Bangalore Political Action Committee

AbbreviationB.PAC
Formation2013; 11 years ago (2013)
FoundersKiran Mazumdar Shaw
T. V. Mohandas Pai
TypeNon-profit
HeadquartersBengaluru, Karnataka
Location
Websitebpac.in

Bangalore Political Action Committee (stylised as B.PAC) is a Bengaluru-based non-profit organisation, founded by the citizens of Bengaluru, to help improve urban infrastructure, municipal governance, and the overall quality of life.[1][2][3] The organisation advocates good governance practices and citizen participation for sustainable development.[4][5] It is primarily a think-tank that carries out research and recommends policy amendments to assist the local and state level governments.[6][7][8]

B.PAC works with the government of Karnataka and other government and non-government organisations.[9] It is not affiliated with any political party or government organisation.[10] There are 12 employees in B.PAC and they carry out their initiatives with the help of local volunteers.[11][12] B.PAC's extent of work also includes supporting women and children welfare, political leadership, and urban traffic management.[13][14][15]

  1. ^ "Bangalore Political Action Committee: How it is building citizen participation in politics, policy". The South First. March 24, 2023.
  2. ^ "BPAC agenda for better city governance unveiled". The New Indian Express.
  3. ^ "Right time for action plan to fulfil dreams: Narayana Murthy". Economic Times.
  4. ^ "Bangalore Political Action Committee: How it is building citizen participation in politics, policy". The South First. March 24, 2023.
  5. ^ "B.PAC to crowdsource ideas for sustainability manifesto for Bengaluru". Livemint.
  6. ^ South. "B.PAC and WRI India launch Personal2Public campaign to promote public transport use". The South First.
  7. ^ "B-PAC's Bengaluru MLA assessments: Here's how to read, understand these ratings". The News Minute. 16 April 2016.
  8. ^ "Why more vehicle owners don't use metro? B.PAC to find out". The New Indian Express.
  9. ^ "B.PAC survey: 57% in Bengaluru say 'not satisfied' with governance". Hindustan Times. Sep 22, 2022.
  10. ^ "Bangalore Political Action Committee launches sixth Civic Leadership Incubator Program batch". The Economic Times.
  11. ^ "B.PAC, DULT release findings from cyclists' survey". Citizen Matters. 5 October 2021.
  12. ^ Kassam, Meenaz (2016). Philanthropy in India. SAGE Publications. p. 195. ISBN 9789351507512.
  13. ^ "Uber and B.PAC partner to work on sustainable mobility initiatives for Bengaluru". The Hindu Business Line. July 9, 2019.
  14. ^ "BBMP polls: B.PAC trains 43 members in civic leadership programme". The Hindu.
  15. ^ "Uber, B.PAC's 'Sustainable Mobility' report suggests ways to tackle congestion in Bengaluru". The Hindu Businessline.