The National Centre for Good Governance (NCGG) commenced its 1st Advanced Leadership Development Programme on Public Policy and Governance specifically designed for Latin American and Caribbean nations. This two-week program is being organized from 2nd to 13th September 2024 bringing 22 Civil Servants from 10 countries, including Civil Servants from Argentina, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Paraguay, Peru, St. Kitts & Nevis, and Suriname.

Today, Secretary DARPG and DG NCGG Shri V. Srinivas, interacted with the 22 Officials of 10 Latin American countries. The commonalities in governance models across the Latin American countries and India were discussed. Saturation approach of priority sector schemes has been the defining goal of Government’s all-round, all-pervasive and all-inclusive development model. The “Panch Pran of Amrit Kaal” – goal of developed India, to remove any trace of colonial mindset, take pride in our roots and unity and sense of duty among citizens represent the foundational principles of Good Governance in Amrit Kaal period. The Nation has focused attention on adoption of Next Generation Reforms, while empowering citizens and reaching the last mile as the priorities for Viksit Bharat@2047. The quest is for next generation infrastructure, for world class manufacturing, for cutting edge innovation and for New Age Technology. Information technology enabled a key competitive advantage, transforming work processes in every branch of government and facilitating citizens interactions with the government.

The two-week program will cover a wide array of topics such as the Aadhar Card a tool for Good Governance, Skill India: Policy and Practices, Vigilance Administration, Leadership and Motivation in Governance, India’s Fiscal and Monetary Policy, Diaspora and Migration Issues, Approach to Achieve SDGs by 2030, Indian Culture and Sustainable Tourism,  Paradigm of Governance, Digital Economy & Innovation, Urban Governance & Sustainable Cities, Food Security & Agriculture, Holistic Healthcare: Ayurveda, PM Gati Shakti, Disaster Management & Humanitarian Relief, Local Governance and Decentralization, Emotional Intelligence for Administrators, Vision@2047, GeM: Bringing Transparency in Government Procurement, E-Governance and Digital Public Service Delivery, among others. Participants will also be taken for study tours and exposure visits to the Forest Research Institute (FRI), District Administration  Gautuam Buddha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, International Solar alliance, National Institute of Solar Energy, Visit to India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management and a heritage visit to Taj Mahal, Agra.

The entire capacity building program is being supervised by Dr. Himanshi Rastogi, Course Coordinator and Associate Professor, Dr. Mukesh Bhandari, Associate Course Coordinator  & Shri Sanjay Dutt Pant, Program Assistant, Dr. Zaid Fakhar, Consultant NCGG and Ms. Megha Tomar, Young Professional, NCGG with the entire NCGG capacity building team. Smt. Prisca Poly Mathew, Chief Administrative Officer & Consultant, NCGG, Dr. A. P. Singh, Associate Professor, NCGG and Shri. S. K. Pandey, Director, DARPG were also present during the occasion.

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