[The Himalayan Times] Officials Off to India to Learn About Federalism

The Himalayan Times writes

A delegation of 17 senior government officers left for a two-week visit to India on Sunday to study aspects of federalism.
The visit is organised by the government of India through New Delhi-based Indian Institute of Public Administration -- a premier institute engaged in training civil servants.
The delegation includes Dr Uday Raj Sharma, secretary of Nepal Trust, Shri Sushil Jang Bahadur Rana, secretary of the Election Commission, nine joint-secretaries and six under-secretaries of various ministries and departments.
The visit has been arranged in response to a request from the government of Nepal, Indian embassy said in a statement.
The delegation will visit New Delhi, Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry and meet senior government leaders, parliamentarians and officials to get a closer look at India's federal system along with its dimensions -- ranging from legislative to judicial, administrative, financial and developmental federalism.
They will also visit the parliament and state legislatures, Supreme Court and High Courts and hold interaction with India's Election Commission, Finance Commission, Planning Commission and Inter-State Council. The delegation will also visit the Lal Bahadur Shashtri National Academy of Administration in Mussoorie.
The government of India will expand opportunities for study and exposure visits to Nepali civil servants in various focus areas so as to reinforce the friendly, professional and close relations between the bureaucrats of the two countries, the embassy said.