About:
- The National Centre for Good Governance was set up in 2014 by the Government of India as an apex institution in the country.
- Its head office is at New Delhi and registered office at Mussoorie.
- It focuses on good governance, policy reforms, training and capacity building, and to also work as a think tank.
- It has taken up capacity building of civil servants of several foreign countries in partnership with Ministry of External Affairs.
- It has imparted training to civil servants of 15 countries such as Bangladesh, Kenya, Tanzania, Tunisia, Seychelles, Gambia, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Laos, Vietnam, Bhutan, Myanmar and Cambodia.
History:
- The NCGG traces its origin to the National Institute of Administrative Research (NIAR).
- NIAR was set up in 1995 by the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA).
- NIAR was subsequently rechristened with an expanded mandate, as NCGG, which was inaugurated in 2014.
Source : All India Radio
Last updated on Sep, 2026
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