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Papers by Pradeep Panda
Social Work and Social Welfare, 2021
Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) scheme has expanded tremendously over the 30 years o... more Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) scheme has expanded tremendously over the 30 years of its operation to cover almost all the development blocks in the country. It offers a wide range of health, nutrition and education related services to children, women and adolescent girls. The study wish to find out the impact and efficacy of the ICDS scheme. The study was conducted from April 2019 to December 2019. The study was conducted on purposive random sampling basis covering 19 States/UTs. 510 AWCs were selected and total 15300 children were covered. One of the important findings of the study is that the children in the Normal grade are found to be 77.4% of the total sample size which means that in spite of a lot of bottlenecks, the malnutrition has been reduced among the children of 0 to 5 years of age. As envisages from the field study, people are well aware of the ICDS scheme and are sending their children to AWCs. However, the children from remote areas are not able to avai...
Archaeology & Anthropology: Open Access, 2018
Open Access Journal of Archaeology & Anthropology, 2019
Open Access Journal of Archaeology & Anthropology, 2019
Markets overcame global shocks from US President Donald Trump's trade war to end positive thanks ... more Markets overcame global shocks from US President Donald Trump's trade war to end positive thanks to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's first of three economic sentiment-boosters delivered recently. And that fact frames the key question on the near future of the India economic story-can the positive of government-created activity-multipliers continue to overcome the negative of global economic depressors? And, if so, by how much? A Goldman Sachs (GS) research report, 'India's Economic Slowdown: This Episode is Different', gives very useful pointers to anyone considering this most consequential question.
Handbook of Research on Multicultural Perspectives on Gender and Aging
The number of older persons has increased substantially in recent years in most countries and reg... more The number of older persons has increased substantially in recent years in most countries and regions, and that growth is projected to accelerate in the coming decades. This is poised to become one of the most significant social transformations of the twenty-first century, with implications for nearly all sectors of society, including labor and financial markets, the demand for goods and services, such as housing, transportation, and social protection, as well as family structures and intergenerational ties. Preparing for the economic and social shifts associated with an aging population is thus essential to ensure progress in development, including towards the achievement of the goals outlined in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. There is urgent need to consider older persons in development planning, emphasizing that older persons should be able to participate in and benefit equitably from the fruits of development to advance their health and wellbeing, and that societie...
Integrative Journal of Conference Proceedings, 2019
This paper analyses the current scenario of skilled workforce of Indian Economy and future requir... more This paper analyses the current scenario of skilled workforce of Indian Economy and future requirement of skill development. The paper also outlines skill gap in various sectors, the key issues and policy implications to address those issues and challenges in Skill Development and Productivity arena. Today, India is one of the youngest nations in the world with more than 62% of its population in the working age group (15-59 years), and more than 54% of its total population below 25 years of age. Its population pyramid is expected to bulge across the 15-59 age group over the next decade. It is further estimated that the average age of the population in India by 2020 will be 29 years as against 40 years in USA, 46 years in Europe and 47 years in Japan. In fact, during the next 20 years the labour force in the industrialized world is expected to decline by 4%, while in India it will increase by 32%. This poses a formidable challenge and a huge opportunity. To reap this demographic dividend which is expected to last for next 25 years, India needs to equip its workforce with employable skills and knowledge so that they can contribute substantively to the economic growth of the country. As India moves progressively towards becoming a global knowledge economy, it must meet the rising aspirations of its youth. This can be partially achieved through focus on advancement of skills that are relevant to the emerging economic environment. The challenge pertains not only to a huge quantitative expansion of the facilities for skill training, but also to the equally important task of raising their quality. Skills development is the shared responsibility of the key stakeholders viz. Government, the entire spectrum of corporate sector, community-based organizations, those outstanding, highly qualified and dedicated individuals who have been working in the skilling and entrepreneurship space for many years, industry and trade organizations and other stakeholders. The policy links skills development to improved employability and productivity in paving the way forward for inclusive growth in the country. The skill strategy is complemented by specific efforts to promote entrepreneurship in order to create ample opportunities for the skilled workforce. Skilling need to be an integral part of employment and economic growth strategies to spur employability and productivity. Coordination with other national macroeconomic paradigms and growth strategies is therefore critical.
