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Career Opportunities in Public Policy
Better laws | better governance
The Starting Point
The Starting Point
The Starting Point
- Have you ever had the opportunity to read the text of a law made by Parliament?
- Could you understand it fully?
Income Tax Acts
Section 3(1)
Section 4(1)
"Where any Central Act enacts that income-tax shall be charged for any assessment year at any rate or rates, income-tax at that rate or those rates shall be charged for that year in accordance with, and subject to the provisions (including provisions for the levy of additional income-tax) of, this Act in respect of the total income of the previous year of every person…”
"Income tax is charged under—
(a) employment income,
(b) pension income,
(c) social security income,
(d) trading income,
(e) property income,
(f) savings and investment income, and
(g) miscellaneous income."
Vidhi's Solution
What is Vidhi doing to solve this?
Since its inception in 2013, Vidhi has produced:
190+ pieces of original research
and worked with
- 15 ministries in the Government of India & 8 State Governments
- 8 public institutions
- the Supreme Court of India and 5 High Courts
to convert its research into 95 enactments of binding law or policy
In 2021-22
Vidhi's Journey
Vidhi's Journey so far
Career Opportunities
Career Opportunities
in public policy
Assisting Lawmakers
Assisting Courts
Working at Think Tanks
Assisting Lawmakers
- The LAMP (Legislative Assistants to Members of Parliament) Fellowship organised by PRS.
- Lateral entry into the offices of Ministers, Members of Parliament, and senior bureacrats as research assistants.
Working at Think Tanks
A career at think tanks such as Vidhi presents two kinds of opportunities for a budding public policy professional:
- Independent research
- Engaged projects
Assisting Courts
The higher judiciary in India has played a leading role in shaping public policy.
As law clerks attached with judges of the Supreme Court and High Courts, you will have the opportunity to draft orders and judgments with significant public policy implications.
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