In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic old frailties and inadequacies in agriculture, industry, public health, education, transport and employment generation capacities have come out sharply in the open, reopening the debates over public policy reforms as never before. Therefore it is an imperative now to examine India’s policies on education, health, e-governance, gender and work, to study the likely impact of the pandemic on future policy making in India and other democracies.

The public in democracies needs to be a participant in the policy process and in recent years, there has been a growing demand to unpack the fuzzy domain of public policy and make it more transparent, accountable and open to citizens. The Centre for Public Policy and Governance, through research and advocacy, will engage in debate and discussion of public policy processes in India playing a catalytic role in suggesting sectoral policy changes. The Centre will strive to create knowledge-for-impact with a mission to solve developmental challenges through evidence based research. Policy Research and Advocacy for Action will play a crucial role in the way we reimagine societies, economies and politics in the post pandemic era.