Embark India Development Fellowship: Policy Research and Governance Support

Key facts

• The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) signed a Statement of Intent (SoI) with the Grassroots Research and Advocacy Movement (GRAAM) to launch the Embark India Development Fellowship.
• The fellowship initiative aims to engage two fellows to strengthen policy research, governance innovation, and capacity-building initiatives within MoSPI.
• The SoI was formally signed by Dr. Basavaraju R. Shreshta, Executive Director of GRAAM, and Prasoon Verma, Director of the Training Unit in MoSPI’s Capacity Development Division.
• Selected fellows will support the development of innovative solutions in areas such as public policy, capacity building, data governance, and programme implementation.
• The partnership seeks to combine academic and field-based research expertise with policy execution to provide participants exposure to national-level public administration and policy formulation.