Centre for Policy Research

• The Centre for Policy Research Board has announced the appointment of Srinivas Chokkakula, CPR senior fellow and Ministry of Jal Shakti Research Chair, as the president and Chief Executive.
• He replaced Yamini Aiyar who resigned on March 26.

ABOUT CENTRE FOR POLICY RESEARCH

• The CPR was founded in
• It is a “non-profit, non-partisan, independent institution dedicated to conducting research that contributes to high quality scholarship, better policies, and a more robust public discourse about the issues that impact life in India”.
• It is a member of the Indian Council of Social Science Research and is recognised by the Department of Science and Technology.
• Its funders have included the government of India, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and the Ford Foundation, among many others in India and abroad.