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Troubled Waters - CMCA organises Student Investigation on water distribution in the city — by admin — last modified December 13, 2007 16:48

The survey organized by Children’s Movement for Civic Awareness covered more than 3000 households in the City. Unfortunately, the report concluded that government agencies are apathetic towards the diseased state of water management in the city and have failed to build awareness about preserving water.

Get Together at Public Affairs Centre — by admin — last modified December 17, 2007 11:30

Public Affairs Centre organized an Open house programme for Friends of PAC on 29th November 2007. After PAC shifted from Koramangala to the new campus in Bommasandra late in 2006, many of our regular friends and visitors were unable to keep in touch due to the distance and traffic. This programme was arranged to facilitate the first visit for most of them. The large turn out representing enthusiastic CMCA volunteers and members of different Resident’s Welfare Associations from across the city was very encouraging. A few families of staff participated in the event together with members of the Kenyan delegation attending a Public Affairs Foundation workshop.

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Dr. Prabhakar Kollapudi — by admin — last modified October 20, 2009 10:40

 

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Dr. Sita Sekhar — by admin — last modified December 24, 2007 15:17

 

Basavaraj 1.jpg — by admin — last modified December 24, 2007 14:48

 

Dr. Basavaraj V.T. — by admin — last modified December 24, 2007 15:08

 

B. Gopal — by admin — last modified December 24, 2007 15:25

 

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Picture in Scrap.jpg — by admin — last modified January 07, 2008 14:21

 

Dr. Meena Nair — by admin — last modified October 09, 2009 09:50

 

Public Affairs Centre Annual Lecture — by admin — last modified January 24, 2008 15:12

Honorable Chief Justice of the High Court of Karnataka Shri. Cyriac Joseph has said that in the very first year of the launch of a new system of “mediation” with the assistance of trained lawyers, more than 50 per cent of the cases have been resolved successfully, thus saving a lot of money and time for the parties involved. In a country where cases take decades to settle, this initiative of the High Court promises to be an alternative route that the public can take advantage of provided the parties are willing to agree to mediation. Increased use of mediation will also reduce the overload on our courts

RUSH…….Register your name on the VOTERS’ list, NOW! — by admin — last modified January 24, 2008 11:57

RUSH……. Register your name on the VOTERS’ list, NOW ! This is THE time to register your name on the Voters’ List This will enable you to obtain your Voter’s ID card and to vote in future elections

CAC - Success Stories — by admin — last modified February 11, 2008 10:43

 

Vote Bengaluru PROTESTS........ — by admin — last modified March 30, 2008 13:09

VB is staging a protest on Monday 31st March 2008 at Mahatma Gandhi statue near MG road from 10.30 am to 12 noon. After the dharna, a delegation will be submitting a memorandum at the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer – Karnataka. An appointment with the Governor has also been sought on the same day at 12.30 PM.

Dr. Kala Sridhar — by admin — last modified October 08, 2009 12:40

 

Kala_Newspaper.jpg — by admin — last modified May 30, 2008 15:31

 

Staff Profiles — by admin — last modified May 30, 2008 16:05

 

WATSAN Training Programme in partnership with Arghyam — by admin — last modified November 28, 2008 12:51

The four-day TOT programme includes a range of activities like interactive sessions on water, sanitation and health issues, survey sensitization, PRA methods and CRC interview techniques, survey sampling and monitoring techniques, water quality testing procedures and documentation of this state-wide exercise. PAC’ specific role in this partnership is to provide technical support to all data collection and analysis concepts and procedures.

CMCA Public Function on Children's Survey — by admin — last modified November 28, 2008 12:50

Children’s Movement for Civic Awareness (a joint initiative of Swabhimana and Public Affairs Centre) proudly invites you to the release of Children’s Survey Report, a unique survey by children of children on “Me and My City”. The event will be attended by Shri. Sudhakar Rao, Chief Secretary, GoK, as a special guest. We look forward to your esteemed presence.

Launch of Citizens Against Corruption (CAC) — by admin — last modified December 10, 2008 13:54

The Citizens Against Corruption project of PAC with PTF was launched on October 15, 2008 through the dissemination of a Call for Proposals to over 1000 CSOs and NGOs involved with advocacy and rights realisation in India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka. The Call invites proposals to curb corruption in government services through the use of the RTI Act (in India) and with the assistance of community organisations. The Call has received an overwhelming response; about 150 initial concept notes have been received. The concepts are currently under review and shortlisted NGOs will be contacted soon for follow up activity on proposal development.

