Question: Recently Union Cabinet has given its ex-post facto approval for the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India, and United Kingdom for-
(a) Nuclear energy
(b) Renewable Energy
(c) Public Administration and Governance Reforms
(d) In the field of cultural activities
Ans (c)
Related facts:
- On 20 January 2016, the Union Cabinet has given its ex-post facto approval for the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India, and United Kingdom for Cooperation in Public Administration and Governance Reforms.
- This MoU was signed in November, 2015.
- The form of co-operation under the MoU will be in areas like sharing good governance practices in public administration; User led service design, Reducing bureaucracy in service delivery, Government Process Re-engineering, Building and developing staff capability, Public Grievance Redress Mechanism, Local Government Reforms.
- It will also bring reforms towards strengthening of social security, Collaboration in strategies for promotion of ethics in Government, Collaboration between Government and Industry on staff management, Mechanisms for public engagement, Crisis and Disaster Management and Digital transformation of Government.
- The MoU will help in understanding the system of customer oriented public service delivery in UK with reference to rapidly changing environments in the area of public service management.
- It will also enable in replicating, adapting and innovating some of the best practices and processes in the Indian Public Service Delivery System, leading to improved public service delivery in India.
- A Joint Working Group on Public Administration and Governance will be responsible for implementation of the MoU.
- The First Joint Working Group (JWG) meeting under the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is scheduled to be held later this month in London.
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