Latest Initiatives
- Call for Proposal
- Call for Proposal on Implementation Evaluation of RTE Act, 2009 in three districts of Uttar Pradesh. Read More
- PIF's Suggestions on Rights of Citizens
- PIF's Suggestions on Rights of Citizens for Time Bound Delivery of Goods and Services and Redressal of their Grievances Bill, 2011 as was submitted to the Department related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Pesonnel, Public Grivances, Law and Justice. Read Report
- Annual Report
- In the past year by working on issues like purging the political system of criminals through our PIL before the Hon'ble Supreme Court; advocating for the citizens' right to quality and timely public services; using the Right to Information to highlight gaps in the government's commitment in curbing black money and benami transactions as well as in implementing the recommendations of the Second Administrative Reforms Commission and Commission for the Review of Administrative Laws; ensuring transparency in public procurement; enforcing legal provisions for asset declarations of public functionaries and forfeiting their ill-gotten wealth; highlighting the performance of State-level Lokayuktas and so on, the Foundation has sought to follow-up on government commitments and promised deliverables with a view to informing the general public of the correct position. Read our Annual Report for 2010-11. Read Report
- Prevention of Corruption: Initiative to strengthen clean governance mechanisms
- With the issue of systemic reforms to curb corruption high on the political agenda, Public Interest Foundation on 21st April 2011 organised a Round Table Conference to build consensus among key stakeholders on the need to strengthen ‘clean governance’ mechanisms. The Round Table Conference sought to solicit expert opinion and views on the interrelated subjects of Disclosure of Assets by Public Servants and Political Parties and Recovering the Ill-gotten Wealth of Public Servants with a view to making informed suggestions and recommendations to the government..... read more
- Prevention of Corruption: Grounding India's illicit flight of capital
- PIF is strongly advocating for the adoption of the proposed Law Commission's Corrupt Public Servants (Forfeiture of Property) Bill, which is the first-of-its-kind law to sanction the seizure and return of illegally acquired or held properties, whether in India or abroad, by holders of public office.... read more
- Labour Welfare: NAC replies to PIF letter
- In a reply from PIF, NAC Secretary has agreed that the implementation of the provisions of the Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act and the Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Cess Act, 1996, is indeed slow... read more
- Prevention of corruption: Action plan
- PIF is currently working on developing an action plan focussing on state funding of elections, effective laws ensuring full transparency in public procurement and contracts and fast-tracking of all cases of corruption involving public servants... read more
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