CEGIS Snapshot 2023-2024

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Centre for Effective Governance of Indian States

CEGIS was born five years ago when my

interest in state finances was growing, and

Karthik Muralidharan—whose work and

dedication I have admired for many years—was

conceptualising an institution to help improve

government effectiveness across Indian states.

We both recognised that the government(s) is

the main actor when it comes to addressing

India’s growth and development challenges

at the population-level, and wanted to work

towards making this happen: this shared

vision of strengthening state capacity for

outsized impact led us to co-found CEGIS. The

importance of effective governance and state

capacity also underscores a lot of my other

initiatives at The Convergence Foundation

(TCF), which was founded in 2021 with the aim

of accelerating India’s economic growth and

development on a sustained inclusive basis.

CEGIS is now a part of TCF’s portfolio (which

includes 15+ other organisations that focus on

different socio-economic challenges).

CEGIS has witnessed rapid growth since its

inception. From being in one state (Telangana)

in 2019, we are now in five states/sub-states:

Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR), Delhi,

Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Telangana. We

are supporting the state governments through

several projects like: conducting the flagship

Key Performance Indicator (KPI) survey and

designing and instituting processes for staff

performance measurement and management

with the Panchayati Raj and Rural Development

Department in Telangana; Early Childhood

Development (ECD) Mission in BTR, Tamil

Nadu and Telangana; Revenue augmentation

project with the Government of National Capital

Territory of Delhi (GoNCTD).

I am deeply grateful for the trust that

government ofÏcials have placed in our team.

CEGIS is committed to supporting them with

valuable knowledge, insights, and practical

roadmaps to enhance capacity and create

scalable impact. I must also thank our advisory

board members for their strategic direction in

this endeavour.

As the organisation has scaled, it has become

essential to establish robust systems and

processes in Human Resources (HR), technology,

donor management and engagement. Today,

CEGIS boasts a balanced leadership team with

expertise in governance, management and

social impact. We are focused on building

organisational processes, ensuring quality control

and managing knowledge effectively.

MESSAGE FROM THE CO-FOUNDER

REFLECTIONS ON

CEGIS’ JOURNEY

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