Rajinder Bhagat, the new Indian High Commissioner to Ghana made this known during a courtesy call on Mike Hammah, Minister for Lands and Natural Resources at his office to introduce himself and discuss possible areas of co-operation between India and Ghana.
He observed that the country is gradually being transformed into a hub of business and commerce in the West African sub-region.
High Commissioner Bhagat announced that the Indian government would increase its technical training programme to cover 150 Ghanaians instead of the previous 125 Ghanaians.
He explained that his government projects to use the technical training programme to help develop the capacity of personnel of the Land administration project under the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources.
Welcoming the High Commissioner, Ghana’s Minster of Lands and Natural Resources called for the strengthening of the long-standing relations for the mutual benefit of the two countries and expressed the hope that Ghana would tap into the experiences and lessons of the India.
The Minister, who briefed the High Commissioner on processes in acquiring land in Ghana for industrial purposes, assured the Indian envoy that the Ministry will provide the requisite assistance to Indian investors interested in acquiring land for businesses in Ghana.
Recounting the history of land administration in Ghana, Mr Hammah explained that the Land Administration Project has strengthened institutional capacity of the Lands Commission to curb the numerous conflicts between various traditional areas through the demarcation of customary boundaries.
Prior to his posting to Ghana in December 2011, High Commissioner Bhagat served in the Indian Missions in Damascus, Jeddah/Riyadh, Mexico City, Sana’a, The Hague, Port of Spain, Doha.
He also served at the Ministry of External Affairs in New Delhi in various capacities and was posted to Mozambique and Swaziland as High Commissioner of India.
He held the post of Head of the West Africa Division in the Ministry.
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