About the Centre for Policy and Planning

The Centre for Policy and Planning of DHAN Foundation provides support to the programmes and institutions of the DHAN Collective so that they evolve, develop and modify their policies and fulfil their aims. It shapes the sectoral policies to be practised at the grassroots level. DHAN Foundation as a member of many policy-making bodies on Micro Finance and Water Conservation strongly advocates pro-poor policies. The Centre takes up policy advocacy process through Policy Briefs based upon Policy Seminars on issues such as Microfinance, Water Conservation, Rainfed Farming, Panchayat Raj Institutions and Disaster Mitigation. As a resource centre, it organises many Conferences, Seminars and dialogues with Bankers, Government officials, Academia and representatives of NGOs within and outside the country.