The foundation stone for Mobility Hub in Vytilla was laid by Hon’ Chief Minister of Kerala V.S Achuthanandan on 7 June 2010. Speaking on the ceremony, he sought the support of all sections of society for the successful implementation of the government's development projects. The traffic scenario in Kochi would be worse on the commissioning of the Vallarpadam and LNG terminal projects. The 3-lakh-sq-ft project would have world-class facilities and is considered as a major step towards solving the traffic snarls in the city. Dr. Beena IAS, the Managing Director of Vytilla Mobility Hub Society welcomed the guests on the occasion. She claimed that the immense support from the public, civil society organizations and media influenced the implementation of first ever Mobility Hub in India. She acknowledged CPPR for its contribution. The Nodal Officer of Vytilla Mobility Hub Society T.K Jose praised Government of Kerala for its support in the development projects in Kochi. He acknowledged CPPR for its role in the change of Bus terminal to Mobility Hub. The presidential address was given by Local Administration Minister Paloli Muhammad Kutty. Fisheries Minister S. Sarma and Transport Minister Jose Thettayil inaugurated the office of the Hub and launched its website respectively. The project is to be executed in two phases. The first phase comprises the inclusion of KSRTC and private bus station. The bus bay will be allocated in two floors for the buses, i.e., passengers can get in/out at the basement, and the buses will be parked in the first floor. An air-conditioned tube too has been planned, to connect the terminal to the western side of Vytilla junction. The tenders for the concerned project are floated and the concerned authorities hope that the first phase of the project be completed by February 2011.
RESEARCH PROGRAMMES
Digital RTI Mission
Digital RTI Mission is a project by Centre for Public Policy Research which aims at making Kerala the first RTI digital state of India and later expanding it to the rest of India.
L3 (Law, Liberty & Livelihood) This project aims to study the livelihood regulations and entry level barriers for informal sectors in 63 Indian cities.The project is supported by Sri Dorabji Tata Trust and implemented in partnership with Centre for Civil Society (CCS). [read more]
India Development Indicators
India Development Indicators is an online platform that leverages existing investments in data by standardizing, harmonizing, and visualizing development data at various resolutions such as state, district, parliamentary constituency etc.
[read more] School Chain Index
A project supported by Fraser Institute, Canada to trace and analyse managements in India that handle more than three schools. [read more]
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES
The Right to Information Campaign
CPPR is the leading organisation active in RTI Act Campaign across Kerala. The Centre has conducted numerous awareness sessions to increase the common man's access to the act through practical knowledge dissemination. [read more]
ADR Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) mechanisms are out of court settlements aimed at settling disputes in an amicable manner. CPPR has initiated a campaign to take the benefits of ADR to the common man to get timely and cost effective justice. [read more]
Externship Externship is a unique concept of CPPR to encourage research entrepreneur- ship among the youth of indegenous and rural communities and empower individuals to generate solutions to their problems. [read more]
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES
Theatre Workshop
Rangsanskruti, an existing theatre group engages in conducting workshops designed to discover and enhance creative abilities and skills of participants. [read more]
Soft Skills Development Training
It aims to build up the competencies of the employees so that it compliments with the organization’s core strengths in maximizing productivity & profitability. [read more]
URBAN GOVERNANCE
Urban Research
This wing dwells into the importance for urban research as more than half of the world’s population lives in urban areas. Over 90 percent of urban growth is taking place in the developing world. Over 1 billion people live in slums worldwide. Aproximately 360 million people live in the low elevation coastal zone in urban areas.These increasing issues relating to traffic, transport and infrastructural set up in urban areas has led to a paradigm shift in the way we move forward. Urbanization is now considered a key element in promoting economic growth, if well managed. CPPR has taken up this initiative with the focus to help the corporation to find solutions to the urban problems in Kochi, recommend policy changes and to make sure that the policies are implemented on time.
The foundation stone for Mobility Hub in Vytilla was laid by Hon’ Chief Minister of Kerala V.S Achuthanandan on 7 June 2010. Speaking on the ceremony, he sought the support of all sections of society for the successful implementation of the government's development projects. The traffic scenario in Kochi would be worse on the commissioning of the Vallarpadam and LNG terminal projects. The 3-lakh-sq-ft project would have world-class facilities and is considered as a major step towards solving the traffic snarls in the city.
The project is to be executed in two phases. The first phase comprises the inclusion of KSRTC and private bus station. The bus bay will be allocated in two floors for the buses, i.e., passengers can get in/out at the basement, and the buses will be parked in the first floor. An air-conditioned tube too has been planned, to connect the terminal to the western side of Vytilla junction. The tenders for the concerned project are floated and the concerned authorities hope that the first phase of the project be completed by February 2011. 
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Theatre Workshop
