GTZ recognises the importance of partnerships, cooperation arrangements, alliances and networks with national, European and international organisations and institutions involved in development cooperation. Managing and maintaining these cooperation arrangements is a vital part of its work.

Centre for International Migration and Development (CIM)

As part of its joint operations with CIM, GTZ works together with the German Federal Employment Agency to place highly qualified experts and management staff with Indian employers.

Other partnerships and alliances

German institutions

To ensure optimum project implementation in India, GTZ also cooperates closely with a number of German institutions:

• DEG (Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH)
• IGCC (Indo-German Chamber of Commerce)
• KfW Entwicklungsbank

European and other multilateral institutions

Strategic partnerships with European and other bilateral and multilateral donors are seen as increasingly important. Such partners include:

• Asian Development Bank (ADB)
• Department for International Development (DFID) in the UK
• European Development Fund (EDF)
• European Commission (EC)
• International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
• United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
• Unites States Agency for International Development (USAID)
• World Bank

Indian partner organisations

• Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), Ministry of Power (MoP)
• Department of Economic Affairs (DEA), Ministry of Finance (MoF)
• Ministry  of Communication and Information Technology
• Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Distribution
• Ministry of Corporate Affairs
• Ministry of Development of North-Eastern Region
• Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF)
• Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW), National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO)
• Ministry of Labour and Employment (MoLE)
• Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME)
• Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE)
• Ministry of Rural Development
• Ministry of Urban Development
• National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)
• Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)
• Watershed Organisation Trust (WOTR)

KfW Entwicklungsbank
http://www.kfw-entwicklungsbank.de

DEG (Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH)
http://www.deginvest.de

AHK Indo-German Chamber of Commerce
http://indien.ahk.de

European Commission (EC)
http://ec.europa.eu

GOI Directory of Indian Government Websites
http://goidirectory.nic.in

National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)
http://www.nabard.org