Annual Report 2011 - 2012

Annual Report 2011 - 2012
and WTO plus Provisions) at the Centre for WTO
Studies (CWTOS) at the Indian Institute of Foreign
Trade (IIFT), New Delhi, on 23 January-1 February,
2012;
• Specialised Course on WTO Rules (Anti-Dumping,
Subsidies, Safeguards), Dispute Settlement, and RTAs
(including Rules of Origin and WTO (plus Provisions)
at the Centre for WTO Studies (CWTOS) at the
Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), New Delhi,
on 12-21 March, 2012;
• Special course for two Bhutanese nationals on
Conservation of Artifacts for Museums, at NRCL,
Lucknow from 1 September, 2011 to 28 February,
2012;
• Hands-on training for two Armenian Surgeons, in the
field of Thoracic Surgery, at LRS Institute of
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases, New Delhi, for
eight weeks;
• Special training course in Rubber Cultivation and
Rubber Products Manufacture, for engineers in rubber
technology and production process from Myanmar,
at Rubber Training Institute, Rubber Board,
Kottayam, from 12 September-1 October, 2011;
• Special Training Course for one batch of 40 Master
Trainers from Sri Lanka, at the English and Foreign
Languages University, Hyderabad, from 19 September
to 16 December, 2011;
• Special Course on Jaipur Foot Technology, for
Colombian Technicians at BMVSS, Jaipur, from 1-31
October, 2011; and,
• Special course for 20 journalists from South Africa
on International Economic Issues and Development
Policy (IEIDP), at RIS, New Delhi.
(B) Technical Cooperation Scheme (TCS)
under the Colombo Plan
The Colombo Plan for Cooperative and Economic Social
Development in Asia and the Pacific is a regional intergovernmental
organisation, established in 1951 to enhance
economic and social development of the countries of the
region. As part of the South-South Technical Cooperation
Scheme of the Colombo Plan, the Government of India
started the Technical Cooperation Scheme (TCS), with the
view to providing technical assistance to 18 countries which
are signatories to the Colombo Plan. TCS of the Colombo
Plan was transferred to the Ministry of External Affairs with
effect from 1 April, 2010, from the Department of Economic
Affairs, Ministry of Finance.
During 2011-12, 500 training slots were allocated for
scholars of the Colombo Plan member countries. These
130
included 90 slots placed at the disposal of the Colombo Plan
Secretariat, for allocation to participants from Colombo Plan
countries. The scholars attended training in various areas in
39 institutes of India, under the TCS of the Colombo Plan.
The areas of training covered human resource development,
audit and accounts, commerce, information technology,
computer education, parliamentary matters, rural
development, textiles, water resources, medical sciences,
engineering, financial management, insurance etc.
Technical and financial assistance to the Colombo Plan Staff
College (CPSC), Manila is an important component of the
Colombo Plan cooperation. During 2010-11, CPSC, Manila,
commenced the implementation of the two-year technical
cooperation programme, under a financial grant from the
Government of India, entitled the 'Asia-Pacific Capacity
Building Project for Technical Human Resources
Development--TVET Skills for Poverty Alleviation'. In respect
of engagement with Bhutan, the Government of India approved
the request of the Royal Government of Bhutan for increasing
the number of the Colombo Plan lecturers to 30.
Defence Training
Defence training under the ITEC Programme in the three
wings of the Defence Services, i.e. Army, Navy, and Air Force,
in various Defence training institutions, continued to be
popular with defence establishments in partner countries.
During 2011-12, 1,100 Defence training slots were allocated
to partner countries. The courses were both of general and
specialised nature, and included security and strategic studies,
defence management, electronics, mechanical engineering,
marine hydrography, counter insurgency, and jungle warfare,
as also foundation courses for young officers in the three
services. Applications to the premier defence courses at the
National Defence College (NDC), New Delhi, and the
Defence Services Staff College (DSSC), Wellington, were
oversubscribed and also attracted officers from developed
countries on self-financing basis.
Deputation of Experts
At the request of Governments and international
organisations, 38 experts in various civilian and defence fields
were sent on deputation to advise and provide expertise in
areas including information technology, auditing, legal
expertise, diverse agricultural fields, pharmacology, statistics
and demography, public administration, and textiles. The
services of defence teams were availed of by Ethiopia, Laos,
Lesotho, Mauritius, Seychelles, and Uganda, in training, and
advisory capacities. Deputation of experts has helped
contribute towards building institutions of national
importance in partner countries.