WORLD NEWS | Sri Lankan president seeks India’s help on policy reforms, governance and public service delivery

New Delhi [India]April 4 (ANI): According to a press statement issued by India’s Ministry of Personnel, Public Complaints and Pensions, Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe sought India’s support in policy reform, governance, capacity building, digitalization and public Assistance with Service Delivery.

An Indian delegation led by National Center for Good Governance (NCGG) director-general Bharat Lal met the Sri Lankan president in the island nation on Saturday to discuss policy reforms, good governance, digitalisation, capacity building and training, institutions topics such as construction and ensuring delivery of public services.

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The President admires the way India manages socio-economic development and ensures high economic growth.

At the meeting, President Wickremesinghe shared his vision for Sri Lanka, a strategy to address near-term economic challenges and put the country on a path of high economic growth. He also urged the NCGG to help establish a university of governance and public policy in Sri Lanka, according to the press release.

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The Director-General commended Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s crisis management skills as Chief Minister during the 2001 riots, “after being the Chief Minister of Gujarat in 2001 amidst a series of crises and negative economic growth, he was able to The state has blazed a path of high economic growth and continued prosperity through his vision, strategy and progressive policies. As a result, Gujarat has experienced double-digit economic growth over the past two decades.”

“Thereafter, since 2014, as Prime Minister, he introduced citizen-centred policies and a new culture of good governance, and as a result, India is witnessing high economic growth, guaranteed public service delivery and rapid improvement in the quality of life of its citizens, ’ the statement quoted him as saying.

To reinforce the Prime Minister’s vision of good governance, which focuses on transparency, accountability and inclusiveness, India is making heavy use of digital technologies and planning, execution and monitoring mechanisms to enable time-bound implementation.

In line with the Prime Minister’s ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’ philosophy, NCGG, in partnership with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, works to facilitate collaboration and learning between civil servants of India and neighboring countries.

During the two-day visit, the Indian delegation met several senior civil servants in Sri Lanka. Everyone was very interested to know how Prime Minister Narendra Modi proposed a new governance model to eradicate poverty, ensure quality services, and provide guaranteed by the public. Service delivery, environmental protection, inclusion and equity, transparency and accountability, and high economic growth.

Sri Lanka is keen to learn from India’s policy-driven governance model and the heavy use of digital technologies in the planning, execution and monitoring of various programs and projects.

“In a series of meetings in the President’s Office, senior civil servants expressed their appreciation for India’s continued assistance to Sri Lanka during the recent unprecedented economic crisis. The Director-General spoke of the prime minister’s ‘neighborhood first’ slogan and highlighted the ties between India and Sri Lanka special relationship,” the statement read.

“The Director-General also highlighted the critical role of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership and vision and his emphasis on good governance in ensuring the delivery of efficient, effective and technology-driven public services. Discussions focused on NCGG’s contribution to Sri Lanka support in terms of policy reform, the use of digital technologies, capacity building, good governance and institution building,” the statement added.

They believe this will help Sri Lanka strengthen its institutions and that the country is eager to learn from and leverage India’s successful governance model to achieve high economic growth.

The Indian delegation highlighted the positive impact of digital technologies in promoting transparency, fairness, inclusiveness and accountability. (Arnie)

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