Expressing Gratitude which was long due… Children showing the way — by admin — last modified December 10, 2008 14:07

Bangalore is a rapidly growing city facing a tremendous strain on our solid waste management systems. With the volume of waste generated by households and bulk generators such as commercial establishments, choultries and hotels rapidly increasing, the BBMP and other stakeholders face the daunting task of keeping our city clean and safe. Added to this, is the exploding volume of hazardous waste from hospitals, nursing homes and clinics and electronic waste. Our city has a unique door-to-door waste collection system that aims at eliminating roadside bins.

Change of Guard at PAC! — by admin — last modified December 10, 2008 14:11

October 29, 2008 marked a key transition date for Public Affairs Centre. After serving the Board of Directors for 14 years as Founder Directors, three members stepped down from the Board of PAC, including the Founder Chairperson, Dr. Samuel Paul. To recognize and appreciate the contributions of the founding members who have retired and those who still continue to serve in the PAC Board, the staff and well wishers of the Centre organized an event at the PAC campus. The function was chaired by the new Chairman of PAC, Justice M.N. Venketachaliah. Mementoes were given to Dr. Samuel Paul, Prof. Manubhai Shah, Prof. KRS Murthy, and Mr. P.P. Madappa. A memento was presented in absentia to Mr. T.R. Satish Chandran. A special memento was also presented to Mr. MR Jaishankar for his support and guidance in developing the new campus of the Centre. The gathering included PAC Board Members, members of the PAC Annual General Body, partners and staff. Special homage was paid to the contributions of two founding directors, Dr. Kamla Chowdhury and Mr. Rohinton Aga, whose untimely deaths robbed the Centre of great sources of support and inspiration.

Public Services provided by Gram Panchayats in Chattisgarh — by admin — last modified December 11, 2008 14:19

 

Decentralised Service Delivery in Panchayats — by admin — last modified December 11, 2008 14:23

 

Public Services in Hubli-Dharwad - The Second Citizen Report Card — by admin — last modified December 11, 2008 14:24

 

Pilot Social Audit of NREGA in Gulbarga District, Karnataka — by admin — last modified January 03, 2009 13:05

 

Learn More - PAC Introduction — by admin — last modified January 05, 2009 10:52

 

ME & MY CITY... A Valuable Insight — by admin — last modified January 09, 2009 11:45

A survey on various topics concerning the city is conducted by the civic club children of CMCA every year. The findings are then presented by the children as Children’s Report Card to the concerned government authorities and possible solutions listed down as a plea and presented to the authorities. So far, Children’s Report Cards on Greening, Traffic, Plastic, and Water have been presented. The uniqueness of this year’s survey was that it was done by the children of the children on “Me and My City”.

News from Participatory Governance Research Group — by admin — last modified January 19, 2009 11:42

1. Citizens’ involvement, need of the hour – a clear message from CRC on services of Gram Panchayats in Koraput district, Orissa 2. CRC workshop in Cape Town 3. CRC workshop in Cambodia

Traffic Police Day - CMCA Initiative — by admin — last modified January 19, 2009 16:09

The Traffic Police Day an Initiative of CMCA for the past 3 years was flagged of by the Additional Commissioner of Police Traffic Mr. Praveen Sood this year. Also present were DCP Srinivasa & ACP Mr. Nagappa. 40 children from different civic clubs across the city were present to thank the unsung heroes; our Traffic constables.

Press Release – Assessment of Compliance to Suo Moto Provisions — by admin — last modified April 01, 2009 14:53

Press Conference for the National Release of the Findings of, “National Assessment of the Degree of Compliance to Suo Moto Disclosure Provisions of the RTI Act, 2005” was held on the 9th of March, 2009 at Hotel Capitol in Bangalore.

CRC workshop at Unnati — by admin — last modified April 06, 2009 15:22

A 5 days workshop on CRC was organized by UNNATI, an NGO based at Ahmedabad. Dr. Sita Sekhar, Head - PGRG and Ms. Prarthana Rao, Research Executive, PGRG conducted the workshop at Ahmedabad. 20 participants from 9 Civil Society Organisations from different parts of Gujarat attended the workshop.

CRC workshop at PAC — by admin — last modified April 06, 2009 15:23

A CRC workshop was held at PAC, Bangalore was organized by PRIA, an NGO based at West Bengal. The PGRG team conducted the workshop at our office campus.

Presentation of Findings to SSA and UNICEF – 30 April 2009 — by admin — last modified May 21, 2009 14:27

The key findings from “Study of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan Initiatives on Universalisation of Elementary education in Karnataka with special reference to concerns of Quality and Equity” were presented to the SSA directorate and UNICEF on 30th April 2009, at the state project office, Bangalore.

