Diplomatic Correspondent

A four-member delegation from the Indian government’s Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) will be visiting Bangladesh from 28-30 April for bilateral discussions on the renewal of MoU between the two countries for training of Bangladesh civil service officers in India.

The MoU will be between the National Centre for Good Governance (NCGG) of India and the Bangladesh Ministry of Public Administration for the period 2024-2029. The visit is being undertaken at the invitation of the Bangladesh Ministry of Public Administration and will focus on the mid-career capacity-building programmes in the field administration for Bangladesh civil servants.

The National Centre for Good Governance (NCGG), India and the Bangladesh Ministry of Public Administration have collaborated on capacity-building programs for Bangladesh civil servants since 2014.

Under the bilateral collaboration, 71 capacity-building programmes were held and 2600 Bangladesh Civil Servants have visited the National Centre for Good Governance since 2014.

The Bangladesh government has emphasised the utility of these training programmes and conveyed interest in the renewal of the MOU between the National Centre for Good Governance (NCGG) and the Bangladesh Ministry of Public Administration under which these training programs are being organized for the next 5 years when it expires in 2025.

During the three-day visit to Dhaka, Secretary DARPG V.Srinivas, who is leading the Indian delegation at the talks, will hold bilateral meetings with the Minister of Public Administration, Senior Secretary Ministry of Public Administration, Director General of the Civil Services Administration Academy, Director General of the Public Administration Training Centre, Director General Governance Innovation Unit in the Prime Minister’s Office and the Additional Secretary Career Planning and Training Wing of Ministry of Public Administration.

Srinivas will address the participants of the Law and Administration Courses and Faculty of Bangladesh Civil Services Administration Academy on “Institutionalization of SMART Governance to Enhance Public Service Delivery”.

The Indian delegation will interact with the Alumni of the NCGG programmes and visit the Ashrayan project in Narayanganj district.