ANNUAL REPORT 2012-13 GIRI INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES Sector O, Aliganj, Lucknow-226024 Phone : (0522) – 2321860, 2325021 Telefax : 2332640 E-Mail : [email protected] Website : http://gids.org.in 1 CONTENTS Board of Governors 3 Director’s Report 6 I. Objectives and Activities 7 II. Infrastructure Facilities 9 III. Staff Matters 11 IV. Research Publications 12 V. Research Activities 16 VI. Seminars/Workshops/Conferences/Lectures 44 VII. Participation in Conferences and Seminars 47 VIII. Membership in Academic Bodies, Committees, etc. 52 IX. Ph.D. Awarded 55 X. Activities of Post-Doctoral and Senior Fellows 56 Appendix A : Staff Members 58 Appendix B : ICSSR Research Fellows 61 Appendix C : Summary of Research Work and Publications 62 by Faculty Members Annual Accounts 2 GIRI INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES LUCKNOW Dedicated to Achieve the Vision of Late President of India, Shri V.V. Giri OUR OBJECTIVES 1. to undertake, aid, co-ordinate and promote research on development with special emphasis on the problems of India and her regions, particularly the promotion and growth of the weaker and poorer sections of the people with a view to bringing about social equality and removing economic disparity; 2. to provide academic and professional guidance, advice and consultancy to agencies, institutions and individuals in the field of research and action on development; 3. to offer programme of advanced training to researchers and practitioners in the field of development with a view to improving the quality of research, programme formulation and implementation; and 4. to collaborate with other agencies, institutions and organisations in their research and training activities. 3 BOARD OF GOVERNORS AS ON 31 MARCH 2013 Professor T.S. Papola Chairman Honorary Professor Institute for Studies in Industrial Development 4 Institutional Area, Vasant Kunj New Delhi - 110 070 Dr. Anis Ansari, IAS (Retd.) Vice Chairman Vice-Chancellor Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti Urdu, Arabi-Farsi University Sitapur-Hardoi Bypass Road Lucknow - 226 020 Principal Secretary U.P. Govt. Representative Planning Department Government of Uttar Pradesh Yojana Bhawan Lucknow - 226 001 Principal Secretary U.P. Govt. Representative Higher Education Government of Uttar Pradesh Secretariat Lucknow - 226 001 Member-Secretary ICSSR Representative Indian Council of Social Science Research Aruna Asaf Ali Marg New Delhi - 110 067 Professor Ravi Srivastava ICSSR Representative Centre for the Study of Regional Development School of Social Sciences Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi - 110 067 Professor Virginius Xaxa Member Deputy Director Tata Institute of Social Sciences 14 A Bhuban Road Uzanbazar Guwahati - 781 001 4 Professor K.P. Kannan Member Former Director Centre for Development Studies Prasanta Nagar Road Ulloor Trivandrum - 695 011 Professor S. Mahendra Dev Member Director Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research Gen. A.K. Vaidya Marg Goregaon (East) Mumbai - 400 065 Professor Zoya Hasan Member Centre for Study of Political Systems School of Social Sciences Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi - 110 067 Professor Padmini Swaminathan Member Professor Tata Institute of Social Sciences 2nd Floor, S.R. Sankaran Block AMR-APARD Campus Rajendranagar Hyderabad - 500 030 Professor Surjit Singh Member Director Institute of Development Studies 8 B Jhalana Institutional Area Jaipur - 302 004 Professor Amita Shah Member Director Gujarat Institute of Development Research Sarkhej, Gandhinagar Highway Gota Char Rasta, Gota - 382 481 Ahmedabad Vice Chancellor Member Lucknow University Lucknow Dr. Fahimuddin Faculty Representative Senior Fellow Giri Institute of Development Studies Lucknow 5 Dr. R.C. Tyagi Faculty Representative Fellow Giri Institute of Development Studies Lucknow Professor A.K. Singh Member Secretary Director (Till 28 February 2013) Giri Institute of Development Studies Lucknow Professor Surinder Kumar Member Secretary Director (With Effect From 1 March 2013) Giri Institute of Development Studies Lucknow 6 DIRECTOR’S REPORT It gives me great pleasure in presenting the annual report of activities of the Institute during the year 2012-13. It was a year in which a record number of research projects were completed. During this period, some major changes in the Faculty and Administration have taken place which will have far reaching implications for the Institute. Three faculty members including the Director, Professor A.K. Singh, Dr. R.S. Tiwari (Senior Fellow), Dr. P.S. Garia (Fellow) retired from the institute on superannuation. Professor D.M. Diwakar left the institute to join as Director, AN Sinha Institute of Social Studies, Patna. However, the Director and four new faculty members: Dr. R.P. Mamgain (Professor), Dr. Nagendra K. Maurya (Fellow), Mr Srinivas Goli (Fellow), and Dr. Prashant K. Trivedi (Fellow) joined the faculty. On the administration side, Lt. Col. (Retd.) Rajesh Chaurasia, Finance & Administrative Officer and Shri S.D. Rai, Technical Assistant retired on superannuation. Col. (Retd.) D.P. Singh has joined as Finance & Administrative Officer. Now half of the faculty is new and young having acquired skills with different specialisations and training from prestigious institutions in the country. It is expected that new initiatives will open the door for higher academic achievements at the Institute. On the part of Director, I will try to provide first rate research facilities, inspiring academic leadership and congenial environment which will be the incubator fructifying new ideas and opportunities for healthy intellectual development. During the year 2012-2013, the faculty published one book, thirty research papers, eight working papers and three occasional papers. Twenty one research studies were completed which were sponsored by the State Planning Commission, Indian Council of Social Science Research, Ministry of Rural Development, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Institute of Applied Manpower Research and some other departments of state government and national level institutions. The major focus of these studies was on issues related to socio-economic development, education, rural development, child labour and revival package of STCCS, etc. The faculty is currently engaged in eight major ongoing projects. The Institute continues to function as a state level monitoring institution for the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, Ministry of Human Resources Development, Government of India. The faculty members regularly delivered invited lectures and participated as resource persons in various programmes organised