Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Dr P. K. Mishra on Wednesday (18th October 2023) chaired a meeting to review the progress made in implementation of the G20 New Delhi Leader’s Declaration. As part of the ongoing efforts, seven webinars covering major themes are going to be held for dissemination and its effective implementation. The webinars are proposed on the themes including Strong, sustainable, balanced and inclusive growth, Accelerating progress on Sustainable Development Goals, Green development pact for a sustainable future, Technological transformation and Digital Public Infrastructure, Women-led Development, and Countering terrorism and money laundering. Additionally, a Seminar is also being planned to engage various think-tanks from across the country to gather insights from area experts on the effective implementation of the New Delhi Leader’s Declaration.
During the review meeting, Principal Secretary Dr P K Mishra said that a high-level monitoring mechanism will be set up to regularly oversee the implementation of the Declaration. He also discussed the upcoming G20 Virtual Summit, an initiative proposed by the Prime Minister in his remarks during the New Delhi Summit. Since this is the first time that any country will host such a virtual Summit following the main Summit, the Principal Secretary emphasised the need for prompt dissemination of information to all member-states and guest countries.
During the meeting, Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra briefed Dr Mishra on the preparations for the second 'Voice of Global South Summit', which is also scheduled to be held in November 2023.
The meeting highlighted the government’s commitment to ensure the successful implementation of the Leader’s Declaration and its dedication to foster global cooperation in development and welfare.