INDIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION The Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA), established as an autonomous body, which was inaugurated on March, 29, 1954 by Shri Jawaharlal Nehru who was the first President of the Society. Its establishment was an outcome of a survey of public administration in the country carried out in 1953 by Dean Paul H. Appleby, a consultant with the Ford Foundation, at the invitation by the Government of India. The basic purpose of establishing this Institute was to undertake such academic activities as would enhance the leadership qualities and managerial capabilities of the executives in the government and other public service organizations. The IIPA logo in has Ashoka Chakra in the centre of a map of India with ocean and borders in gold colour placed in a orange and green bordered circle. In the circular border its name has been written in blue.