Maldives Foreign Affairs Minister Abdulla Shahid has thanked the Indian Government for its contributions to enhance the skills and competence of civil servants of Maldives. He expressed his gratitude during a meeting held with Director General of the National Centre for Good Governance (NCGG), Mr. Bharat Lal.<br />''<br />''Mr. Shahid expressed hope that the capacity building programmes will further increase and solidify people to people contact between the two countries. Mr. Bharat Lal was leading the delegation of the NCGG to the archipelago nation to review cooperation with Civil Services Commission of Maldives under a 2019 MoU signed during the state visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.<br />''<br />''So far over 530 Maldivian civil servants have undergone training under the bilateral arrangement. During the visit, the Indian delegation held discussions with Maldivian Minister for Education Ibrahim Hassan, office of the Information Commissioner and the Anti Corruption commission. <br />