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CENTRE FOR RESEARCH, PLANNING & ACTION
(CERPA) AT A GLANCE

An ISO 9001-2000 certified organisation

Established	1972
Registered	1978
U/s 12 A as Trust (Income Tax)	1980
U/s 35 (i) (iii) as an R&D Institution / DSIR	1985
Institutional Member Consultancy Development Centre (CDC)	1986
Permanent Member of IASSI (Indian Association of Social Science Institutions)	1986
Registered under FCRA	1987
Accredited UNECOSOC	1992
Mother Unit (Nodal Agency) Ministry of Health & Family Welfare	1992
Approved Centre of Excellence for HRD UNESCAP	1995
Approved as an Evaluation Agency by NLM	1999
Empanelled with Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances for Research / Evaluation Assignments	2000
Evaluated by the Planning Commission	2001
Partner Organization of UNICEF in its Polio Eradication Project	2005
Member Credibility Alliance	2008
Approved Vendor with the World Bank. Vendor Number	119931

Approved Vendor with the UN World Food Programme 2011

About S.P. Ahuja :
President

M. A. Economic, St. Stephen's College, Delhi, British Council Scholar London School of Economics & University of York, UK, formerly member Indian Eco. Service (Min. of Finance), President, Forum of Financial Writers, President, Society for International Development (Delhi), Chairman, SID South Asia Committee, Vice Chairman, Indian Association of Social Science Institutions, Vice-Chairman, Institute of Economic Journalism, President, National Forum of Voluntary Organizations, Senior Fellow, Indian Association of Social Science Institutions and Editor / Author of a number of publications / books.

CENTRE FOR RESEARCH, PLANNING & ACTION
(Registered Under Societies Registration Act)
16, DAKSHINESHWAR, 10-HAILEY ROAD NEW DELHI - 110 001

The Centre for Research, Planning & Action (CERPA) was established in 1972 in the name and style of Institute of Economic and Market Research and registered in 1978 under the Societies Registration Act-XXI of 1860. It is a non-partisan, non-political and non-profit organization working with the important object of betterment of relatively disadvantaged population groups.

The Centre is a Research, Training & Consultancy Organisation recognised by Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR) Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of India as an R&D Institution. CERPA is accredited to UNECOSOC (United Nations Economic and Social Council) and an approved UNESCAP Centre of Excellence in HRD.

The Centre is covered U/S 12(A) of Income Tax Act as a Trust, U/S35(i)(iii) of Indian Income Tax as a Research and Development Organization and under Foreign Contribution Regulation Act, 1976 (FCRA) by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India by which it has prior permission of the GOI to receive grants from organizations/agencies abroad interested in its objectives.

CERPA is member of the CDC (Consultancy Development Centre) sponsored and supported by DSIR (Department of Scientific and Industrial Research) Govt. of India.

CERPA is also a permanent member of Indian Association of Social Science Institutions (IASSI) New Delhi, an association of about 100 Universities and 120 Research Institutions.