The Planning and Policy Research Unit (PPRU) is a research centre within the Planning Unit.
The Unit was established as a consequence of an endowment fund provided by the Planning
Commission in 1995. According to the agreement with the Indian Statistical Institute,
the income from the endowment is to "be utilised to strengthen and expand the existing Planning Unit ..".
The PPRU began its activities in the financial year 1997/98. To achieve its mandate, the
PPRU provides research grants and supports related academic activities (such as conferences
and visitors) and infrastructure (such as computing facilities and data sets).
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