NIRD&PR

Biodata

Areas of Specialisation

Panchayati Raj, Rural Technologies, Partnership Building, ICT for Development and e-Learning.

Professional Affiliation

1. MoPR- Expert Group Member – Localising SDGs in PRIs
2. Global Forum for Rural Advisory Services (GFRAS)
3. The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
4. Horticultural Society of India

Publications/articles/cases/reviews (Numbers)

1. Research Reports – 3
2. International Journals/Proceedings– 4
3. National Journals/Proceedings– 17
4. Popular Articles – 24
5. Books authored – 1
6. Book Chapters – 2
7. Book Reviews – 2

Research

Projects implemented/associated during 2017-2022 (NIRDPR)

1. Transforming India through Strengthening PRIs by continuous training and e-enablement (TISPRI)- Phase-I & II - MoPR-RGSA sponsored Research Project - (2017-2022)
2. Creating 250 Model Clusters across India - MoPR-RGSA sponsored Action Research Project (2020-ongoing).
3. Time & Work Study for Panchayati Raj Functionaries of India – MoPR sponsored Research Study (2018-2020).
4. Analytical Study on the requirement of Manpower in PRIs in the UT of Andaman & Nicobar Islands – Government of UT of A & N sponsored study (2019-2020).
5. Champion of Change: A case study on Punjab’s Youngest Sarpanch – NIRDPR sponsored study (2019).

Projects implemented/associated during 2006 – 2017 (C-DAC, Hyderabad)

1. India Development Gateway (InDG) - sponsored by Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India (2006-17) - Vikaspedia Portal (https://vikaspedia.in/).
2. Wireless Sensor Networks based Pest and Disease Forewarning model for Groundnut crop (HARITA PRIYA) – sponsored by Government of Andhra Pradesh (2014-16).
3. Creating model e-Villages in North East India (e-Village) – implemented in association with Central Agricultural University (CAU), Manipur (2008-11).
4. Mobile based Maternal Health Awareness (MOTHER) – in association with Health Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh (2011-15).
5. Design, Development and implementation of ‘Dynamic Market Information (DMI)’ - in association with Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) (2008-12).
6. Development & Maintenance of Rice Knowledge Management Portal (RKMP - http://www.riceportal.in/drr ) – Co-Partnered with ICAR- Indian Institute of Rice Research (IIRR) – sponsored by ICAR under National Agricultural Innovation Project (NAIP) (2009-12).
7. Developing Expert Systems for Crop and Animal Husbandry Enterprises- sponsored by ICAR under National Agricultural Innovation Project (NAIP) (2010-13).

Workshops/Conferences

1. National level Workshops/Conferences/Seminars organised - 17
2. Participation in National level Workshops/Conferences/Seminars – 76
3. Guest Speaker / Presenter in National level Workshops/Conferences/Seminars - 35
4. Participation in International Workshops/Conferences/Seminars – 21
5. Guest Speaker/Presenter in International Workshops/Conferences/Seminars – 7 (including 2 outside India – Switzerland and Mauritius)

Trainings

1. Organised as Coordinator / Course Director – 68
2. Organised as Co-Coordinator / Joint Course Director – 45
3. Handled sessions in other training programs – 122

Invited Talks / Presentations

Honours / Awards:

1. WSIS Prize 2016 in ICT Applications (e-Agriculture) at the World Summit on Information Society, Geneva - awarded by International Telecommunication Union (ITU), United Nations
2. Skoch Smart Technology Award 2015 for HARITA-PRIYA project (2015)
3. e-India Award for MOTHER project (2012)
4. e-North East Award for Model e-Village project (2011)
5. Best Employee Award (2010) & Best Team Award in C-DAC (2009)
6. Best Paper Presentation Award, TNAU (2002)
7. Senior Research Fellowship, ICAR (1999)
8. Junior Research Fellowship, ICAR (1997)
9. PASIC Gold medal for topper in Seed Technology subject in B.Sc (Ag) (1996)