National Institute of Public Finance and Policy

Name

National Institute of Public Finance and Policy

Legal name

National Institute of Public Finance and Policy

Website

https://nipfp.org.in

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Policy Research (Public Economics Think Tank)

NAICS

Public Finance Activities (921130), Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (921)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro industry

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Think Tanks, Policy Research & Public Policy Institutes

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Civil Rights, Advocacy & Public Policy Organizations

SECONDARYBPAHALAF

Policy, Regulatory & Public Affairs Research

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Research, Analytics & Expert Services

SECONDARYBPAIABAC

State/Provincial Treasury, Budget & Fiscal Management

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/State/Provincial & Regional Government Administration

SECONDARYBPADAMAJ

Economic Research, Statistics & Policy Advisory

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/International Trade & Economic Development

Keywords

• Public economics research
• Policy advisory
• Capacity building programmes
• Fiscal policy analysis
• Government committee support

Headquarters

HQ city

New Delhi

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: NIPFP is an autonomous research institute under the Ministry of Finance, funded primarily through government grants for research, training, and policy support activities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

NIPFP is an autonomous research institute under India's Ministry of Finance that conducts research, training and policy advisory work in public economics. Its core deliverables are research in revenue and taxation, fiscal management, public expenditure, macroeconomic policies and fiscal federalism at both Central and State levels, complemented by capacity-building programmes for government officials and academia, representation on government committees, and a Data Bank and publications programme.

Product overview

NIPFP is an autonomous research institute under the Ministry of Finance, serving as India's premier think-tank in public economics and policies. It operates as a unified research and advisory institution offering multiple interconnected services: core Research covering taxation, fiscal management, and macroeconomic policies; Training and Capacity Building for government officials and academics; Policy Support through government committee representation; a Data Bank for research support; and Publications including working papers, policy briefs, reports, and books. The institute's work spans both Central and State-level public finance issues, with its publications and research forming the primary tangible outputs.

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Products and services

• Research Services Core research offering covering revenue and taxation, fiscal management, public expenditure, macro-economic policies, fiscal federalism and other public finance and policy issues at Central and State levels in India.
• Training and Capacity Building Programmes Training programmes on public policy and public economics for government officials (probationers and in-service at middle and senior level), university and college teachers, researchers and journalists from India and other South Asian countries.
• Policy Support to Government Policy formulation support through NIPFP faculty representation on various committees and commissions of the Central and State governments, including the Indirect Taxation Enquiry Commission, Tax Reforms Commission, Economic Administration Reforms Commission, Expert Group on Reform of Domestic Trade Taxes, Expert Group on Taxation of Services and the Expert Group on Introduction of VAT.
• Data Bank Data repository and resources that support public finance research and policy analysis at NIPFP.
• Publications Programme Range of NIPFP publications including policy briefs, working papers, reports, books, Raja Chelliah Memorial Lecture Series, newsletters and annual reports, disseminated through the institute's website.

Quantifiable outcome

• Contributed to policy recommendations of major tax reform commissions including Indirect Taxation Enquiry Commission, Tax Reforms Commission, and GST implementation

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• World BankcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 October 2025Collaboration with World Bank for organizing State Forum events. Third edition of State Forum 2025 organized at NIPFP New Delhi in collaboration with World Bank during October 29-30, 2025. Previous editions of State Forum held in November 2023 and September 2024 also in collaboration with World Bank. State Forum serves as platform to share ideas and innovation in state finance.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER): New Delhi-based autonomous policy think tank focusing on economic policy, trade, and fiscal issues in India. Closely mirrors NIPFP's role in providing research-based policy advice to government and producing working papers and policy briefs on public economics.
• Tax Foundation: An independent tax policy research organization producing tax analysis and proposals. Comparable to NIPFP in its narrow specialization on tax and revenue policy and its orientation toward informing government tax reform, though operating in the US and globally rather than India.
• Centre for Policy Research (CPR): A leading Indian public policy think tank based in New Delhi focused on governance, economic policy, and law. Comparable to NIPFP in operating as a New Delhi-based policy research outfit that engages directly with Central and State government commissions and produces policy-relevant research.
• Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS): UK-based independent microeconomic and fiscal policy research institute. Highly comparable to NIPFP in its exclusive focus on public finance, taxation, and fiscal policy research; produces working papers and policy briefings for government and the public.
• National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER): India's largest independent economic and policy research institute, headquartered in New Delhi. Most directly comparable to NIPFP in scale, location, government-facing research mandate, and role in conducting flagship economic surveys and policy studies for the Indian government.
• Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR): Government of India autonomous body funding and coordinating social science research in India. Comparable to NIPFP as a New Delhi-headquartered, government-funded social-science and policy research institution with similar governance and stakeholder structures.

Others

• RAND Corporation: A global policy research organization providing research and analysis to governments and the public. Comparable to NIPFP in providing policy-relevant research outputs to government clients, but broader in scope beyond public finance and not India-focused.

Broad incumbents

• Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE): US-based think tank focused on international economic policy, including taxation and fiscal issues. Comparable to NIPFP's macroeconomic and fiscal policy research orientation, though broader in scope and operates with a different funding model.
• National Institute of Public Administration (IIPA): Autonomous Indian government institution for training and research in public administration. Comparable to NIPFP in delivering training programmes for government officials on policy and public finance, but with a broader administrative scope beyond fiscal policy.
• Brookings Institution India Center: Global policy research organization with active India-focused economic and fiscal policy research. Comparable to NIPFP in producing policy research on Indian fiscal and economic issues, but operates as part of a much larger global think tank rather than a standalone institute.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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