Public Policy Research Centre (PPRC)

Public Policy Research Centre (PPRC) is a research organization established under the Dr Mookerjee Smruti Nyas, a public charitable trust. The Centre focuses on research- based objective analysis of contemporary policy issues of significance. The organization aims at constructively impacting policy formulation process with an emphasis on good governance practices, efficient implementation mechanisms and evidence-based policymaking including policy-audit and evaluation in the larger interest of the nation. Public interest is of paramount importance in the process of democratic government. No government can perform its duties as custodian of public good without evidence-based research, made available from time to time in order to make valid decisions affecting the public. Solid research is a prerequisite of policy formulation. Only such kind of dispassionate and objectively conducted research enhances democracy as it can reduce the ability of those with vested interests to influence ...