Civis Public Consultation Awards 2026

MeitY, the Governments of Maharashtra and Odisha, TRAI, and IFSCA receive top honours at CIPCA 2026 New Delhi [India], March 19: Civis, the Mumbai-based civic-tech non-profit working to strengthen public participation in policymaking, hosted the third edition of the Civis Public Consultation Awards (CIPCA) 2026 in New Delhi, bringing together senior policymakers, regulators, researchers, and practitioners to recognise institutions advancing more transparent, inclusive, and responsive governance. This year, the awards assessed 390 public consultations conducted in FY 2024–25. From these, 45 consultations were shortlisted and 18 nominated across the categories of Best Consultation for Ministry, State Government, and Statutory Body, alongside a Special Mention for Volume of…