Public Cause Research Foundation (PCRF) was a Delhi, India-based

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(NGO) that campaigned for just, transparent, accountable and participatory governance.

History

Public Cause Research Foundation was established on 19 December 2006 by Arvind Kejriwal,

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and Abhinandan Sekhri. Kejriwal donated the prize money he had received from the Ramon Magsaysay Award as a seed fund. PCRF was registered under section 80G and 12A of Income tax Act.

National RTI Awards

In 2009, and 2010, PCRF and the ''

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'' jointly recognised the efforts of several people who had contributed to protecting the right to freedom of information. There have been no awards since 2010 and, , the organisation is no longer listed as an NGO. Its last published accounts were for 2011–2012.

Trustees

Source: * Arvind Kejriwal * Kiran Bedi * Prashant Bhushan *

* Abhinandan Sekhri

References

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