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Centre for Civil Society
Social Change Through Public Policy
About Centre for Civil Society
Centre for Civil Society advances social change through public policy. Our work in education, livelihood, and policy training promotes choice and accountability across the private and public sectors. To translate policy into practice, we engage with policy and opinion leaders through research, pilot projects and advocacy. We are India’s leading liberal think tank, ranked 50 worldwide by the annual study conducted by the Think Tanks and Civil Society Program at the University of Pennsylvania. Our vision is that each individual leads a life of choice in personal, economic and political spheres and every institution is accountable. We successfully campaigned for livelihood freedom for street entrepreneurs, resulting in the passing of the Street Vendors (Regulation and Protection of Livelihood Act in March 2014. Our School Choice Campaign popularised the instrument of school vouchers in education, increasing choice and access to quality education for all. Currently, our focus is on reshaping the school education policy landscape - shifting the focus to learning outcomes, expanding choice in education and advocating deregulation for private sector; amplifying the voice of budget private schools which are catering to the poor sections of society but face closure in the face of the RTE; enhancing choice and accountability through the CCS skill voucher model in government skilling programs; promoting livelihood freedom by facilitating effective implementation of the Street Vendors Act and creating future leaders through policy trainings and courses who will be champions of liberty in their fields going forward.
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Research & Knowledge
Centre for Civil Society published the Ease of Operating Schools Index 2026 findings for Assam, which ranks it fifth in the index.
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Presence & Recognition
Centre for Civil Society launched the Language Learning Lab program for Budget Private Schools in over 24 schools, reaching over 15,000 students in its first year.
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Presence & Recognition
Centre for Civil Society has been active in bringing ideas of individual choice and institutional accountability into India's public policy conversations for 29 years.
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Presence & Recognition
Centre for Civil Society hosted a lecture by Rakesh Wadhwa on Bitcoin and money systems at the Centre for Civil Society.
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Research & Knowledge
Centre for Civil Society revisits Dr D. R. Pendse's writings on economic debates and market and enterprise conversations on IndianLiberals.in.
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People
Centre for Civil Society is hiring an Outreach Events Coordinator to plan and execute conferences, dialogues, seminars, and workshops in New Delhi by 15 September 2026.
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Presence & Recognition
Centre for Civil Society developed the Language Learning Lab combining a learning app with teacher training in nine schools in Delhi and Chandigarh to reach over 7,000 students.
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People
Centre for Civil Society trained nearly 4,000 teachers in methods for teaching spoken English through Bolo English.
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Presence & Recognition
Centre for Civil Society met Shri Ravinder Indraj Singh, Hon’ble Minister for Social Welfare, Government of NCT of Delhi, representing the company Animesh Kumar and Mihika Dutta on education and the Ease of Operating Schools Index 2026 for Delhi.
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Centre for Civil Society and Rajiv Gandhi Institute for Contemporary Studies are organizing a discussion on Dadabhai Naoroji and the Determining of India’s Nationhood on Monday, 7 September 2026 at Jawahar Bhawan, New Delhi.
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Centre for Civil Society hosted the 5th Indian Liberals Annual Lecture on 18 September 2026 featuring Prof. Rahul Sagar discussing his book The Birth of Indian Liberalism published by Juggernaut Books.
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