---
title: PRS Legislative Research
type: research
status: active
country: IN
website: https://prsindia.org
logo: /assets/org-logos/prs-legislative-research.png
contact:
  checked: 2026-08-01
  email: prsindia@prsindia.org
  phone: (011) 2323 4801
  source: https://prsindia.org/careers/opportunities-at-prs
summary: A New Delhi-based independent legislative research institute supporting parliamentarians
  and informing citizens — tracking bills, budgets, and MP activity for India's Parliament
  and state legislatures since 2005.
concepts:
- representative-democracy
- radical-transparency
- accountability-sink
location:
  latitude: 28.6315
  longitude: 77.2167
  name: New Delhi, India
events:
- date: '2005-01-01'
  title: Founded to track parliamentary activity and strengthen legislative debate
    in India
  url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PRS_Legislative_Research
  quote: was established in September 2005 as an independent research institute
  proof_level: high
  url_checked: '2026-08-10'
  notable: true
activity:
  manual:
    checked: 2026-06-07
    date: 2024-05-20
    note: website loaded. Has blog in main page under a tab. Last one is at  May 20,
      2024 'A note of gratitude to Mr. N. Vaghul
  dod:
    checked: 2026-07-19
    date: 2026-07-19
    note: Website live with July 2026 content; Monsoon session tracking, active blog
      and bill commentary.
    url: https://prsindia.org
  sitemap:
    checked: 2026-08-17
    date: 2021-07-17
    note: Page last modified (from sitemap)
last_checked: '2026-07-19'
---

PRS Legislative Research was founded in September 2005 and is housed within the Centre for Policy Research in New Delhi. It provides non-partisan research support to Members of Parliament and state legislators, and makes India's legislative process more accessible to citizens through open tracking tools.

## What they do

- **Bills Track** — real-time tracking of legislation introduced and pending in Parliament
- **Legislative Briefs** — 4–6 page summaries of major bills covering their main provisions and key policy questions
- **MP Track** — citizen tool to monitor individual MPs' attendance, questions, debates, and private member bills
- **Session End Summaries** — reports on each parliamentary session listing bills passed, introduced, and pending
- **Monthly Policy Reviews** — summaries of major policy developments across sectors

## Links

- Website: [prsindia.org](https://prsindia.org)

## See also

- [Representative Democracy](../concepts/representative-democracy.md)
- [Radical Transparency](../concepts/radical-transparency.md)
- [Accountability Sink](../concepts/accountability-sink.md)