation and hands-on practical experiences in the governance landscape. A core objective of this initiative is to nurture a collaborative environment that encourages the generation of innovative policy ideas and fresh perspectives on critical governance challenges.

As of now, NCGG has conducted two batches of the Internship Programme with 23 interns. A rigorous selection process resulted in the inclusion of 23 exceptional candidates, chosen for their exceptional academic records and unwavering commitment to the realms of public policy and governance.

The selected interns have diligently worked on their selected domains and have produced thematic papers of high caliber. This internship programme has been instrumental in facilitating meaningful learning experiences and fostering in-depth research in critical governance domains. As of now 23 interns have been part of this initiative during the year 2023.

4.  NCGG – INSA LEADS Programme

The first batch of LEADS programme was jointly organized by INSA and NCGG. It was a first-of-its-kind initiative for the scientific fraternity and was organized from 12 to 18 July, 2023 at INSA, New Delhi. It was a 7 days fully residential programme. After a rigorous selection process, a total of forty-four (44) participants were selected from various labs and institutions. These participants, comprised of senior scientists from government laboratories and academic institutions engaged in cutting-edge technology development across diverse domains, brought with them substantial administration experience.    

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