Policy Research
DDC actively promotes collaborations between top national and global research institutions and Delhi government to ensure that policies are informed by rigorous evidence.
The Delhi Government and Centre for Effective Governance of Indian States (CEGIS) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in November 2020 for carrying out a detailed study of measures for state revenue augmentation. CEGIS will offer technical and analytical support for data analytics, and implementation of policies in priority areas of the government to improve…<a class="excerpt-link" href="https://ddc.delhi.gov.in/policy-research/study-on-state-revenue-augmentation-in-partnership-with-cegis/">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">STUDY ON STATE REVENUE AUGMENTATION IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CEGIS</span> <span class="meta-nav" aria-hidden="true">→</span></a>
In December 2020, the Dialogue and Development Commission of Delhi and Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy entered into a strategic partnership to work on the next generation of solutions to further reduce air pollution in Delhi NCR. Both the institutions will work closely to suggest and analyse policy and legal reforms to tackle the air…<a class="excerpt-link" href="https://ddc.delhi.gov.in/partnership-with-vidhi-centre-for-legal-policy/">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">POLICY AND LEGAL REFORMS TO TACKLE AIR POLLUTION</span> <span class="meta-nav" aria-hidden="true">→</span></a>
In December 2020, DDC entered into a strategic partnership with IDInsight to work closely to enable the Government of NCT of Delhi (GNCTD) to further the use of data and evidence for better governance. IDinsight is a global advisory, data analytics, and research organization that helps development leaders maximize their social impact. IDinsight will work…<a class="excerpt-link" href="https://ddc.delhi.gov.in/policy-research/partnership-with-idinsight-to-leverage-evidence-for-delhi/">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">USE OF DATA AND EVIDENCE FOR BETTER GOVERNANCE</span> <span class="meta-nav" aria-hidden="true">→</span></a>
Researchers Dr. Aprajit Mahajan, Associate Professor, University of California, Berkeley Dr. Shekhar Mittal, Postdoc, University of California, Berkeley About the Study Improving the state’s ability to tax effectively is increasingly seen as central to the development process and value added tax (VAT) is often proposed as a key tool towards accomplishing this goal. In the…<a class="excerpt-link" href="https://ddc.delhi.gov.in/policy-research/using-machine-learning-to-improve-tax-collection-in-delhi/">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Using Machine Learning to Improve Tax Collection In Delhi</span> <span class="meta-nav" aria-hidden="true">→</span></a>