Canara Bank has accorded an endowment to CMDR for establishing a unit of research in decentralized planning. The Centre has been undertaking small research studies under this endowment through in-house research and also by inviting eminent research and academicians to contribute studies/papers in the field of decentralized planning particularly focusing on Indian banking sector. The outcome of the studies/ papers undertaken are presented in seminars / workshops and later published as Monographs.