Curriculum Vitae

Name: Buddhadeb Ghosh

DOB: 2nd July 1960

Present Address: Associate ScientistEconomic Research UnitIndian Statistical Institute203, B. T. Road, Kolkata 700 035

Mobile: +91-9433164711(prepaid & WhatsApp), +91-8902496475(postpaid) E-mail: buddhadeb_ghosh@yahoo.com

&Principal Investigator on Evaluation Study of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) & Border Area Development Projects (BADP), Planning Commission (NITI Aayog), GOI, New Delhi

Permanent Address: “TRINITY”117, Netaji Subhas AvenueP. 0. Serampore, Dt. HooghlyW.B., India, Pin. 712 201

Educational Qualifications:

1. Ph. D. in Economics from Jadavpur University, 1998.

2. Certificate of Merit in the Intensive Course on Basic Statistics and Programming & Application of Electronic Computer, Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta, in 1988.

3. M.A. in Economics with International Trade, and Planning & Public Economics as special papers from Calcutta University, 1982.

4. B.A. (Honours in Economics) with Mathematics and English as minor subjects from Serampore Christian College under Calcutta University, 1979.

5. Pre-University (Sc) from Serampore College, Calcutta University, 1976.

6. School Final (Sc) from Parambua Jagaddhatri High School, Village Parambua, P.O. Dhaniakhali, Dt. Hooghly, WB.

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Ph.D. Work:

1. Title of the Thesis: Productivity, Efficiency and Technological Changes in Indian Manufacturing Industries: A Quantitative Approach.

2. Names of Supervisors: Prof. Sugata Marjit (formerly I.S.I.), Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta, and Prof. Tuhin Kumar Das, Jadavpur University, Calcutta.

3. Ph.D. Degree obtained from Jadavpur University, Calcutta, 1998.

Post-Doctoral Work:

Worked as a Visiting Research Fellow in the Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization, Chiba, Tokyo, Japan from December 1, 2003 to May 31, 2004, which produced the report “Globalization and Competitiveness: Some Preliminary Observations on total factor productivity (TFP) and Technological Changes in Indian and Japanese Industries.”

Employment History:

1. Worked in the position of Programme Coordinator in International Statistical Education Centre (ISEC), 2010-12, which came into being in 1950 as a joint agreement between UNO, GOI, International Statistical Institute (The Netherlands) and Indian Statistical Institute under the guidance of the first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru and Professor P. C. Mahalanobis. Had successfully organized the Diamond Jubilee International Conference of ISEC.

2. Worked as a Visiting Fellow under Dr. Amaresh Bagchi and Dr. Ashoke Lahiri at National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, New Delhi, on “Infrastructure, Capital Formation and India’s Regional Development” in July-August 1998.

3. Served as Visiting Faculty in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, Medinipore, W.B., India for one year from April 15, 2002 to April 14, 2003.

Invited Membership/ Expert in Development Committees:

1. A member of the Indian Infrastructure Report made by NCAER under the Chairmanship of Ratan Tata, 2001-02.

2. Advisor to Infrastructure Report by Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industries, 2005-07.

3. Advisor to Rajasthan Infrastructure Development Report by Confederation of Indian Industries (CII), 2005-06.

4. Selected by the United Nations University (Helsinki)as a Consultant on Gender Disparity to

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work on “Levels of Living, Education and Gender Disparity in Rural Areas: A Study of India and Thailand” during June 2006 to July 2007.

5. Selected by Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation (MOSPI, GOI) as the only External Member of the High Level Committee for developing Infrastructure Information System for India at dis-aggregated levels, March 2010 and February 2011.

6. Selected by the Planning Commission, Govt. of India, New Delhi as the Principal Investigator in four district level evaluation projects of Govt. of India fromJanuary2012 onwards till 2014:

(i) Evaluation Study on Border Area Development Programme (BADP) in Sikkim &

West Bengal,

(ii) Evaluation Study on Border Area Development Programme (BADP) in North East

States of Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura,

(iii) Evaluation Study of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act

(MGNREGA) for Himachal, Jammu & Kashmir and Uttarakhand: Special Observer,

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(iv) Evaluation Study of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act

(MGNREGA) for 26 States of India: All India Coordinator.