Indian Journal of Applied Economics and Business, 2019
Water is an integral part of Sustainable Development. Sustainable Development Goal 6 focuses on W... more Water is an integral part of Sustainable Development. Sustainable Development Goal 6 focuses on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH). India is not a water deficit country, but due to severe neglect and lack of monitoring of water resources development projects, several regions in the country experience water stress from time to time. Further neglect in this sector will lead to water scarcity during the next 12 decades. It is therefore necessary to prevent this crisis by making best use of the available technologies and resources to conserve the existing water resources, convert them into utilisable form and make efficient use of them for agriculture, industrial production and human consumption. Imposing regulatory measures to prevent the misuse of water and introducing rewards and punishment to encourage judicious use of water, will be helpful to conserve water. Finally, awareness and orientation of all the water users to change their lifestyle to conserve water, can help the country to tide over the water crisis in the future. The challenge is manageable provided we have favourable policies and mechanisms to persuade our people to change their lifestyle.
Global Journal of Accounting and Economy Research, 2022
Gender budgeting is a public financial management tool for transparency and accountability. Becau... more Gender budgeting is a public financial management tool for transparency and accountability. Because it combines gender views and takes into account concerns connected to gender at all levels and phases of development, planning, policy making, programs, and delivery methods, gender budgeting has been widely hailed as a critical instrument for advancing women's empowerment. Additionally, it effectively addresses gender disparities in budget allocations, particularly in areas that are reflective of the general public, such as education, health, and nutrition. Gender budgeting strives to increase access to resources while also ensuring that government resources are distributed fairly across all citizens and groups. As a result, gender budgeting opens up new possibilities for women's empowerment. Gender budgeting is becoming increasingly important and necessary in the contemporary Indian setting, where women were traditionally isolated, underestimated, and marginalized for a variety of reasons. Despite the fact that the Indian government's experience with gender budgeting is frequently cited as a model for other gender budgeting efforts, there seems to be a clear disparity between what was envisioned and what has been achieved under the banner of gender budgeting in the country.
Indian Journal of Public Administration
The helicopter service in Northeast (NE) India was introduced in 1992–1993 to provide connectivit... more The helicopter service in Northeast (NE) India was introduced in 1992–1993 to provide connectivity to passengers in remote areas of the region and with other states and union territories of India at affordable cost. It also intended to evacuate people during natural calamities and medical emergencies. By the year 2021, the helicopter services were operational in seven NE states, namely, Arunachal Pradesh (1995), Sikkim (1998), Meghalaya (1999), Tripura (2002), Nagaland (2007), Mizoram (2012) and Manipur (2018). The article intends to examine the efficiency and usefulness of the helicopter scheme in the North Eastern Region, to find out the extent to which the scheme has facilitated connectivity for different layers of end-users and to identify the key bottlenecks and challenges faced during the implementation of the scheme. With positivist frame of evaluation, both quantitative and qualitative research methods have been used for data collection and analysis. The study was conducted ...
Survival of the fittest is the rule of the dynamic world. You are the brightest illustration of C... more Survival of the fittest is the rule of the dynamic world. You are the brightest illustration of Charles Darwin’s Theory of Evolution. A lot of good players came and perished in due course of time. You came, saw and conquered the battle of Cricket. Beneath the helmet, under that unruly curly hair, inside the cranium, there is something we don't know, something beyond scientific measure. Really you are the glue that binds all Indians. You have made the nation proud for over two decades. You have been inspiration to youngsters and we believe you are the only man responsible for the current state of cricket in India. You have been the most complete batsman of any time, the most prolific run maker of all time, and arguably the biggest cricket icon the game has ever known. You are the most worshipped cricketer in the world. Long may the king reign over his willing subjects! SACH IS LIFE. Live in joy and give joy to others!
