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Centre For Policy Analysis, Patna

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Contributing Inter-disciplinary Studies on the Future Development of the Society

The Centre for Policy Analysis (CPA) is a research institute, having its headquarter at Patna, came into being in 2007. It has been functioning as a think tank on the variety of issues such as planning, decentralisation, developmental issues, internal security, foreign policy, strategic affairs, etc. Besides, CPA also studies policy implications of various schemes and policies of Govt. of India as well as that of various state governments. The CPA conceives its larger role as one of the contributing institutes in interdisciplinary studies helpful to the future development of the society.This institute works with the goal to promote highly focused research on various aspects of social and economic development of the country. As per the defined goals of the institute, it gives emphasis on the studies, which can provide feedback to the policy makers and planners on diverse issues ranging from strategic affairs to the decentralised planning and all other issues essential to bring about a cohesive social system and inclusive development.CPA-being a policy advocacy organisation-works in close association with policy makers such as legislators, bureaucrats along with other research organisations. It seeks to develop partnerships with all kinds of research organisations whether it is governmental or independent. Earlier, it had an earlier research partnership with NIRD, GoI, Hyderabad. In the past, CPA prepared district plans for more than dozen of districts of Bihar and Jharkhand, as a designated Technical Support Institutions of Department of Panchayati raj, GoI. As a designated TSI of the Department of Panchayatraj, this institute also prepared the District Naxal Plan for numerous districts of Bihar and Jharkhand.

From the last several years, this institute changed its focus area of academic activities. For the last seven years, it has been working on foreign policy and strategic issues. In association with The Ministry of External Affairs, GoI, it convened a conference of Indian Strategic Thinkers in 2013 on the theme of ‘Asian Security Environment and India’s Strategic Options’. Again in 2014, it organised the second Annual Conference of Indian Strategic Thinkers on the topic of ‘India’s Foreign Policy and Its Strategic Stance in Present Global Security Scenario’. This conference was inaugurated by General V. K. Singh, by the then MoS, Ministry of External Affairs. In 2016, it organised a third conference of Indian Strategic Thinkers in association with the Ministry of Defense, GoI in Ranchi on the topic of ‘Enduring Strategic Challenges and India’s Strategic Stance in Changing Scenario’.

Presently, CPA by virtue of its experience in various sectors is in a position to play an important role in rendering its service in framing policy on a number of issues ranging from strategic and foreign policy related to economic and social issues. Recently CPA has brought out ‘India Minority Report’ in continuation of its interest on various social and Economic issues.

About Executive Chairman

Sh. Durga Nand Jha-Executive Chairman of CPA-is executive head of the institute. He is a professional economist with keen interest in strategic and foreign policy related issues. He started his career as a journalist. He has been Project Director of more than twenty research projects. Earlier, he was member of a ‘committee on Vision-2020’ instituted by the erstwhile Planning Commission, Government of India. In 2017, he was member of a committee instituted by the Ministry of Panchayatiraj to review use of grants to the states under ‘Fourteenth Finance Commission Recommendation’.

In the past, many of his works got published. Recently, he authored a report on the status of India’s religious minority ‘India Minority Report’. Time to time, he also provides his input on a number of issues to the GoI. He is associated with this institute right from its inception.

Our Work

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India Minority Report

Centre for Policy Analysis (CPA) Patna presented a report on the socio-economic conditions of Muslims in India .

Policies & Project

It is also a great opportunity to showcase our policies and opportunities which are emerging- so, for programs and projects which are being planned

Urban and Rural policies & Planning

Sustainable urban and rural development is about improving the quality of life in a locality, including ecological, cultural, political, institutional

Decentralisation

Decentralised planning, plans are formulated at the grass root level with the help of elected representatives of Panchayati Raj Institutions, state administration at the district and block levels and financial institutions

Internal Security

Successive governments have not cared to codify the country’s internal security doctrine. There is lack of long-term policy, nor is there any strategic vision to tackle the insurgency

Strategic Affairs

Various Confrences on Strategic Affairs

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We are what our thoughts have made us; so, take care of what you think. Words are secondary. Thoughts live; they travel far

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