National Centre for Good Governance

14 Nov 2024 12:56:09 pm

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Topic: Governance

Why in the news?

The National Centre for Good Governance (NCGG) has successfully concluded its first Mid-Career Training Programme for civil servants from the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) nations.
The program was organized in Mussoorie and New Delhi. It aimed to foster regional cooperation and enhance governance capabilities.

Source: PIB

About National Centre for Good Governance (NCCG):

It is an autonomous institute under the aegis of Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances, Government of India.
It 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.
It traces its origin to the National Institute of Administrative Research (NIAR), which was set up in 1995 by the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA) and was subsequently renamed with an expanded mandate, as National Centre for Good Governance in 2014.
Objectives:
- To function as a national repository of information on best practices, initiatives and methodologies that promote Good Governance, e-Governance etc.
- To advise on key issues in governance and develop synergy across various Ministries/ Departments of GoI, and State Governments.
Functioning:
The affairs of the NCGG are managed under the overall superintendence and direction of the Governing Body, which is headed by the Cabinet Secretary.
It has Secretaries of 9 ministries/ departments and 5 eminent persons viz. academicians, eminent administrators, specialists, eminent innovators, heads of reputed institutions as members.
The Director General, who is the Chief Executive of NCGG acts as the Member–Secretary of the Governing Body.

Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC):

It is an economic bloc that came into being in June 1997 through the Bangkok Declaration.
Its members include Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Nepal and Bhutan.
Its permanent secretariat is located at Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Its aim is to counter the onslaught of globalization by accelerating regional growth through mutual cooperation by utilizing regional resources and geographical advantages.
Areas of cooperation:
- It is a sector-driven cooperative organization in which, initially, 6 sectors of Trade, Technology, Energy, Transport, Tourism and Fisheries had been included.
- As of now, BIMSTEC has 14 priority areas of cooperation.
  - Climate change was added as the 14th priority area of cooperation in 2008.
  - Among these priority areas, a member country chooses which of the 14 priority areas it is willing to take lead.
- India is the lead country for Transport & Communication, Tourism, Environment & Disaster Management, Counter-Terrorism & Transnational Crime.