by different institutions and universities. The Institute organised three workshops: (i) Research Methodology and Project Formulation, (ii) World Bank’s Country Strategy for India (2013-16), and (iii) Research Methodology and Computer Applications in Social Sciences. The Institute organised two memorial lectures: Fifth D.P. Dhar Memorial Lecture by Dr. Santosh Mehrotra on ‘Social Inclusion Without Inclusion: The Paradoxes of Indian Economic Growth’, and Sixth V.B.Singh Memorial Lecture by Dr. Rajiv Kumar on ‘India’s Triple Transition and Implications for Economic Policy Making’. The Institute organised two extension lectures (i) Quantitative and Qualitative Improvement in the Indian Judicial System by Justice Ajay Mishra, and (ii) Role of Anup Giri in the First War of Independence by Professor 7 William R. Pinch. A Round Table Discussion on Electricity for All was also organised by the Institute during the year. One research scholar was awarded Ph.D. degree under the supervision of Dr. B.K. Bajpai in 2012-13. During the year the financial position of the Institute continued to be tight. The Institute received Rs.422.67 lakh (Rs.246.39 lakh from ICSSR, Rs.117.00 lakh from U.P. Government and Rs.59.28 lakh from Institute’s own sources). The total actual expenditure of the Institute stood at Rs.406.12 lakh. The balance of Rs.16.55 lakh were on account of unspent grant of Rs.15.00 lakh for repair and maintenance and Rs.1.55 lakh for research projects. The outstanding liability of the Institute as on 31 March 2013 was Rs. 52.75 lakh on account of terminal benefits. Due to serious efforts the Institute could manage a special grant from ICSSR to clear the retirement dues of Rs.101.70 lakh as against total liability of Rs.154.45 lakh. Details of the academic activities and audited financial accounts of the Institute are given in the following pages. SURINDER KUMAR DIRECTOR 8 I. OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES ORIGIN Giri Institute of Development Studies (GIDS) is thirty nine years old research Institute. Established in 1973 on the initiative of some eminent social scientists and public personalities as an autonomous research institute, GIDS was brought within the umbrella of the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) and accorded the status of an institution of national importance in 1977. Since then it has been regularly receiving financial support from the ICSSR and the Government of Uttar Pradesh on a matching basis. The management of the Institute is vested in a Board of Governors comprising eminent persons, distinguished scholars and nominees of the Government of U.P. and the ICSSR. The Institute is registered under FCRA and eligible to receive foreign grants for development research. OBJECTIVES The main objectives of the Institute are to : 1. Undertake, aid, co-ordinate and promote research on development with special emphasis on the problems of India and her regions, particularly the promotion and growth of the weaker and poorer sections of the people with a view to bringing about social equality and removing economic disparity; 2. Provide academic and professional guidance, advice and consultancy to agencies, institutions and individuals in the field of research and action on development; 3. Offer programme of advanced training to researchers and practitioners in the field of development with a view to improving the quality of research, programme formulation and implementation; and 4. Collaborate with other agencies, institutions and organisations in their research and training activities. ACTIVITIES The main activities of the Institute consist of: (i) Conducting research studies in the field of social science on various aspects of development; (ii) Training of academics and officials engaged in the task of research and formulation and implementation of development plans and programmes; and (iii) Providing consultation and professional assistance to the government and other public institutions in the formulation of plans and programmes of socio-economic development. 9 The research activities of the Institute are planned and carried out based on research projects on various themes of national and regional importance in the area of socio- economic development. Individual research projects and studies are issue based, but attempts are made to ensure that the overall perspective of the integrated character of development is kept in view. The studies are undertaken on themes and subjects either developed internally by the faculty of the Institute or based on projects sponsored by various state and national bodies and international agencies like the World Bank, ILO, UNDP, etc. Towards fulfilling its objectives of development of human resources in the field of social science research, the Institute provides guidance and facilities to students for pursuing doctoral degree in Economics, Sociology and Political Science. The Institute has been recognised as a centre for guidance for the Ph.D. degree by Kumaun University, Nainital and Shri Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University, Kanpur. The Institute organises lectures, short-term training programmes, workshops, seminars and conferences for discussion and dissemination of research findings and exchange of ideas and information among academics, policy makers and others. The Institute also provides consultancy and assistance to public institutions, particularly the State and Central Governments. It also undertakes evaluation studies of various government programmes, which help the concerned bodies in improving formulation and implementation of their programmes. RESEARCH FOCUS Over the years the Institute has established itself as a reputed centre of research on development issues in the country. The Institute has been conducting studies on a wide variety of issues, problems and themes covering various aspects of socio-economic development in the country with special focus on the state of Uttar Pradesh. The major areas of the studies undertaken at the Institute in the recent years include the following: (i) Agricultural and rural development; (ii) Inter-regional and inter-state disparities; (iii) Human development and women studies; (iv) Social infrastructure particularly health and education; (v) Rural industries and informal sector; (vi) Urbanisation and rural-urban migration; (vii) Problems of disadvantaged groups especially scheduled castes and minorities; (viii) Evaluation of government schemes and programmes. ACTIVITIES AT A GLANCE 2012-13 Research Projects Completed : 21 On-going Projects : 09 Workshops and Seminars Organised : 03 Books Published : 01 Articles Published : 30 Working Papers : 08 Occasional Papers : 03 Ph.D. Awarded : 03