Consumer Unity and Trust Society (CUTS)
Details
Name
- George Cheriyan Director
More info
- http://www.cuts-international.org
- +91 141 228 2482 | +91 141 228 2062
- +91 141 228 2485 | +91 141 401 5395
Address
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D-217, Bhaskar Marg
Banipark, Jaipur 302 016
India
Area of Expertise
CUTS began in 1983 from a rural development communication initiative, a wall-newspaper Gram Gadar (Village Revolution) with a group of concerned citizens to do research and advocacy on basic economic and development issues, including:
- consumer protection
- international trade and development
- competition investment and economic regulation
- good governance with a focus on accountability and access to information
- human development
- consumer safety
Publications
- An Assessment of the Mid-Day Meal Scheme in Chittorgarh District, Rajasthan, India - covers the years 2005-06 using the social accountability tools namely Participatory Expenditure Tracking Survey (PETS) and Citizen's Report Card (CRC).
- Combating corruption in Rajasthan State, India, by Applying RTI Act as a Tool in partnership with the Partnership for Transparency Fund (PTF)
Major Current Activities
- Research on how to influence public expenditure outcomes and enhance transparency and accountability using various social accountability approaches and tools
- Capacity building of civil society organizations
Newsletters And Regular Reports
CUTS releases quarterly newsletters:- CUTS in Action
- Policy Watch
- ReguLetter
- Gram Gadar (in Hindi).