The Centre for Good Governance (CGG) was established in October 2001 by then The Government of Andhra Pradesh (GoAP) in collaboration with the Department for International Development (DFID) and the World Bank to help it achieve the State's goal of Transforming Governance. Consequent on formation of new Telangana State from 2nd June 2014 as per the provisions of A.P. Reorganization Act, 2014, CGG, which was registered as a Society on 26-05-2003 under the provisions of A.P. Societies Registration Act, 2001, is deemed to have been registered under the A.P. Societies Registration Act, (Telangana Adaptation) Order,2014 as per G.O.Ms.No.20, (Revenue (REGN-II) Department, dated 18-08-2014 read with G.O.Ms.No.38, Revenue (REGN.II) Department dated 01-11-2014 of GoTG.
CGG has completed 25 years of dedicated service in advancing good governance and transforming public administration. From its initial mandate of supporting key sectors and regions in governance reform, CGG has evolved into a nationally recognized institution. Today, it brings comprehensive expertise across policy formulation, programme implementation, monitoring and evaluation, capacity building, e-Governance services, business process re-engineering, and the integration of emerging technologies to deliver measurable governance outcomes and sustainable public sector reforms.
The reform agenda of various Government Departments is supported by CGG’s two principal Divisions – (1) Knowledge & Research Division (K&R Division), and (2) e-Governance Division.
- The K&R Division undertakes research & consulting assignments, executes monitoring and evaluation of programs & schemes, carries out impact assessment studies, provides project management support to the Government, conducts training and capacity building programmes to Government / Public Officials, and organizes international, national and state level conferences / seminars on matters of Governance.
- The e-Governance Division designs and develops web-based and mobile governance applications, GIS and emerging technology solutions, technical consulting & quality assurance services to Govt. of Telangana, other State Governments and GOI.
Over the years, CGG has expanded its footprint well beyond Telangana, working with governments across Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Jammu & Kashmir, Odisha, and the entire North-Eastern region, besides supporting several ministries and departments of the Government of India through Government Advisory and IT-enabled solutions
