Centre for Policy Research

The Initiative on Climate, Energy, and Environment at the Centre for Policy Research aims to stimulate informed, long-term, and strategic policy and institutional change toward improving climate and development outcomes. This grant is designed as a capacity- building grant to support the Initiative to deepen its staff strength, consolidate around four strategic themes, and provide the flexibility to intervene strategically in new areas in response to policy opportunities.

The Accountability Initiative works to improve service delivery in India by developing innovative models for tracking government programs, disseminating this information to policymakers and citizens, and researching how to strengthen accountability between citizens and their government. This grant will allow the Initiative to track government funding by state rather than by sector. It also will deepen the work to understand how teachers and district staff can better monitor schools and respond to citizen demands.

The Accountability Initiative is a research group based at the Centre for Policy Research that works on strengthening transparency and accountability in governance, aiming to increase citizen engagement in policymaking and implementation. During this grant period, Accountability Initiative will conduct new research to understand the evolving nature of fiscal federalism in India and its impact on service delivery. It will also develop new partnerships with civil society organizations and local governments to monitor the delivery of public services and welfare programs.