7. Infrastructure Services organized by Reserve Bank of India, Head Office, Mumbai, August 2016.

8. “Agricultural Vulnerability, Water Scarcity and Rural Deprivation: A Study of Indian Districts”, to

begin from 2017-18 for three years, covers all districts of India.

Publications:

Books:

1. India Infrastructure Database 2005: Volumes I & II (with Mr. P. De), 2005 from Bookwell Publishers Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi (Foreword is written by Dr. Bimal Jalan).

2. Statistics & Development, edited by Amita Majumdar, Manoranjan Pal, Buddhadeb Ghosh, Ayanendranath Basu & others- Diamond Jubilee Publication of ISEC, ISI, Kolkata, 2012, Mittal Publication, New Delhi.

3. Land, Population, Technology and Environment: Long Run Relationship (with Partha Dube (WBBSE), Shreya Ghosh (TCS) and Dipak Basu (Nagasaki), Forth-coming from a well-known German publisher.

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4. “Unexplored India- A Collection of Rare Natural Splendors from the Inaccessible Borders of India (17 Border States from Mizoram to Gujarat)” (with Saumik Pal and Anjan Roy), to be published by Bookwell, New Delhi.

Papers Published in Journals/Books:

1. “The Forgotten Agricultural Labourers- Part 1”, The Business Standard, April, 1984.

2. “The Forgotten Agricultural Labourers- Part 2”, The Business Standard, April, 1984.

3. "Survival of Economic Farms: A Study of West Bengal" (with G. Bhattacharya), Man & Development, India, Vol. XI, No. 1, March 1989, pp.131-45.

4. "Technology-Intensive Industrialisation in LDCs: Experience of Indian Industries" (with D. Coondoo and C. Neogi), Economic and Political Weekly, India, Vol.28, Nos.8 & 9, February 1993, M43-M52.

5. "Productivity, Efficiency and New Technology: The Case of Indian Manufacturing Industries (with C. Neogi), The Developing Economies, Japan, Vol.31, No.3, September 1993, 308-28.

6. "Inter-Temporal Efficiency Variations in Indian Manufacturing Industries" (with C. Neogi), Journal of Productivity Analysis, U.S.A., Vol.5, No.3, October 1994, 301-24.

7. "Survival Strategy of Farmers: An Ecological Explanation from West Bengal Farms" (with M. Chattopadhyay), Journal of Human Ecology, India, March 1995, 169-75.

8. "Liberalisation in India: Quality Differentials Between Public and Private Employees" (with C. Neogi), The Developing Economies, Japan, Vol.34, No.1, March 1996, 61-79.

9. "Technological Characteristics of Indian Manufacturing Industries in Recent Years" (with D. Coondoo and C. Neogi) in B. Roy (Ed), Socio-Economic Transformation in India, Kanishka Publishers and Distributors, New Delhi, 1996.

10. “Regional Imbalance in Infrastructure and Income” (with K. Chattopadhyay), Proceedings of the 80th (Amrit Jubilee) Indian Economic Association Conference held at Osmania University, Hyderabad during December 27-29, 1997.

11. "Impact of Liberalisation on the Performance of Indian Industries: A Firm Level Study" (with C. Neogi), Economic & Political Weekly, India, Vol.33, No.9, February 28, 1998, M16-M24.

12. "Estimation of Frontier Production Function with Errors-In-Variables: An Illustration with Indian Industry" (with M. Pal and C. Neogi), in S. R. Chakraborty et al. (Eds.), Quantitative Economics: Theory and Practice, Allied Publishers, New Delhi, 1998, 177-203.

13. "Economic Growth and Regional Divergence in India: 1960 to 1995" (with S. Marjit, C. Neogi), Economic and Political Weekly, India, Vol.33, No. 26, June 27, 1998, 1623-30.

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14. “Role of Infrastructure in Regional Development: A Study of India Over the Plan Period" (with P. De), Economic and Political Weekly, India, Vol. 33, Nos. 47 & 48, November 21, 1998, 3039-48.

