Nepali Officers to train in India on AML/CFT

The second group of 18 government officers has started their training on ‘Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism’ (AML/CFT) at the National Academy of Customs, Indirect Taxes and Narcotics (NACIN) in Bengaluru of Karnataka state in India.
This is a special tailor-made course designed at the request of Nepal for a total of 60 officers,” reads a press note issued by the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu. “It is an example of Government of India’s commitment to enhance the capacities of various agencies of the Nepal,” it reads, adding that the course is fully supported by the Government of India under the Ministry of External Affairs’ Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) Programme. “The training will enhance the capabilities of participating officers to effectively deal with the matters pertaining to Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT).”
The first group of 20 Nepali officers had successfully completed their 6-days training module on August 24. The third batch of 21 officers will undergo training in December.
The NACIN is a premier training institute of Government of India in the field of financial investigations and anti-money laundering matters with state-of-the-art learning facilities. “It is an accredited Regional Training Centre of World Customs Organisation (WCO) for Asia-Pacific Region and also works in collaboration with other international organisations including UNEP, UNODC and SASEC.

ITEC Day 2019 celebrated

The Embassy of India celebrated 55th anniversary of Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) Day in Kathmandu today.
Minister for Federal Affairs and General Administration of Nepal Lalbabu Pandit was the chief guest of the celebrations. Ambassador of India to Nepal Manjeev Singh Puri, on the occasion, noted that the ITEC programme has been pivotal in training senior officers and other officials from various ministries and departments of Nepal at India’s most premier institutions. “The programme has tremendously contributed towards skill up-gradation and human resources development in Nepal,” he said.
About 150 ITEC alumni attended the celebrations. ITEC Programme is fully funded by the Government of India to share India’s developmental experience with 161 friendly developing countries, including Nepal.
The training courses are in the fields of computers, engineering, information technology, journalism, banking, legislation, power, remote sensing, manpower research, education, empowerment of women, hydrology, law enforcement, business planning and promotion, accounts and finance.
A number of Nepali institutions have benefitted from special tailor-made ITEC course designed based on their specific needs. For example this year, 62 officials of Finance Ministry participated in a Public Finance Management course at the Institute of Government Accounts and Finance (INGAF) in New Delhi. Similarly, another special tailor-made ITEC course on Investigation and Control of Revenue Leakage was held in 2 batches for 50 Department of Revenue Investigation (DRI) officials at National Academy of Customs Excise, Indirect Taxes and Narcotics (NACIN) in Faridabad in March 2019. Similarly, 60 Nepali officials are currently being trained on Anti Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism at NACIN. In addition, a total of 34 Nepali water resources experts are pursuing their MTech in the fields of irrigation water management, Hydrology, Alternative Energy and water resources development at the prestigious IIT in Roorkee.