Govts of India, UK, Africa to attend CLGGPS seminar
Kochi, Oct 22 (UNI) Local Government, Mayors and officials from Union, State and local governments in India, the UK and Africa will participate in a seminar, starting here from tomorrow, to disseminate the outcomes of the Commonwealth Local Government Good Pratice Scheme.
The two-day seminar would be inaugurated by Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Secretary H S Anand.
The scheme, funded by DFID (UK) and managed by Commonwealth Local Government Forum (CLGF), would link local governments and related associations on partnership projects, throughout the Commonwealth, to share knowledge and skills with a view to building capacity and improving governance at the local level.
The seminar would focus on issues like improving the capacity of local Government and how to influence local Governemnt policy making in India, an official statement said.
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