The National Centre for Good Governance (NCGG) commenced its first Capacity Building Programme for civil servants from Seychelles, marking a key step in bilateral cooperation between the two countries.
The two-week programme, being held from May 11 to May 22 in Mussoorie and New Delhi in collaboration with the Ministry of
The National Centre for Good Governance (NCGG) commenced its first Capacity Building Programme for civil servants from Seychelles, marking a key step in bilateral cooperation between the two countries.
External Affairs, has brought together 29 senior officials from Seychelles, including Directors General and officers from sectors such as defence, finance, IT, judiciary, education, public administration and the Office of the President.
The initiative follows a Memorandum of Understanding signed in February 2026 between the NCGG and Seychelles’ Public Service Bureau. The three-year agreement aims to train 250 Seychellois civil servants with a focus on institutional leadership and digital transformation. The inaugural session was chaired by Dr Surendrakumar Bagde, Director General of NCGG, who highlighted the longstanding ties between India and Seychelles. He said the curriculum had been specially designed to suit the professional needs of the participating officers and sectors crucial for Seychelles’ development.
“The objective is to empower officers with the tools and knowledge to design and implement high-impact national programmes,” Bagde said, while encouraging participants to present case studies from their departments to promote collaborative learning.
Head of the delegation and Deputy Cabinet Secretary for Policy Affairs in the Office of the President of Seychelles, Alex Henderson, thanked the Government of India for the initiative and said the programme would strengthen both administrative capacity and bilateral ties. NCGG has so far trained over 5,500 civil servants from 52 countries, including Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Kenya, Nepal, Bhutan and Maldives, among others from Africa, Asia and Latin America.
