Nepal’s CIAA officials attend tailor-made training on anti-corruption in India

Kathmandu / Dec 16: The first batch of 21 officers of Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) of Nepal has commenced their six-day training on ‘Prevention of Fraud, Bribery and Corruption’ at Gujarat Forensic Sciences University (GFSU), Gandhi Nagar today.

The training (tailor-made course) designed at the request of Nepal Government is aimed at capacity building of Nepali officers, the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu stated in a press release. Another batch of 21 CIAA officers of Nepal is scheduled to take similar training from January 11 to 16 next year.

The training is expected to enable Nepali officers to identify factors of corruptions, its impact on economy and methodology for its detection and prevention, the embassy said.

“Furthermore, the course will enhance skills of Officers for IT-based investigations, sharpen their analytical capabilities and help them learn new methodologies which will empower them to detect, prevent and prosecute corrupt and fraudulent individuals,” the embassy release stated.

The course is fully supported by Government of India under the Ministry of External Affair’s Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) Programme, the press release added.