Institutional & Transition Economics Policy Paper Series, 2016
Violence is a reflection of power inequalities in society and comparably more women then men cont... more Violence is a reflection of power inequalities in society and comparably more women then men continue to be targets. The impact of micro finance on the women in terms of reduction of domestic violence has been examined in the study. The study revealed that Microfinance institutions very strongly felt that, with the use of micro-finance, there can be a reduction in domestic violence. 80% of these institutions feel that micro-finance can lead to reduction in domestic violence. It has also been seen that, in many cases, microfinance has contributed to changes in attitude about women’s contribution to and role in economic and social development. Specifically, micro-finance has resulted in increased recognition of women’s productive role. It has also been observed that, women in particular face significant barriers to achieving sustained increases in income and improving their status, and require complementary support in other areas, such as training, marketing, literacy, social mobiliza...
Artha Vijnana: Journal of The Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, 2019
Gender budgeting is a fiscal policy measure that seeks to use a country’s national and/or local b... more Gender budgeting is a fiscal policy measure that seeks to use a country’s national and/or local budget(s) to reduce inequality and promote economic growth and equitable development. While literature has explored the connection between reducing gender inequality and achieving growth and equitable development, more empirical analysis is needed to determine whether gender budgeting really curbs gender inequality. This study follows the methodology of Stotsky and Zaman (2016) to investigate across Asia-Pacific countries the impact of gender budgeting on promoting gender equality, and also increasing fiscal spending on health and education. It classifies Asia- Pacific countries as ‘gender budgeting’ or ‘non-gender budgeting’ according to whether they have formalized gender budgeting initiatives in laws and/or budget call circulars. To measure the effect of gender budgeting on reducing inequality, we measure the correlation between gender budgeting and the Gender Development Index (GDI) a...
The attitudes of arrogance and hate seem to have suffused the electoral campaign of the 2019 Lok ... more The attitudes of arrogance and hate seem to have suffused the electoral campaign of the 2019 Lok Sabha General election. Although such expressions were evident in varied degrees among campaigners belonging to different parties contesting the elections, this attitude was consistently seen in the members of the ruling party and was arguably more prominent among the leaders and supporters of the incumbent ruling combination. This is despite the fact that the Election Commission of India (ECI) has been intervening to pull up the offenders. Yet, such interventions of the ECI in order to control these morally offensive tendencies were limited and discriminatory in nature.
Innovation Finance & Accounting eJournal, 2016
The economic development of a country largely influenced either by credit based financing through... more The economic development of a country largely influenced either by credit based financing through financial institutions or by financial securities through capital market. Mutual Funds in recent past as a channel of resource mobilization has gained immense importance in general and in India in particular. India has much less exposure in the Mutual funds returns predictability literature until recently. Given India’s fast-growing economic influence, research on this dimension as compared Indian stock market still seems to be inadequate and needs further investigation. The present study extends the existing literature. The mutual fund industry in India started in 1963 with the formation of Unit Trust of India, at the initiative of the Government of India and Reserve Bank of India. The history of mutual funds in India can be broadly divided into four distinct phases. The results from analysis suggests that resources mobilisation of UTI seems to be very high in 2009-10 while period of 2...
Indian Journal of Public Administration, 2021
The tribal communities in Central India are excluded in many ways from accessing and benefiting f... more The tribal communities in Central India are excluded in many ways from accessing and benefiting from the fruits of mainstream development. Within tribal groups, women are more marginalised and sidelined than men despite their multiple roles in the household. Women’s exclusion from the mainstream knowledge systems, market sphere and their limited access and control over the resources affects the overall development of tribal communities. Key for economic growth of tribal communities is the equal participation and promotion of women’s physical and economic rights. This necessitates for a purposive design of activities and institutional mechanisms for both socially inclusive economic empowerment and environmentally sustainable growth by building their knowledge and skills to restore agriculture based value chains for sustainable livelihood. The present article is an attempt to analyse and document the findings of an inclusive cashew livelihood model to address the geographical, social,...
