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Centre for Civil Society was set up in August 1997. In the past 25 years, CCS has carved a niche position for itself in the policy space. We, in our journey, have advocated for choice, accountability and prosperity through market based solutions.
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Research
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Enabling Research through Research Management

The field of research management (RM) has emerged as a tool to create an enabling research environment within universities, where researchers can get support, including but not limited to management of their research grant, getting legal and technology transfer-related advice and finding ways of increasing the impact of their research and innovation.

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Model Service
Delivery Act

The concept of Citizens Charters were introduced in 1997 across various levels of government, in both the Union and States. However, these charters remained ineffective due to their voluntary nature. The improvements in technology and internet penetration in India made for a fertile situation legislatie on timely delivery of services, including those delivered electronically.

A Teary Tale of Onion Exports

Onions are a very important crop for both Indian farmers and consumers. Whenever there are price fluctuations in the market, the Government changes the rules on the trade of onions.
Policy Training
UPCOMING CERTIFICATE COURSE

Austrian Economics Seminar
Advanced Online Certificate Course

“Austrian” economics is not a specific field within economics, nor is it a set of conclusions. It is a different approach to understanding the social reality that dissents from the mainstream method, theory, and policy.
Programs
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Project Bolo English

For the academic year 2022-23, 300 schools including both budget private schools and semi-government schools registered with our program. We started working with learning centres for out-of-school children in Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and New Delhi. The team also completed teacher training for ~4000 teachers who received spoken English application skills.
Publications
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Preparing the Fields for Genetically Modified Crops in India

By 2050, the world will need to produce 60-70% more food than what it is already producing to feed an anticipated population of 9.3 billion people.
Events
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Online Certificate Workshop on ‘Fundraising & Grant Management’

These key aspects include - understanding the fundraising cycle, different approaches, and methods for fundraising, and understanding the best practices for grants and contract management.
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Ease of Operating Budget Private Schools in India

25 Nov 2022 1 Min Read

By Prashant Narang and Tarini Sudhakar In a background paper submitted for UNESCO’s Global Education Monitoring Report 2022, we explore the interface between the state and budget private schools with a focus on licensure, hiring of teachers, inspections, admissions, and grievance redressal.

Assessing State School Education Laws on Administrative Safeguards

18 Nov 2022 2 Min Read

The quality of all laws governing K-12 education across sixteen states

National Education Policy Compliance Profile: Jharkhand

18 Nov 2022 2 Min Read

Structure of education administration, quality of laws, learning progress of students, and regulatory pain-points for private schools in Jharkhand

Umang

Wed, 10/19/2022 - 17:44 5 Min Read

With Project Umang, we aim to understand if education interventions such as blended learning and School Leadership are cohesively effective in enhancing the students learning outcomes.

School Voucher for Girls

Wed, 10/19/2022 - 17:35 5 Min Read

School Vouchers for Girls is a school voucher project run by School Choice Campaign for girl children from the North East Delhi region.

Right To Education Platform

Wed, 10/19/2022 - 17:17 5 Min Read

With a stated motto of Inform-Engage-Reform, the RTE Platform is an initiative to bring together all the knowledge on India's landmark Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act 2009.

At the RTE Platform, we are aspiring to establish it as a credible, informative and evolving resource on education in India, with a particular emphasis on primary education and the RTE Act.

Patang

Wed, 10/19/2022 - 16:16 5 Min Read

Section 12 (1) (c) of the Right to Education Act (RTE), 2009 requires unaided private schools to reserve at least 25% seats for children from economically and socially disadvantaged communities.

Legislative Analysis 1: Free & Compulsory Education Bill, 2003

18 Oct 2022 1 Min Read

Providing a depth look into the 2003 Education Bill and highlighting key aspects of the bill to illustrate how the Bill is not meeting its objectives and does serious damage to areas of education where some degree of competition and choice exists—both of which CCS believes are fundamental agents for a thriving and prosperous education ecosystem.

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CCS Team

Legislative Analysis 2: The Right to Education Bill, 2005

18 Oct 2022 1 Min Read

The Bill seeks to expand access to elementary education by a) increasing the number of state schools, and b) leveraging the 25% reservation of seats in all private schools. The Bill expects the private sector to discharge the constitutional obligation of the state while having no binding duties for the state. The analyses expose the weaknesses of the Bill, as well as the ambiguity that relaxes the state from accountability and compliance with standardised norms.

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CCS Team

Legislative Analysis 4: The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009

18 Oct 2022 1 Min Read

Providing a comprehensive brief of the Model Rules under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act 2009, providing analysis to highlighting our argument on how private unaided schools conforming to the 25% reservation quota be reimbursements for those selected seats.

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CCS Team

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