The first provincial level steering committee meeting for the Capacity Development of Local Government (CDLG) financed by the European Union (EU) through UNDP has been conducted on 2020.11.19 at 11.00 a.m at the Chief Secretariat Conference Hall, Varothaya Nagar, Kanniya.

As part of the Capacity Building of the Local Authorities, the Capacity Development of Local Government (CDLG) project has been identified to be implemented among the 45 Local Authorities in the Eastern Province. The Letter of Agreement (LoA) with regard to the project had been signed by the Chief Secretary of the Eastern Province and the UNDP on 23.09.2020 with the financial support of European Union. This project is paralleled to the LDSP Project and whereas CDLG is mainly focuses on the capacity development of the local authorities.