Global Journal of Nutrition & Food Science, 2019
This work is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License GJNFS.MS.ID.000516.
Journal of Social and Economic Development, 2017
The tribal communities in central India are excluded in many ways from accessing and benefiting f... more The tribal communities in central India are excluded in many ways from accessing and benefiting from the fruits of mainstream development. Within tribal groups, women are more marginalized and sidelined than men despite their multiple roles in the household. Women's exclusion from the mainstream knowledge systems, market sphere and their limited access and control over the resources affects the overall development of tribal communities. Key for economic growth of tribal communities is the equal participation and promotion of women's physical and economic rights. This necessitates for a purposive design of activities and institutional mechanisms for both socially inclusive economic empowerment and environmentally sustainable growth by building their knowledge and skills to restore NTFP-based value chains for sustainable livelihoods. The present paper is an attempt to analyse and document the findings of an inclusive Lac livelihood model executed by Udyogini, a national-level NGO established by World bank in 1992, with support of PACS to address the geographical, social, technological and economic inclusion of tribal women in the Lac supply chain and downstream market integration to improve their incomes in Gumla district of Jharkhand state. It is found that by employing inclusive strategies, scientific technologies and participative approaches, the socially excluded women could be organized, engaged and integrated successfully by leveraging proven Lac-based livelihood model in the value chains and markets for increasing their incomes. The women demonstrated entrepreneurial abilities to handle markets and acquired economic empowerment over the incomes generated for family needs, mostly for education and health, while in some cases for assets building. The case study provided ample evidence that disadvantaged women could be receptive, Cooperative and capable of acquiring new skills and leadership responsibilities for value chain refinement, micro-enterprise development and management through appropriate training and skill building. Udyogini in partnership with PACS has revived the neglected and
Artha Vijnana: Journal of The Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, 2012
Common indicators of business and monetary conditions, the lagged mutual fund- risk premium and t... more Common indicators of business and monetary conditions, the lagged mutual fund- risk premium and the market- risk premium are used to predict mutual fund returns for a time horizon of one-day. In isolation, each of the four predictors significantly forecast mutual-fund returns from April 2008 to March 2011 for Indian market. The indicator of monetary conditions, i.e., the MIBOR premium, is found to have the strongest forecast power. Multivariate analysis confirms that the four predictors are indeed strong forecasters of mutual fund returns. Moreover, the MIBOR premium, term premium and lagged mutual-fund-risk premium emerge as the best and most consistent predictors of mutual fund returns. The market-risk premium is found to be good, but less consistent as predictor of mutual-fund returns.
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2015
India has much less exposure in the stock market integration literature until recently. Given Ind... more India has much less exposure in the stock market integration literature until recently. Given India"s fast-growing economic influence, research on the Indian stock market still seems to be inadequate and needs further investigation. The present study extends the existing stock market integration literature in the following ways. First, to provide further evidence, we examine the dynamic price linkages and interdependence between the stock market of India and that of the
Social Work and Social Welfare, 2021
Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) scheme has expanded tremendously over the 30 years o... more Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) scheme has expanded tremendously over the 30 years of its operation to cover almost all the development blocks in the country. It offers a wide range of health, nutrition and education related services to children, women and adolescent girls. The study wish to find out the impact and efficacy of the ICDS scheme. The study was conducted from April 2019 to December 2019. The study was conducted on purposive random sampling basis covering 19 States/UTs. 510 AWCs were selected and total 15300 children were covered. One of the important findings of the study is that the children in the Normal grade are found to be 77.4% of the total sample size which means that in spite of a lot of bottlenecks, the malnutrition has been reduced among the children of 0 to 5 years of age. As envisages from the field study, people are well aware of the ICDS scheme and are sending their children to AWCs. However, the children from remote areas are not able to avai...
