Centre for Budget and Policy Studies (CBPS)

We at CBPS have developed a Process Measurement Framework (PMF) designed to measure “how” social change occurs, rather than simply measuring what has changed. Our next step is to apply the framework to measure change in social impact programmes. Read more in the image slides>>

Op-ed | To whom does the State really owe the tax revenues? – the article reflects on the constitutional imagination of taxation Written by Abida UC, Research Associate at Centre for Budget and Policy Studies. Click here to read: deccanherald.com/opinion/to-who… #budget2026

On 11 Feb, CBPS will conduct a #workshop on the Process Measurement Framework (PMF) - an approach to measuring #socialchange. It will introduce the framework, its development using Complex Adaptive Systems approach, and its use in tracking process. To apply, email: vidhi@cbps.in

The panels focused on four key areas: • Social protection • Care work and livelihoods • Gender-based violence • Gender-responsive budgeting Group activities ​involved creating polic​ies and action plans. ​CBPS was represented by Dr. Priyadarshini and Dr. Menon. #Budget2026

@PolicyFeminist’s Pre-Budget Consultation 2025 brought together policymakers, researchers, and development professionals for an important conversation on “Reimagining Resource Justice for Rights and Gender Equality in the Current Crossroads​”​.

Co-panelists included Mr. Sudhan, IAS, Retd. and Mr. Akunuri Murali IAS Retd. Ms. Pramila Manoharan of UNICEF India was the session coordinator. The panel was chaired by Prof. Jandhyala BG Tilak.

At the UNICEF India’s South Regional Conference on Secondary Education in India held in Kerala, our director Niveditha Menon was part of the panel 'Operationalizing Secondary Education System Reforms - Policies, Finance and Evidence.'

This lecture was followed by a discussion on the representative politics, community participation in policymaking, and the utility of decentralisation. The talk was bi-lingual, with members of SIEDS translating the lecture into Kannada as Menon presented.

Menon’s talk delved into the imaginations of gender in public policy, using insights from various projects by CBPS. She illustrated the way the state engages with the larger politics of gender, by examining gender as a concept, subject, citizen, collective, and future.

Niveditha Menon, Director of CBPS delivered a lecture on ‘Gender and Public Policy’, organised by SIEDS Bengaluru at their office. The lecture was attended by members of SIEDS and CBPS, as well as a few members of other civil society organisations from across Bengaluru.

We are pleased to share our Annual Report for the year 2024-25. The report highlights our year’s activities including the launch of our policy festival - Neeti Habba, our approach to the domains, our projects, and financials. View the report here: bit.ly/3LGkRJ4

#Webinar | Join us tomorrow as we present our work on #ECCE Model at a webinar hosted by #UKFIET and convened by Rona Bronwin, Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, and Najme Kishani, PAL Network. Oct 16 (Thurs) | 5.30 pm IST Register here: tickettailor.com/events/ukfiet/…

📍#PCF11🇧🇼 CBPS Director, Niveditha Menon, was invited by @COL4D to participate in the Eleventh Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning in Botswana to contribute to the dialogue on #openeducation through workshops, paper and poster presentations. 🔗bit.ly/4gD00C6

We are #hiring a Public Health Specialist to lead a team of researchers, contribute to the interdisciplinary approach of research, collaborate with partner organisations, develop proposals and training modules. Location: Bengaluru To apply, visit: cbps.in/work-with-us/

We have exciting news! CBPS researchers Neha Ghatak and Abida UC will be presenting a paper at the #UKFIET2025 conference next week! For more details about the session, visit: ukfiet2025.exordo.com/programme/sess…

At the XX International Conference on Public Policy & Management (19–21 Aug) organised by CPP, @iimb_official, CBPS facilitated two workshops: process indicators for social change, and building an ideal anganwadi, alongside games related to gender responsive budget. #XX_AICPPM

Tessa Thomas is a second​-year MA Public Policy ​student at Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Bengaluru. A​t CBPS, she ​contributes to Child Budget Analysis across states​, and assist​s the ​Communications ​team. Her interest​s lie at the intersection of Gender and Education.

How does #heat impact #mentalhealth​, especially for women in informal sector? Our blog outlines ​the research gaps, key takeaways, and policy priorities discussed at the two-day workshop held in Bengaluru which explored the intersections of the two. 🔗 cbps.in/blogs/particip…

From its beginnings with DVG & the Gokhale Institute a century ago, Bengaluru has emerged as a global public policy hub because the city attracts outstanding talent across disciplines. For @TOIBengaluru's 41st anniversary edition.

Ariyan Pal, Research Fellow – Worked on local governance to explore child vulnerability, and intersections of mental health and heat

Arvind Thadi, Research Fellow – Focused on public finance and gender, especially gender-responsive budgeting and gender workforce participation

Congratulations to the CBPS #ResearchFellows (Cohort 2024–25)​ for complet​ing their year-long research fellowship at CBPS, working in interdisciplinary research across governance, public finance, gender, health, education, and livelihoods​.