The Centre for Public Policy and Governance (CPPG) at BML Munjal University is an interdisciplinary academic and policy space dedicated to advancing rigorous, ethically grounded, and empirically informed public policy scholarship that meaningfully bridges research and practice.
CPPG advances its aims through rigorous interdisciplinary research, field-based engagement, and evidence-driven policy analysis focused on inequality, sustainability, and institutional governance. The Centre seeks to strengthen policymaking processes, foster informed public dialogue, and build capacity through teaching and training, translating scholarly insight into actionable contributions to public policy.
Through evidence-based and field-engaged research, inclusive multi-stakeholder dialogue, and collaborative teaching and learning—including the Master of Public Policy programme the Centre integrates interdisciplinary perspectives, and ethical, behavioural, and institutional foundations of public action. CPPG seeks to strengthen policy institutions, connect theory with implementation, and respond to contemporary transformations in governance, while contributing to an equitable, sustainable, and just society.
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Distinguished Professor in Economics and Public Policy
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CPPG’s research programme is interdisciplinary, ethically informed, and empirically anchored. It combines conceptual analysis, institutional mapping, and systematic field engagement to generate scholarly and actionable insights for more equitable, sustainable, and accountable policymaking.
CPPG’s work is organised around three interconnected thematic areas:
Through these we examine livelihoods, consumption, ecological vulnerability, distributive justice, institutional design, regulation, accountability, well-being, social trust, and the role of values in sustaining democratic and economic life.
Theme: Employment, Structural Change, and Livelihoods in Haryana
The Centre is undertaking a research project examining the Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Act, 2020 through a case study of the Rewari industrial cluster, one of North India’s largest engineering hubs. The project investigates employment structures, hiring practices, and skill requirements across industrial units, while also examining the alignment between industry needs and training provided by local Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs). Situating the policy within the region’s political economy, the study analyses the interactions between state policy, private industry, and local labour markets. The research aims to generate insights for future public policy initiatives on employment generation, skill development, and regional industrial growth.
The MA in Public Policy at BML Munjal University is a practice-oriented programme that engages with contemporary policy challenges and public decision-making.
The program is anchored by the Centre for Public Policy & Governance.
CPPG facilitates:
Students engage with Centre activities and ongoing research, situating academic inquiry within governance practice.
The public policy programme offers a range of specialisation tracks for the students to choose from::
These tracks allow students to deepen their engagement within specific policy sectors while applying interdisciplinary analytical tools developed during the program.
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The Policy Conclave is an outreach and engagement initiative of the Centre for Public Policy and Governance at BML Munjal University.
It introduces undergraduate students to the relevance, complexity, and practice of public policy.
The Conclave presents public policy as an interdisciplinary and practice-oriented field that foregrounds democratic reasoning, constitutional values, stakeholder negotiation, and real-world trade-offs, integrating academic reflection, participatory policy-making, and cultural engagement within a structured on-campus format.
The Policy Conclave is a structured on-campus event that combines intellectual engagement, participatory deliberation, and community interaction.
The Policy Assembly is a structured simulation of democratic policymaking that foregrounds stakeholder representation, deliberation, negotiation, and collective decision-making.
It is designed not merely as a debate, but as an institutional exercise in drafting and negotiating a live policy document under conditions of disagreement, trade-offs, and strategic interaction.
Selected teams represent distinct stakeholders or political groupings relevant to the chosen policy issue. Each team defines its stakeholder identity, articulates the interests it represents, and develops policy positions accordingly.
The Assembly mirrors real-world policy processes, where consensus is uncertain, alliances shift, and outcomes emerge through structured conflict rather than abstract agreement.
Rewards - Winners will get attractive cash prizes and scholarship opportunities for the MA in Public Policy at BMU.
Policy Jam: Communicating
Policies work only when people understand them. Policy Jam challenges students to translate complex policy issues into clear, compelling messages for specific audiences.
The event will conclude with a live performance by Swarathma, the acclaimed contemporary folk band known for using music and storytelling to bring social and environmental issues to life.
Participation in the Public Policy Conclave is open to undergraduate students, who have an interest in public policy, governance, law, economics, political science, development studies, and related fields.
Students apply in teams through an online registration process.
Based on the quality of submissions, selected teams are invited to participate and are assigned stakeholder roles for the Policy Assembly, where they engage in structured deliberation and policy negotiation.
Participating teams will receive certificates of participation from the Centre for Public Policy and Governance, BML Munjal University.
Prizes and awards will be given to teams that perform exceptionally in the Policy Assembly based on the quality of argumentation, stakeholder representation, and overall deliberative engagement during the Conclave.