Archaeology & Anthropology: Open Access, 2018
Open Access Journal of Archaeology & Anthropology, 2019
Open Access Journal of Archaeology & Anthropology, 2019
Markets overcame global shocks from US President Donald Trump's trade war to end positive thanks ... more Markets overcame global shocks from US President Donald Trump's trade war to end positive thanks to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's first of three economic sentiment-boosters delivered recently. And that fact frames the key question on the near future of the India economic story-can the positive of government-created activity-multipliers continue to overcome the negative of global economic depressors? And, if so, by how much? A Goldman Sachs (GS) research report, 'India's Economic Slowdown: This Episode is Different', gives very useful pointers to anyone considering this most consequential question.
Handbook of Research on Multicultural Perspectives on Gender and Aging
The number of older persons has increased substantially in recent years in most countries and reg... more The number of older persons has increased substantially in recent years in most countries and regions, and that growth is projected to accelerate in the coming decades. This is poised to become one of the most significant social transformations of the twenty-first century, with implications for nearly all sectors of society, including labor and financial markets, the demand for goods and services, such as housing, transportation, and social protection, as well as family structures and intergenerational ties. Preparing for the economic and social shifts associated with an aging population is thus essential to ensure progress in development, including towards the achievement of the goals outlined in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. There is urgent need to consider older persons in development planning, emphasizing that older persons should be able to participate in and benefit equitably from the fruits of development to advance their health and wellbeing, and that societie...
Integrative Journal of Conference Proceedings, 2019
This paper analyses the current scenario of skilled workforce of Indian Economy and future requir... more This paper analyses the current scenario of skilled workforce of Indian Economy and future requirement of skill development. The paper also outlines skill gap in various sectors, the key issues and policy implications to address those issues and challenges in Skill Development and Productivity arena. Today, India is one of the youngest nations in the world with more than 62% of its population in the working age group (15-59 years), and more than 54% of its total population below 25 years of age. Its population pyramid is expected to bulge across the 15-59 age group over the next decade. It is further estimated that the average age of the population in India by 2020 will be 29 years as against 40 years in USA, 46 years in Europe and 47 years in Japan. In fact, during the next 20 years the labour force in the industrialized world is expected to decline by 4%, while in India it will increase by 32%. This poses a formidable challenge and a huge opportunity. To reap this demographic dividend which is expected to last for next 25 years, India needs to equip its workforce with employable skills and knowledge so that they can contribute substantively to the economic growth of the country. As India moves progressively towards becoming a global knowledge economy, it must meet the rising aspirations of its youth. This can be partially achieved through focus on advancement of skills that are relevant to the emerging economic environment. The challenge pertains not only to a huge quantitative expansion of the facilities for skill training, but also to the equally important task of raising their quality. Skills development is the shared responsibility of the key stakeholders viz. Government, the entire spectrum of corporate sector, community-based organizations, those outstanding, highly qualified and dedicated individuals who have been working in the skilling and entrepreneurship space for many years, industry and trade organizations and other stakeholders. The policy links skills development to improved employability and productivity in paving the way forward for inclusive growth in the country. The skill strategy is complemented by specific efforts to promote entrepreneurship in order to create ample opportunities for the skilled workforce. Skilling need to be an integral part of employment and economic growth strategies to spur employability and productivity. Coordination with other national macroeconomic paradigms and growth strategies is therefore critical.
Indian Journal of Applied Economics and Business, 2019
Water is an integral part of Sustainable Development. Sustainable Development Goal 6 focuses on W... more Water is an integral part of Sustainable Development. Sustainable Development Goal 6 focuses on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH). India is not a water deficit country, but due to severe neglect and lack of monitoring of water resources development projects, several regions in the country experience water stress from time to time. Further neglect in this sector will lead to water scarcity during the next 12 decades. It is therefore necessary to prevent this crisis by making best use of the available technologies and resources to conserve the existing water resources, convert them into utilisable form and make efficient use of them for agriculture, industrial production and human consumption. Imposing regulatory measures to prevent the misuse of water and introducing rewards and punishment to encourage judicious use of water, will be helpful to conserve water. Finally, awareness and orientation of all the water users to change their lifestyle to conserve water, can help the country to tide over the water crisis in the future. The challenge is manageable provided we have favourable policies and mechanisms to persuade our people to change their lifestyle.
