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The '''Public Affairs Centre''' (PAC) is a not-for-profit research think tank situated in [[Bengaluru]], [[Karnataka]].<ref>http://pacindia.org/work-with-us/</ref> It works at improving the quality of governance in India. The institute conducts research activities in two major fields, public policy and participatory governance.<ref>http://pacindia.org/about-pac/</ref> Public Affairs Centre works under four different research groups, (a) Public Policy Research Group (b) Environmental Governance Group (c) Citizen Action Support Group (d) Participatory Governance Research Group. The Institute publishes Citizen Report Cards<ref>http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/EXTSOCIALDEVELOPMENT/EXTPCENG/0,,contentMDK:20507680~pagePK:148956~piPK:216618~theSitePK:410306,00.html</ref> – research studies to improve public services – as well as for its work on electoral transparency, public works quality monitoring tools and approaches, and audits of the Right to Information Act and the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act in India.

==History==
In 1992, [[Samuel Paul]],<ref>https://www.vellorecmc.org/padma-shri-dr-samuel-paul-former-council-vice-chair-has-died/</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/samuel-paul-fighting-corruption-beyond-the-lokpal-bill-111051500025_1.html|title=Samuel Paul: Fighting corruption - Beyond the Lokpal Bill|newspaper=Business Standard India|date=15 May 2011|last1=Paul|first1=Samuel}}</ref> an economist, teacher and management professional, was part of a team that developed a ‘report card’ on Bangalore’s public services. Anchoring on the twin concepts of measurement and comparison, the report cards generated objective and credible citizen feedback on issues related to the delivery of public services like quality, reliability, corruption and satisfaction. The approach received much national and international attention. The public debates the findings triggered and the media interest that issues like corruption generated provided a much needed stimulus to several public agencies in Bangalore to review their performances. These initial responses led to the formal creation of the Public Affairs Centre<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/topic/samuel-paul|title = Samuel Paul: Latest News, Videos and Photos on Samuel Paul - DNA News}}</ref> in 1994 with financial support from the National Foundation for India and the Ford Foundation. Dr. Paul was the founding chairperson.{{fact|date=September 2018}}

[[File:PAC CAMPUS PIC.jpg|thumb|right|250px|PAC Campus Picture]]

== Board ==
* Dr. A Ravindra
*K.R.S Murthy, Member
*A. Ravindra, Member
*[[H. Sudarshan]], Member
*[[Sudhakar Rao]], Member
*[[Vivek Kulkarni]], Member
*[[R. Balasubramaniam]], Member
* Gurucharan Gollerkeri, Director

== References ==
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== External links ==
* http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/Karnataka-3rd-best-in-public-affairs-index/articleshow/51378219.cms
* http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/kerala-tn-secure-top-ranks-in-governance/article8347525.ece
* http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/kerala-tn-karnataka-top-good-governance-list-report/

[[Category:Environmental organisations based in India]]
[[Category:Sustainability organizations]]
[[Category:Think tanks based in India]]
[[Category:Research institutes in Bangalore]]
[[Category:1994 establishments in Karnataka]]

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