15. “The Role of Ports in Trade between India and China in the 21 st Century” (with S. Ghosh and P. De), Proceedings of the ’98 Marine Port China Conference, October 28-29, 1998, Shanghai, China.

16. “Economic Geography of Global Capital” (A Review of the Book, Spatial Dynamics of International Capital: A Study of Multinational Corporations in India by S. Banerjee-Guha, Orient Longman, Calcutta, 1997), Economic and Political Weekly, India, Vol. 34, No. 8, February 20, 1999.

17. "Linkage Between Infrastructure and Income Among Indian States: A Tale of Rising Disparities since Independence" (with P. De), Indian Journal of Applied Economics (An International Quarterly), A Special Issue in Honour of Paul Samuelson, Vol.8, Part IV, 2000, 391-431.

18. “Infrastructure, Economic Growth and Trade in SAARC” (with P. De), Journal of Bangladesh Institute of International Strategic Studies, Bangladesh, Vol.21, No.2, 2000, 142-74.

19. “Impact of Performance Indicator and Labour Endowment on Traffic: Empirical Evidence from Indian Ports,” International Journal of Maritime Economics, The Netherlands, Vol. II, No.4, 2000, 259-81.

20. “Impact of Infrastructure on the Level of Development: Evidence from Indian States,” in S. Marjit and N. Banerjee (eds.), 2005, Development, Displacement and Disparity, Orient Longman, New Delhi.

21. “How Do Economic and Social Infrastructure Services Affect Level of Development? An Investigation with Major Indian States,” (India Rural Infrastructure Report organised by Sir Ratan Tata Trust, Mumbai and National Council of Applied Economic Research, New Delhi), 2000.

22. “Indian Ports and Globalization: Grounding Economics in Geography” (with P. De), Economic and Political Weekly, India, Vol. 36, No. 34, August 25, 2001, 3271-83.

23. “Transport Infrastructure and Economic Performance in Bangladesh and Indian Bordering States” (with P. De), Journal of Bangladesh Institute of International Strategic Studies, Bangladesh, Vol.22, No.4, 2001, 414-62.

24. “Fifty Years of International Statistical Education Centre,” (with M. Pal and P. Bharati) in M. Pal and P. Bharati (eds.), Proceedings of the Golden Jubilee of the International Statistical Education Centre, (13-18) October 2000, organized by Indian Statistical Institute (Kolkata), International Statistical Institute (The Netherlands) and Government of India, pp.229-238.

25. “Productivity, Efficiency and Technology Change in Indian Ports” (with Prabir De), International Journal of Maritime Economics, The Netherlands, Vol. IV, No.4, 1-21, 2002.

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26. “Causality between Performance and Traffic: An Investigation with Indian Ports” (with Prabir De), Maritime Policy and Management, England, Vol.30, N0.1, 5-27, 2003.

27. “Frontier Production Function and Extreme Observations” (with M. Pal and C. Neogi), Arthaniti, Vol. II, Nos. 1-2, 2003, 42-61.

28. “India in the BIMST-EC: Some Issues” (with P. De), India Quarterly: A Journal of International Affairs, Vol. LIX, Nos. 3 & 4, July-December, 2003.

29. “Deepening Cooperation in the BIMST-EC: A Case for Transport Integration” (with P. De), Journal of Bangladesh Institute of International Strategic Studies, Bangladesh, Vol. 25, No. 2, 2004.

30. “How Different Categories of Infrastructures Affect Regional Level of Development? Evidence from Indian States” (with P. De), Economic & Political Weekly, Vol. 39, October 16,2004, 4645-4657.

31. “Performance of Small Manufacturing Enterprises in India under Globalization” (with C. Neogi), 2004, Project Report of Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta.

32. “Globalization and Competitiveness: Some Preliminary Observations on TFP and Technological Change in Indian and Japanese Industries”, Institute of Developing Economies, JETRO, Government of Japan, Chiba, Tokyo, Japan.

33. “Impact of Globalization on Human Development in India: A State-wise Analysis” (with M. Pal, and P. Bharati), paper published in international conference proceedings by the NCAER, New Delhi, January 2005.

