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At A Glance

Research at CCS focuses on three verticals: Education, Livelihood and Governance. We study the regulatory frameworks in these sectors, examine their on-ground implementation, document their impact on key stakeholders, and suggest ways forward. We also test pilot projects to understand how our interventions function. Our work aims to identify regulatory barriers that come in the way of free enterprise, voluntary exchange, individual choice, and institutional accountability. We adopt a variety of research methodologies including surveys, case studies, legal analysis, quantitative and qualitative analysis, focus group discussions, and semi-structured interviews to build evidence and drive policy reform.

Our Wins
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CCS Wins Templeton Freedom Award In June 2021, CCS was awarded the prestigious Templeton Freedom Award for its work on championing the economic freedom and rights of Street Vendors.
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CCS Wins Atlas Network’s Asia Think Tank Shark Tank Competition 2020 Prashant Narang, Associate Director - Research, Centre for Civil Society (CCS) won the 2020 Asia Think Tank Shark Tank Competition, for CCS’ ‘Lawyers for Liberty’ Project, a legal aid campaign designed to empower street vendors to fight against systemic harassment.
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CCS Signs MoU with National Hawker Federation CCS signed an MoU with the National Hawker Federation to support street vendors in their fight against harassment.
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CCS Partners with Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy CCS partnered with Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy to publish a research paper on land laws in Maharashtra: Whose Land is it Anyway?
REPORT
State Regulatory Profile Uttar Pradesh

This report critically examines the regulatory framework over K-12 sector education in Uttar Pradesh along with its structure, mechanisms and enforcement areas. Analysis has further been done on the differential application of rules in both public and private schools to find out the effectiveness of regulatory policies in improving quality in education.

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Education 2 Min Read2
State Regulatory Profile Bihar

In consonance with the essence of the New Education Policy, our education governance needs major reforms in order to align itself with the needs of

Education 2 Min Read
State Regulatory Profile Bihar

In consonance with the essence of the New Education Policy, our education governance needs major reforms in order to align itself with the needs of

