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Public Affairs Centre (PAC) engages in action research focussing on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
in the context of India. PAC is a not-for-profit Think Tank established in 1994 with a mandate to improve the
quality of governance in India. The Centre is also a pioneer in deploying innovative Social Accountability Tools
(SATs) to measure the quality and adequacy of public services. Over the years, its scope of work has expanded
to include the whole gamut of research, advocacy, and action to lead evidence-based research on governance
across sectors, geographies and populations in India. PAC ensures that gender is an over-arching theme in all
its focus research areas.

Vision Mission

Enhance the quality of public governance, Undertake action research to generate
through active civil society engagement, to evidence and new knowledge for sus-
make it equitable, inclusive, and accountable; to ensure that tainable development; foster awareness, informed
we advance the rights of the vulnerable population; and se- advocacy, and well-designed action to enhance
cure fair development opportunities for all. community agency; and partner with governments
to improve the quality of development praxis.

Integrity: Committing ourselves to our Non Partisanship: Maintaining an inde-
Vision pendent stand on governance issues

Credibility: Practicing transparency Constructive Engagement: Reducing
and accountability consistently conflict and ensure constant dialogue for
coalition building

Knowledge Driven Acction Support: Encouraging/promoting informed advocacy

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