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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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