The vision of the PRC is to conduct high quality multidisciplinary research on population composition, demographic change and health policies and programmes in India. PRCs are recognized as premier organization for monitoring and evaluation of National Health Mission (NHM) of India to provide insights for program implementation and course- corrections at district, state and national level. The PRCs are increasingly engaged to provide technical support and assist in policymaking on population and health by the MoHFW and various departments of the central and state governments in India. PRCs contribute in academic programs of universities and research institutes by teaching and capacity building of students, young researchers and program officials at district, state and national level. The PRCs are actively engaged in collaborations with national and international organizations to advance research on several cutting edge areas in population sciences including innovative methodologies for surveys and data collection. The overall vision of the PRCs is to be recognized as a dynamic organization and a center of excellence on population health policies and programmes in India.