34. “Investigating the linkage between infrastructure and regional development in India: era of planning to globalization” (with P. De), Journal of Asian Economics, Elsevier Europe, Vol. XV, No. 1, 2005, pp. 1-28.

35. “Globalization, Informalization and Accounting: Scope for Future Policy Options in India”, The Management Accountant, ICWAI, Vol. 40, No. 2, 2005, 137-144.

36. “Effects of Infrastructure on Regional Income in the Globalization Era: New Evidence from South Asia” (with P. De), Asia Pacific Development Journal (UNO, Bangkok), Vol. 12, No. 1, 2005, 81-107.)

37. “Rural Development and Dynamics of Socio-Economic Change: A Study of Indian States in Recent Decades”, Proceedings of the Conference of National Institute of Rural Development (NIRD), November 2005, Hyderabad.

38. “Technological Capabilities, Human development and Economic Performance: A Study of Bay of Bengal Initiatives, Japan and the World” (with Y. Maneechai), Bay of Bengal Initiatives and Role of Japan, December 2006, Anthem Press, Delhi and Kolkata.

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39. “An Enquiry into India’s Intellectual Past through Amartya Sen’s Lenses”, Review Article on Amartya Sen’s (2005) “The Argumentative India: Writings on Indian History, Culture and Identity”, South Asia Economic Journal, Sage Publication, Vol. 7, No. 2, 301-316, 2006.

40. “Poverty, Education and Governance: Horizontal Rift versus Limited Vertical Mobility”, Economie & Humanisme Review, France, 2008.

41. “Vertical Mobility of People across Indian States over Time” (with N. Gupta, NSSO), Report on 61st Round, NSSO, GOI), 2008.

42. “Working for Inclusive Growth under Limited Vertical Mobility of People across Economic Ladder in Indian States: Limits of Government Policy”, Voices of Rural India, Confederation of NGOs of India, CNRI, New Delhi, Vol. 1, No. 3, April, 2008, 31-39.

43. “Reassessing Transaction Costs of Trade at the India-Bangladesh Border”, Economic & Political Weekly, Vol. XLIII, No. 29, July 19, 2008, 69-79.

44. “Cross-Border Migration from Bangladesh and India in Recent Period: A Field Level Survey” (with P. De and J. Roy), Economic & Political Weekly, 2009.

45. “Science, Technology and Environment: Crisis in Civilization” (with Namrata Singha Roy), in Statistics & Development- Ed by A. Majumdar, M. Pal, B. Ghosh & others- Diamond Jubilee Publication of ISEC, ISI, Kolkata, 2012 from Mittal Publication, New Delhi.

46. “Sustainable Relationship between Population Growth, Natural Environment and Technological Development in the Long Run”, Journal of Business and Economics, Nagasaki University, Vol. 92, No. 3, 2012, pp. 1-18.

47. “District Level Transition in India: A Test of Divergence” (with Swagata Gupta), European Journal of Applied Social Science Research, 2013, Vol. 1, No. 1.

48. “The Key to Infrastructure Development”, One India One People, January 2014, Vol. 17, No. 4.

49. “Dream loot for powerful: For NREGA’s success, Modi Government needs to tackle pilfering and impart vocational skills”, DNA Mumbai, 10 February 2015.

50. “Poverty, Disparity and Development in Indian Districts: Initial Findings from a Perception Survey” (with Ritanjan Das, Swagata Das), submitted to Oxford Journal.

51. “Problems of Sustainable Drinking Water in India: Rooftop Rain Water Harvesting” (with Kashi Nath Bose, WBIIDC), submitted to Yojana, Planning Commission, GOI, New Delhi.

52. “Technology, Environment & Worldly Craze of Humans: Crisis in Civilization”, 50 Slides in Research Gate, October 2016.

53. Spatial Development in India: Lessons from the Districts on the basis of NSSO MPCE Data and Census SDI Data with S. S. Sarkar & S. Samanta), a Book of 392 pages in Research Gate,

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December 2016.

Note: Most articles published in newspapers are not mentioned here.

