Research Foundation for Governance in India
Introduction


[thumbnail\|Kanan Dhru, Founder \& managing director of Research Foundation for Governance in India, at the World Economic Forum on India 2012](/wiki/File:Kanan_Dhru%2C_Founder_and_Managing_Director%2C_Research_Foundation_for_Governance_in_India%2C_at_the_World_Economic_Forum_on_India_2012.jpg "Kanan Dhru, Founder and Managing Director, Research Foundation for Governance in India, at the World Economic Forum on India 2012.jpg")

**The Research Foundation for Governance in India** (RFGI) is a [think tank](/wiki/Think_tank "Think tank") based in [Ahmedabad](/wiki/Ahmedabad "Ahmedabad"), India, with the aim to research, promote, and enact legal and political changes in Gujarat and across India. RFGI acts as a consultant to help implement government reforms. The Foundation researches issues for legal reform in law and governance. It also sponsors public events to raise awareness, especially among youth.

RFGI’s definition of governance is based upon the one given by the [European Commission](/wiki/European_Commission "European Commission"):
 *"rules, processes and behaviour that affect the way in which powers are exercised…. particularly as regards openness, participation, accountability, effectiveness and coherence"*"European Governance: A White Paper" – COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 2001, Brussels [European Governance: A White Paper Pdf](http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/site/en/com/2001/com2001_0428en01.pdf)
The Foundation is a non\-partisan and independent organization which does not support any ideology, specific candidate, or party.


What is the aim of RFGI?