Global Journal of Accounting and Economy Research, 2022
Gender budgeting is a public financial management tool for transparency and accountability. Becau... more Gender budgeting is a public financial management tool for transparency and accountability. Because it combines gender views and takes into account concerns connected to gender at all levels and phases of development, planning, policy making, programs, and delivery methods, gender budgeting has been widely hailed as a critical instrument for advancing women's empowerment. Additionally, it effectively addresses gender disparities in budget allocations, particularly in areas that are reflective of the general public, such as education, health, and nutrition. Gender budgeting strives to increase access to resources while also ensuring that government resources are distributed fairly across all citizens and groups. As a result, gender budgeting opens up new possibilities for women's empowerment. Gender budgeting is becoming increasingly important and necessary in the contemporary Indian setting, where women were traditionally isolated, underestimated, and marginalized for a variety of reasons. Despite the fact that the Indian government's experience with gender budgeting is frequently cited as a model for other gender budgeting efforts, there seems to be a clear disparity between what was envisioned and what has been achieved under the banner of gender budgeting in the country.
Indian Journal of Public Administration
The helicopter service in Northeast (NE) India was introduced in 1992–1993 to provide connectivit... more The helicopter service in Northeast (NE) India was introduced in 1992–1993 to provide connectivity to passengers in remote areas of the region and with other states and union territories of India at affordable cost. It also intended to evacuate people during natural calamities and medical emergencies. By the year 2021, the helicopter services were operational in seven NE states, namely, Arunachal Pradesh (1995), Sikkim (1998), Meghalaya (1999), Tripura (2002), Nagaland (2007), Mizoram (2012) and Manipur (2018). The article intends to examine the efficiency and usefulness of the helicopter scheme in the North Eastern Region, to find out the extent to which the scheme has facilitated connectivity for different layers of end-users and to identify the key bottlenecks and challenges faced during the implementation of the scheme. With positivist frame of evaluation, both quantitative and qualitative research methods have been used for data collection and analysis. The study was conducted ...
Survival of the fittest is the rule of the dynamic world. You are the brightest illustration of C... more Survival of the fittest is the rule of the dynamic world. You are the brightest illustration of Charles Darwin’s Theory of Evolution. A lot of good players came and perished in due course of time. You came, saw and conquered the battle of Cricket. Beneath the helmet, under that unruly curly hair, inside the cranium, there is something we don't know, something beyond scientific measure. Really you are the glue that binds all Indians. You have made the nation proud for over two decades. You have been inspiration to youngsters and we believe you are the only man responsible for the current state of cricket in India. You have been the most complete batsman of any time, the most prolific run maker of all time, and arguably the biggest cricket icon the game has ever known. You are the most worshipped cricketer in the world. Long may the king reign over his willing subjects! SACH IS LIFE. Live in joy and give joy to others!
Institutional & Transition Economics Policy Paper Series, 2016
Violence is a reflection of power inequalities in society and comparably more women then men cont... more Violence is a reflection of power inequalities in society and comparably more women then men continue to be targets. The impact of micro finance on the women in terms of reduction of domestic violence has been examined in the study. The study revealed that Microfinance institutions very strongly felt that, with the use of micro-finance, there can be a reduction in domestic violence. 80% of these institutions feel that micro-finance can lead to reduction in domestic violence. It has also been seen that, in many cases, microfinance has contributed to changes in attitude about women’s contribution to and role in economic and social development. Specifically, micro-finance has resulted in increased recognition of women’s productive role. It has also been observed that, women in particular face significant barriers to achieving sustained increases in income and improving their status, and require complementary support in other areas, such as training, marketing, literacy, social mobiliza...
