Public institutions have evolved in post-colonial IndiaIndia in response to crisisCrisis created by colonial plunders. Public institutions led by the stateState and governmentGovernment were shaped by anticolonial struggles in India (Bear, Economy and Society 49:45–70, 2020). In spite of all its limitations, these institutions were designed to ensure and expand democratic and citizenshipCitizenship rights of all Indians irrespective of their caste, classClass, gender, religionReligion and region. From planning commission to local developmentDevelopment and revenue administration, healthHealth to educationEducation, food securitySecurity to non-allied foreign policyPolicy, public institutions have played a major role in shaping the developmentDevelopment trajectory of independent India. These institutions were mandated to develop and implement progressive ideals of public policies to face challenges and address the needs and desires of Indian citizens in the path of peacePeace, progress and prosperityProsperity.