Study of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan Initiatives on Universalisation of Elementary education in Karnataka — by admin — last modified August 27, 2009 12:11

The report presents results of a study commissioned by Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan investigating the Quality and Equity with which the Universalisation of Elementary Education is carried out in Karnataka State

Mr. A. K. Venkatasubramaniam — by admin — last modified September 03, 2009 12:17

 

Press Release: Citizen Monitoring of Rural Roads reveals Quality Problems — by admin — last modified September 30, 2009 13:41

 

A Paradox of India's North-South Divide — by admin — last modified October 01, 2009 16:10

 

PAC Capability Statement — by admin — last modified October 07, 2009 12:50

The document gives a brief but comprehensive synopsis of PAC's expertise and capabilities developed, and experience gained, since the organisation's inception in 1994.

Dr. A. Venugopala Reddy — by admin — last modified October 08, 2009 12:36

 

Ms. Prarthana Rao — by admin — last modified October 08, 2009 12:49

 

Mr. Srikant Patibandla — by admin — last modified October 08, 2009 11:52

 

Mr. Shaarad Sharma — by admin — last modified October 08, 2009 12:38

 

Mr. Raghavan Suresh — by admin — last modified December 07, 2009 15:08

 

venu — by admin — last modified October 08, 2009 12:30

 

Prarthana — by admin — last modified October 08, 2009 12:48

 

Costs and Challenges of Local Urban Services: Evidence from Indian Cities — by admin — last modified October 08, 2009 16:15

 

Meena pic — by admin — last modified October 09, 2009 09:49

 

Local Governance Innovations in China — by admin — last modified October 21, 2009 14:13

 

Local Governance in China — by admin — last modified October 21, 2009 15:44

Dr. Yang Xuedong, a senior policy researcher at the China Centre for Comparative Politics and Economics, was on visiting fellowship with PAC for 5 months researching the local governance systems in India, with particular reference to the Panchayati Raj system. At the end of his tenure he had given a presentation within PAC on 'Innovations in Local Governance in China' as a knowledge-sharing exercise. Dr. Yang first explained the overarching governance architecture in China and then went on to discuss innovations in local governance which have made public service delivery more efficient, accountable and responsive to the citizen’s needs.

Times of India SSA Article — by admin — last modified October 27, 2009 16:10

The Times of India has carried an article today on PAC's SSA study

Public Eye - October 2009 — by admin — last modified November 20, 2009 15:17

The new issue of PAC's Public Eye is now out. Please read through it to keep updated with the Centre's activities!

Symposium on Child Poverty Research — by admin — last modified December 07, 2009 11:50

On December 4-5th, PAC was invited to attend a symposium on Child Poverty Research in Colombo, Sri Lanka

Suresh — by admin — last modified December 07, 2009 15:05

 

International Anti-Corruption Day — by admin — last modified December 08, 2009 10:08

PAC, in association with other like-minded groups, is organising a Dharna to commemorate International Anti-Corruption Day on Wednesday 9th, December.

Finances, Norms and Public Service Delivery in India’s Cities — by admin — last modified December 10, 2009 16:20

This presentation was given by Dr. Kala Sridhar to a visiting group of Bangladeshi civil servants and displays the result of a study undertaken by PAC's Public Policy Research Group to determine the comparative effectiveness of public expenditure on select public services in a number of India's cities.

Citizen's Charters: An introduction — by admin — last modified December 10, 2009 16:31

This presentation was given by the Participatory Governance Research Group to a group of 9 visiting Bangladeshi civil servants. It gives an introduction to the Citizen Charter and policy recommendations for their implementation based upon a PAC study on 10 years of India's Experience with Citizen Charters.

CRC Presentation — by admin — last modified December 10, 2009 16:36

This presentation on the Citizen's Report Card was given to a group of 9 visiting Bangladeshi civil servants. It gives an introduction to the CRC, its uses and a brief overview of its methodology.

Study visit to PAC by Bangladeshi Civil Servants — by admin — last modified December 11, 2009 10:32

With support from the UNDP, PAC hosted a study group of 9 Bangladeshi Civil Servants from 7th – 10th, December, 2009 to expose the participants to measures taken towards enhancing citizen-friendly governance in India.

Public Affairs Centre Route Map — by admin — last modified December 17, 2009 12:17

 

IBP Workshop — by admin — last modified January 05, 2010 12:13

A five day workshop was conducted by the International Budget Partnership in Mumbai from 14th to 18th Dec 2009. Dr. Meena Nair and Ms. Prarthana Rao from the PGRG attended the workshop representing PAC. The agenda for the workshop was to fine tune the methodology and study design of each of the IBP’s India initiatives and understand when and where any technical assistance from IBP was required. PAC is being supported by the IBP in its project to ‘Monitor Expenditure and Outcomes to Improve Health Services for Urban Poor Women in Bangalore’.