21 Nepali Officials Begin Receiving Six-Day Training In India To Curb Corruption In Their Nation

Taking the bilateral engagement and confidence boosting measures between Nepal and India to the next level, 21 officials from Nepal's Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) on Monday (16 December) began receiving training on prevention of fraud, bribery, and corruption in India, reports Asian News International (ANI).

The training which has been specially designed at the request of the government of Nepal will go on for six days, and is being carried out in Gujarat's Gujarat Forensic Sciences University (GFSU).

In total, a net of 42 officials from Nepal will undergo the training, helping strengthen the CIAA's capabilities to carry out IT-based investigations against corrupt practices, helping to enhance good governance in Nepal.

The course is backed by Indian Ministry of External Affairs and aims to help Nepali officials gain expertise on newer methodologies to detect, prevent, and prosecute the corrupt and fraudulent individuals.