National Centre for Good Governance

Context: 

The National Centre for Good Governance (NCGG) in New Delhi is expanding its capacity to train more civil servants from different countries, with a rise in demand for its programmes such as those in public policy and governance.

About the National Centre for Good Governance (NCGG): 

• It was set up in 2014 by the Government of India as an apex–level autonomous institution under the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions. 
• The Centre 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). 
• Mandate: 

1. 1. To work in the areas of governance, policy reforms, capacity building and training of civil servants and technocrats of India and other developing countries. 
   2. To be a think tank for governance and policy reforms, cutting across administrative, social, economic, and financial spheres.
   3. To function as a national repository of information on best practices, initiatives and methodologies that promote good governance, e-governance, innovation and change management within the government and its parastatal organizations.
   4. To advise on key issues in governance and develop synergy across various ministries/ departments of the Government of India and various state governments.

• Governing Body:

1. 1. The affairs of the NCGG are managed under the overall superintendence and direction of the Governing Body, which is headed by the Cabinet Secretary. 
   2. It has Secretaries of 9 ministries/ departments and 5 eminent persons viz. academicians, eminent administrators, specialists, eminent innovators, heads of reputed institutions as members. 
   3. The Director General, who is the Chief Executive of NCGG acts as the Member–Secretary of the Governing Body.

News Source: The Hindu,  NMCG