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Foreword

CRISP Compass:

Navigating a Symphony

of Change

CRISP (Centre for Research in Schemes and Policies)
is a unique collective of ten former senior civil
servants, who believe in activist public policy with
focus on the poorest and the weakest human being.
Working pro-bono in close partnership with six
S M Vijayanand States and the Capacity Building Commission (CBC)

IAS Retd. and the Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA) of Government
President- CRISP of India, CRISP endeavors to promote
good-governance in areas of its core experience and
expertise, viz., Rural Livelihoods, Panchayati Raj,
Decentralized Planning, Social Security, Health and
CRISP Education, all within the framework of Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs).CRISP conceptualizes
conceptualizes good-governance beyond prompt response to the
good governance knock on the door, moving on to ‘opening the door
beyond prompt on hearing the footsteps’ and reaching out to the
response to the door steps of the citizens who are outliers in the
development scenario. CRISP is proud of its highly
knock on the door, motivated and competent teams in the States and in
moving on to its Central Office at Hyderabad. In the States, CRISP

‘opening the door Fellows led by able State Leads, take forward the
on hearing the different projects to achieve the intended outcomes.
footsteps’ and This is the First Newsletter which encapsulates the
reaching out to activities of the month. Its objectives include
the doorsteps of widespread dissemination, promotion of cross
learning, seeking of suggestions and stimulation of
the citizens who constructive criticism to improve the quality of our
are outliers in the work.
development
scenario. Nation Building needs to start from the grassroots
adopting the Antyodaya approach of none left
behind by promoting participation, enhancing
capabilities and enlarging local freedoms.

To this vision, I dedicate this First Newsletter.

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