Transparency
Our legal status, our board and our commitments, stated plainly.
How Sutra is set up
Legal status
Sutra is a Section 8 not-for-profit company incorporated under the Companies Act, 2013. Registration under 12A and 80G is in process.
Funding
We have no institutional funders at present. When we do, we will name them here.
Non-partisan independence
We do not accept funding from political parties or their affiliates. Our research is not for sale, and we will disclose our funders publicly.
Community accountability
We work with the people our research is about. Their questions should shape what we study.
Open knowledge
Anything we publish will be free to read and download. We will not put a paywall around policy research meant for public benefit.
Board of Directors
Sutra is governed by a Board of Directors. Day to day financial, programmatic and strategic decisions rest with the executive team, who are accountable to the board.
Annual report
Our first annual report will be published after our first full year of operations.