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Public Affairs Centre www.pacindia.org (PAC)

"Public Affairs Centre is truly an experiment – a leap of faith, guided by a vision to enhance the quality of our nation’s governance through an active interaction of civil society with the state. The positive response to the centre’s initiatives from many quarters and the adoption of its concepts, tools and messages in varied contexts auger well for the future"  -- Dr. Samuel Paul, Founder, Public Affairs Centre

Overview of the Centre Public Affairs Centre (PAC) is a not for profit organization, established in 1994 with a mandate to improve the quality of governance in India. The creation of PAC was perhaps the first civil society-led institutional initiative to mobilize a demand for good governance in India. The focus of PAC is primarily in areas where citizens and civil society organizations can play a proactive role in improving governance. In this regard, PAC undertakes and supports research, disseminates research findings, facilitates collective citizen action through awareness raising and capacity building activities, and provides advisory services to state and non-state agencies. The Centre is globally known for its pioneering Citizen Report Cards, benchmarking studies used to improve public services, as well as their work on electoral transparency, public works quality monitoring tools and approaches and the recently launched audits of the Right to Information Act and the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act in India.