The Kanwar Surjit Singh Institute for Spatial Planning and Environment Research, India (KSS-ISPER), previously known as Institute for Spatial Planning and Environment Research, India (ISPER) headquartered at Panchkula, Haryana is a society registered under the provisions of the Societies Registration Act, 1860 in the year of 2000 and re-registered in 2014 under the Haryana Registration and Regulation of Societies Act, 2012. It is also registered under the provisions of Section 12 A (a) of Income Tax Act of India and has the exemption granted by the Income Tax Department under section 80–G since March 2006.

This Institute of Excellence is a non-profit making, non- political body primarily established to assist the Government in framing the policies/plans and execution and implementation of various developmental programs.