Artha Vijnana: Journal of The Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, 2019
Gender budgeting is a fiscal policy measure that seeks to use a country’s national and/or local b... more Gender budgeting is a fiscal policy measure that seeks to use a country’s national and/or local budget(s) to reduce inequality and promote economic growth and equitable development. While literature has explored the connection between reducing gender inequality and achieving growth and equitable development, more empirical analysis is needed to determine whether gender budgeting really curbs gender inequality. This study follows the methodology of Stotsky and Zaman (2016) to investigate across Asia-Pacific countries the impact of gender budgeting on promoting gender equality, and also increasing fiscal spending on health and education. It classifies Asia- Pacific countries as ‘gender budgeting’ or ‘non-gender budgeting’ according to whether they have formalized gender budgeting initiatives in laws and/or budget call circulars. To measure the effect of gender budgeting on reducing inequality, we measure the correlation between gender budgeting and the Gender Development Index (GDI) a...
The attitudes of arrogance and hate seem to have suffused the electoral campaign of the 2019 Lok ... more The attitudes of arrogance and hate seem to have suffused the electoral campaign of the 2019 Lok Sabha General election. Although such expressions were evident in varied degrees among campaigners belonging to different parties contesting the elections, this attitude was consistently seen in the members of the ruling party and was arguably more prominent among the leaders and supporters of the incumbent ruling combination. This is despite the fact that the Election Commission of India (ECI) has been intervening to pull up the offenders. Yet, such interventions of the ECI in order to control these morally offensive tendencies were limited and discriminatory in nature.
Innovation Finance & Accounting eJournal, 2016
The economic development of a country largely influenced either by credit based financing through... more The economic development of a country largely influenced either by credit based financing through financial institutions or by financial securities through capital market. Mutual Funds in recent past as a channel of resource mobilization has gained immense importance in general and in India in particular. India has much less exposure in the Mutual funds returns predictability literature until recently. Given India’s fast-growing economic influence, research on this dimension as compared Indian stock market still seems to be inadequate and needs further investigation. The present study extends the existing literature. The mutual fund industry in India started in 1963 with the formation of Unit Trust of India, at the initiative of the Government of India and Reserve Bank of India. The history of mutual funds in India can be broadly divided into four distinct phases. The results from analysis suggests that resources mobilisation of UTI seems to be very high in 2009-10 while period of 2...
Indian Journal of Public Administration, 2021
The tribal communities in Central India are excluded in many ways from accessing and benefiting f... more The tribal communities in Central India are excluded in many ways from accessing and benefiting from the fruits of mainstream development. Within tribal groups, women are more marginalised and sidelined than men despite their multiple roles in the household. Women’s exclusion from the mainstream knowledge systems, market sphere and their limited access and control over the resources affects the overall development of tribal communities. Key for economic growth of tribal communities is the equal participation and promotion of women’s physical and economic rights. This necessitates for a purposive design of activities and institutional mechanisms for both socially inclusive economic empowerment and environmentally sustainable growth by building their knowledge and skills to restore agriculture based value chains for sustainable livelihood. The present article is an attempt to analyse and document the findings of an inclusive cashew livelihood model to address the geographical, social,...
Global Journal of Nutrition & Food Science, 2019
This work is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License GJNFS.MS.ID.000516.