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Publications
Videos
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eBaithak on The Monetary Crises Ahead and Why Gold is the Solution
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Kiran Bedi on Air Pollution || Webinar || Delhi’s Air Pollution: What Lies Beneath || 2026
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eBaithak with Larry Sanger on Wikipedia and the Future of Information | 6 January 2026
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4th Annual Indian Liberals Lecture 2025: Confused Indian Liberal Elites by Praveen Chakravarty
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Baithak on Economies without borders by Vipin Veetil
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Podcast
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Spontaneous Order
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Spontaneous Dialogue Ep 13: Fishes, Fisherfolk, and a Human Rights-based approach
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Spontaneous Dialogue Ep 12: Free to Lease
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Spontaneous Dialogue Ep 11: Profit with Dignity
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Spontaneous Dialogue Ep 10: Logically Informed
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Certificate Courses
UPCOMING
Colloquium
13 Jun 2026
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
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Colloquium on Free Trade and Protectionism
Hauz Khas,
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iCitizen for Young Leaders
12 Jun 2026
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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CCS Introductory Course in Public Policy ‘iCitizen for Young Leaders’
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Colloquium
27 Feb 2026
9 AM - 4 PM
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Colloquium on Migration: Freedom To Move
ICSC Room, “A” Wing, Ground Floor Ranade Bhavan, University of Mumbai Vidyanagari Campus, Santacruz (East) Mumbai 400098
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Colloquium
20 Dec 2025
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
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Colloquium on Migration: Freedom To Move
New Delhi
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iPolicy
19 Sep 2025
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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CCS Introductory Course in Public Policy ‘iPolicy for Young Leaders’
Hauz Khas, New Delhi
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iPolicy
29 Aug 2025
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
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CCS Introductory Course in Public Policy ‘iPolicy for Young Leaders’
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
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Dialogue
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CAMPUS TALKS
15 Apr 2026
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM IST
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Public Lecture by Chandran Kukathas
K-11, Hauz Khas Enclave, Indian School of Public Policy
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BAITHAK
06 Mar 2026
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
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eBaithak The Monetary Crises Ahead and Why Gold is the Solution
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BAITHAK
27 Jan 2026
8:30 PM - 10:00 PM
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eBaithak: Heterodox Academy: Why Open Societies need Open Inquiry
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TWEETCHATS & WEBINARS
24 Jan 2026
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
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Beyond Compliance: Driving Regulatory Reforms for Outcome-Based Learning
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BAITHAK
06 Jan 2026
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
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Baithak: Wikipedia & the Future of Information
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BAITHAK
01 Aug 2025
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
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Free Trade and Protectionism
Centre for Civil Society, Hauz Khas, New Delhi , New Delhi
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Events
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16 Jul 2026
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Is Neoliberalism Relevant for India Today?
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19 Jun 2026
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India International Centre, New Delhi
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22 Aug 2025
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Foundation Day Celebrations – Centre for Civil Society
Dr Ambedkar International Center, New Delhi
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22 Aug 2025
6:30 PM – 7:30 PM IST
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Dr Ambedkar International Center, New Delhi
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Dialogues
29 Jul 2025
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM IST
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Decoding Chapter 8 of NEP on its 5th Anniversary
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Dialogues
11 Jul 2025
3:00 - 4:30 PM IST
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Is Neoliberalism Relevant for India Today?
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Past Projects
Samanvita 2025
  On March 23, 2025, Centre for Civil Society (CCS) hosted Samanvita 2025 at the Dr. Ambedkar International Ce
Umang
With Project Umang, we aim to understand if education interventions such as blended learning and School Leadership a
School Voucher for Girls
School Vouchers for Girls is a school voucher project run by School Choice Campaign for girl children from the North
Right To Education Platform
With a stated motto of Inform-Engage-Reform, the RTE Platform is an initiative to bring together all the knowledge o
Repeal Law Day
Centre of Civil Society (CCS) initiated the 'Repeal of 100 Laws' Project in 2014 with the aim to identify laws that coul
Patang
Section 12 (1) (c) of the Right to Education Act (RTE), 2009 requires unaided private schools to reserve at least 25% se
Jeevika: Law, Liberty & Livelihood Campaign
Jeevika: Law, Liberty & Livelihood Campaign is an award winning effort aimed to eradicate market entry and exit ba
Jeevika Film Festival
To complement our advocacy efforts, CCS hosts an annual Asia-wide documentary festival to capture the livelihood chall
INDIABEFORE91
1991 is known as a watershed year for India—signaled by a systemic shift to a more open economy with greater reliance
Delhi School Voucher Project
India 's first School Voucher Project was launched in Delhi on 28 March 2007 by the Centre for Civil Society as part of
Agriculture
Despite decades of policy interventions, most Indian farmers have not seen their incomes rise, nor have they been able t
HEALTH POLICY
India ranks 145th among 195 countries on healthcare quality and access, as per a study by Lancet. Through the Nation
Bamboo is Not a Tree
Starting 2009, CCS consistently campaigned for reforms in bamboo regulations in India through its Bamboo is Not a Tree c
Vikalp
Vikalp was a skill voucher pilot project, acknowledged as the model for NSDC's STAR Scheme (a INR 1,000 crore skill deve
DHARAMPAL FELLOWSHIP
The Dharampal Fellowship Program is aimed at empowering affordable/budget private school teachers through training, ne
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Established in 2020, the Science & Technology (S&T) Policy vertical at the Centre for Civil Society is dedicated
Delhi Voucher Pilot
We launched India's first School Voucher Project in Delhi on 28 March 2007 as part of our School Choice Campaign. To dem
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Samanvita 2025
  On March 23, 2025, Centre for Civil Society (CCS) hosted Samanvita 2025 at the Dr. Ambedkar International Ce
Umang
With Project Umang, we aim to understand if education interventions such as blended learning and School Leadership a
School Voucher for Girls
School Vouchers for Girls is a school voucher project run by School Choice Campaign for girl children from the North
Right To Education Platform
With a stated motto of Inform-Engage-Reform, the RTE Platform is an initiative to bring together all the knowledge o
Patang
Section 12 (1) (c) of the Right to Education Act (RTE), 2009 requires unaided private schools to reserve at least 25% se
Delhi School Voucher Project
India 's first School Voucher Project was launched in Delhi on 28 March 2007 by the Centre for Civil Society as part of
DHARAMPAL FELLOWSHIP
The Dharampal Fellowship Program is aimed at empowering affordable/budget private school teachers through training, ne
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Established in 2020, the Science & Technology (S&T) Policy vertical at the Centre for Civil Society is dedicated
Delhi Voucher Pilot
We launched India's first School Voucher Project in Delhi on 28 March 2007 as part of our School Choice Campaign. To dem
See All Past Projects in Education
Repeal Law Day
Centre of Civil Society (CCS) initiated the 'Repeal of 100 Laws' Project in 2014 with the aim to identify laws that coul
INDIABEFORE91
1991 is known as a watershed year for India—signaled by a systemic shift to a more open economy with greater reliance
HEALTH POLICY
India ranks 145th among 195 countries on healthcare quality and access, as per a study by Lancet. Through the Nation
Bamboo is Not a Tree
Starting 2009, CCS consistently campaigned for reforms in bamboo regulations in India through its Bamboo is Not a Tree c
Vikalp
Vikalp was a skill voucher pilot project, acknowledged as the model for NSDC's STAR Scheme (a INR 1,000 crore skill deve
See All Past Projects in Governance
Jeevika: Law, Liberty & Livelihood Campaign
Jeevika: Law, Liberty & Livelihood Campaign is an award winning effort aimed to eradicate market entry and exit ba
Jeevika Film Festival
To complement our advocacy efforts, CCS hosts an annual Asia-wide documentary festival to capture the livelihood chall
Agriculture
Despite decades of policy interventions, most Indian farmers have not seen their incomes rise, nor have they been able t
Bamboo is Not a Tree
Starting 2009, CCS consistently campaigned for reforms in bamboo regulations in India through its Bamboo is Not a Tree c
Vikalp
Vikalp was a skill voucher pilot project, acknowledged as the model for NSDC's STAR Scheme (a INR 1,000 crore skill deve
See All Past Projects in Livelihood