Foreign Training Programme in Public Administration

As a part of its international collaborative efforts, the possibility of sharing and exchanging administrative experiences with other countries, particularly in the area of public administration and delivery of services has been expired so as to improve upon the current system of governance and instil a greater sense of responsiveness, accountability and transparency and to bring in fresh insights and new perspectives in these areas.

The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DPAPG) has nominated public service officials from the Government of India/States/UTs including PM Award winners/National e-Governance winners on: 

(i) five-day training programme for a group comprising 16 officers from the Government of India and states/Uts including PM Award winners/National e-Governance winners to the Institute of Public Administration of Canada (IPAC), Toronto, Canada from August 22-26 2016; 

(ii) five-day training programme for a group comprising 21 officers from the Government of India and States/UTs including PM Award winners/National e-Governance Award winners visit to the PBLQ, Dutch Institute of Public Administration, the Hague, Netherlands scheduled to be held during September 12-16, 2016. 

DARPG-UNDP Project 

The Department has signed a Project Document “Strengthening Public Administration and Governance” with UNDP on February 3, 2014 as part of Country Programme Action Plan (CPAP) 2013-17. 

The project aims to achieve:

• improved capabilities of institutions and individuals responsible for public administration and governance; 
• deeper understanding of administrators on factors that contribute to success or failure of service delivery under Government programmes; and 
• increased cooperation in the area of public administration globally including the South-South context. 

The project is fully funded by UNDP with a commitment of US$ 1 million for activities. 

The Department had signed Annual Work Plan 2016 with UN DP for a budget of US$ 1,64, 525. 

The Annual Work Plan 2016 is aimed at creating a world class, open citizen centric services delivered through best practice National Portal, institutional mechanism and infrastructure. The expenditure towards the activities is being met by UNDP. The Department is Implementing partner.