CEGIS Snapshot 2023-2024

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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

AND ADVISORY BOARD

Another marker of organisational maturity

is the setting up of a top-quality advisory

board comprising national leaders spanning

government, private, and non-profit sectors. The

advisory board has been meeting on a quarterly

basis since Q4 2023, and provides guidance,

oversight, and support to the leadership team.

DIVERSIFIED FUNDING FROM

LONG-TERM STRATEGIC DONORS

CEGIS’ model of functioning at no cost to the

government, relies on financial support from

strategic donors with a long-term horizon

who understand the transformative impact of

improving government functioning on citizens’

lives. While set up with dedicated support

from Ashish Dhawan and The Convergence

Foundation, CEGIS’ funding base has expanded

and diversified significantly in recent years to

include several leading global funders. This

diversified funding is in turn a critical marker

of organisational maturity and stability for the

years ahead.

FUNCTIONING AS AN

‘ECOSYSTEM’ PLAYER

Since governance has a force-multiplier effect

on the effectiveness of programs in all sectors,

CEGIS hopes to catalyse transformative impact

by supporting other like-minded organisations

with a deep sectoral focus to amplify the impact

of their work through our complementary

work on strengthening public data systems,

human resource systems, and financial systems.

One example of playing such an ‘ecosystem’

enabling role was the workshop on “Data-driven

Governance” curated by CEGIS in May 2024

that was attended by several top government

ofÏcials across states and also by many partner

organisations. The event showcased CEGIS’

ability to convene decision makers and partners

around key systemic issues pertaining to better

governance.

PRIORITIES GOING FORWARD

The completion and release of the book

“Accelerating India’s Development”, and the

wide positive acclaim it has received provides

an opportune moment to catalyse both public

awareness of, and government actions to

prioritise investments in governance and

state capacity that can improve government

functioning across sectors.

Going forward, key priorities for CEGIS include

(a) continuing to deliver world-class output

against existing commitments to governments;

(b) building CEGIS’ organisational capacity

(finances, people, technology, and systems) to

cater to growing demands; (c) creating knowledge

products based on prior work that can help

accelerate the replication of successes across

geographies even without the presence of a CEGIS

team; and (d) deepening our engagement with

high-quality partner organisations to amplify

both their and our impact.

I would like to conclude this note by expressing

my deep gratitude to all of CEGIS’ supporters

and well wishers, and especially the many team

members who are dedicating their careers to

improving governance, and thereby contributing

to accelerating India’s development. We have

come a long way in the last five years, but in many

ways, we are just getting started. We look forward

to your continued support on this journey.

Prof. Karthik Muralidharan

Co-founder and Scientific Director, CEGIS;

Tata Chancellor’s Professor of Economics,

University of California, San Diego

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