The Association for Democratic Reforms is an Ahmedabad based non-political, non-partisan group of professors of the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad [IIMA] and the National Institute of Design [NID] and alumni of IIMA. We have been working on improving governance and strengthening democracy in India for the last 3 years. A Public Interest Litigation [PIL] filed by ADR in December 1999 culminated in a landmark Supreme Court Judgement on May 2, 2002 and an ordinance on electoral reforms promulgated in August 2002.



ADR works towards improving and strengthening democracy and governance in India.



The main issues we seek to explore and address are:

Electoral reforms

Right to information, and greater transparency of those in power

Empowerment of the ordinary citizen

Reform of the government and bureaucracy

To further our efforts in these areas, we will work with the government, courts, the election commission, political parties, elected representatives, candidates contesting elections, the press, media, citizens and other organizations