Journal of Social and Economic Development, 2017
The tribal communities in central India are excluded in many ways from accessing and benefiting f... more The tribal communities in central India are excluded in many ways from accessing and benefiting from the fruits of mainstream development. Within tribal groups, women are more marginalized and sidelined than men despite their multiple roles in the household. Women's exclusion from the mainstream knowledge systems, market sphere and their limited access and control over the resources affects the overall development of tribal communities. Key for economic growth of tribal communities is the equal participation and promotion of women's physical and economic rights. This necessitates for a purposive design of activities and institutional mechanisms for both socially inclusive economic empowerment and environmentally sustainable growth by building their knowledge and skills to restore NTFP-based value chains for sustainable livelihoods. The present paper is an attempt to analyse and document the findings of an inclusive Lac livelihood model executed by Udyogini, a national-level NGO established by World bank in 1992, with support of PACS to address the geographical, social, technological and economic inclusion of tribal women in the Lac supply chain and downstream market integration to improve their incomes in Gumla district of Jharkhand state. It is found that by employing inclusive strategies, scientific technologies and participative approaches, the socially excluded women could be organized, engaged and integrated successfully by leveraging proven Lac-based livelihood model in the value chains and markets for increasing their incomes. The women demonstrated entrepreneurial abilities to handle markets and acquired economic empowerment over the incomes generated for family needs, mostly for education and health, while in some cases for assets building. The case study provided ample evidence that disadvantaged women could be receptive, Cooperative and capable of acquiring new skills and leadership responsibilities for value chain refinement, micro-enterprise development and management through appropriate training and skill building. Udyogini in partnership with PACS has revived the neglected and
Artha Vijnana: Journal of The Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, 2012
Common indicators of business and monetary conditions, the lagged mutual fund- risk premium and t... more Common indicators of business and monetary conditions, the lagged mutual fund- risk premium and the market- risk premium are used to predict mutual fund returns for a time horizon of one-day. In isolation, each of the four predictors significantly forecast mutual-fund returns from April 2008 to March 2011 for Indian market. The indicator of monetary conditions, i.e., the MIBOR premium, is found to have the strongest forecast power. Multivariate analysis confirms that the four predictors are indeed strong forecasters of mutual fund returns. Moreover, the MIBOR premium, term premium and lagged mutual-fund-risk premium emerge as the best and most consistent predictors of mutual fund returns. The market-risk premium is found to be good, but less consistent as predictor of mutual-fund returns.
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2015
India has much less exposure in the stock market integration literature until recently. Given Ind... more India has much less exposure in the stock market integration literature until recently. Given India"s fast-growing economic influence, research on the Indian stock market still seems to be inadequate and needs further investigation. The present study extends the existing stock market integration literature in the following ways. First, to provide further evidence, we examine the dynamic price linkages and interdependence between the stock market of India and that of the
Oxfam India has recently published a report titled “Survival of Richest: The India Story”. The ti... more Oxfam India has recently published a report titled “Survival of Richest: The India Story”. The title shows alarming situation of widening inequality in India. The journey for Charles Darwin’s “Survival of Fittest” to “Survival of Richest” is not fascinating at all. Inequalities are growing in India – this has been corroborated by scholars and government bodies alike. The impact of inequality is especially stark at the margins of the Indian society, with some communities such as the Scheduled Tribes (STs) suffering from physical remoteness and systematic exclusion from the means to achieve vertical mobility. Furthermore, the concentration of wealth continues to be around primordial characteristics such as caste. On one hand, inherited wealth and caste privilege continue to shape power and influence and on the other hand, we see the persistence of marginalization among historically disadvantaged who are trapped in intergenerational poverty.
Hon’ble Union Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman has presented Union Budget for the year 20... more Hon’ble Union Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman has presented Union Budget for the year 2023-24. Following are highlights:
Priorities of this Budget: The Budget adopts the following seven priorities. They complement each other and act as the ‘Saptarishi’ guiding us through the Amrit Kaal.
- Inclusive Development
- Reaching the Last Mile
- Infrastructure and Investment
- Unleashing the Potential
- Green Growth
- Youth Power
- Financial Sector
The Supreme Court's judgment, upholding the constitutional validity of the demonetisation of Rs. ... more The Supreme Court's judgment, upholding the constitutional validity of the demonetisation of Rs. 500 and Rs. 1,000 notes, is legally right but comes too late to be of any appreciable legal interest. It highlights the phenomenon of the Court determining the outcome of a case without actually deciding the case, and raises worrying questions about the abdication of responsibility by the Court.