Research Gate Impact: http://www.researchgate.net

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Papers in Process:

1. “Growth, Inequality & Vulnerability in Rural India: A District Level Study from 2004-05 to 2009-10 using NSSO HHS Level Data” (with Sankar Samanta), submitted to The Developing Economies, Japan, 2015.

2. “Performance and Governance Failure in MGNREGA at the GP Level in Himalayan & Non-Himalayan States: An Application of OLS and Probit Analysis” (with Shubhrangshu Sekhar Sarkar and Sankar Samanta).

3. “Impact of MGNREGA on Purchasing Power & Vulnerability in Rural India: A Statistical Approach to Understand the States & Districts” (with Subhrangsu Sekhar Sarkar and Papori Barua- Tezpur University

4. “Impact of MGNREGA on Purchasing Power & Vulnerability in Rural India: A Statistical Approach to Understand the States & Districts” (with Subhrangsu Sekhar Sarkar and Papori Barua- Tezpur University), to be included in a Volume from Dibrugarh University.

5. “Sustainable Development in the Long Run: Environment, Population, Economic Growth and Green House Gases” (with Sreya Ghosh, P. P. Dube and Dipak Basu), under finalization for a publisher, Germany, 2015.

6. “District Level Divergence in India from 2001 to 2011: Empirical Evidence from Social and Economic Factors” (with Ananya Roy Choudhury) to be submitted to Regional Statistics.

7. “Explaining National Economic Growth by Sectoral Performances in Sri Lanka 1991 to 2015”

(with ISEC trainees from Sri Lanka, K. P. S. P. Kumara, S. M. M. M. K. Mayadunna, P.

Selvanayagam, G. Nallathamby & R. Dhanushka).

8. “Economic Growth and Provincial Convergence in Mongolia 2000-2015” (with ISEC trainees from

Mongolia, Byambasuren Terbish).

9. “Explaining National Economic Growth by Sectoral Performances in Ivory Coast , 1990 to 2015”

(with ISEC trainee from Ivory Coast, Aboubacar Camara).

10. “Link between Sectoral Change and Economic Growth in Fiji from 1990 to 2015” (with ISEC

trainee from Fiji: Samuela Vuli Buadromo).

Generated five new and independent areas of empirical research from the subject of

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Development Economics in particular and Social Science in general: (i) Productivity, Efficiency & Technological Change, (ii) State & District Level Divergence in India, (iii) Infrastructure & Regional Economics, (iv) Rural Governance & Vulnerable Class, & (v) Sustainable Development.

Teaching:

1. Teaching at International Statistical Education Centre (ISEC), ISI, Calcutta since 1989-90.

Subjects: Economic Statistics, Economics of Development & Planning, Basic Macroeconomics, Basic Microeconomics, International Trade and Balance of Payments. (Organized by ISI, UNO, GOI and International Statistical Institute, The Netherlands since 1950 for Foreign Economists, Statisticians, Policy Makers, Government Secretaries and Officers).

2. Taught in B. Tech. and M. Tech. Engineering, IIT, Kharagpur, West Bengal during 2002-03.

Subjects: Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Industrial and Development Economics, Managerial Economics, Strategic Economics & International Trade and Balance of Payments (2002-03).

3. Also taught at Burdwan University, West Bengal in different Summer Schools.

4. Guided the Dissertation of B. Stat students “Regional Development in India” in the session 2007-10.

5. Guided Summer and Winter projects for numerous Post-Graduate students from IIT Kanpur, Benaras Hindu University (BHU), JNU New Delhi, IGIDR Mumbai, IIT Kharagpur, Jadavpur University, Calcutta University, North Bengal University and Rabindra Bharati University since 2007.

Worked as Referee : Title of the Journal/ OrganizationsJournal of Comparative Economics, USAThe Economic Journal, UKEconomic & Political Weekly, IndiaJournal of Development Studies, UKSouth Asia Economic Journal, IndiaBIMSTEC Economic Journal, IndiaGujarat Institute of Development ResearchApplied Economic Perspective & Policy, USACambridge Journal of Land, Region & Society, UK

Membership: Life Member of Indian Economic Association

Externally Funded Projects:

1. "Viability of Small Scale Industrial Units in Calcutta, 1996-97" sponsored by GOI, a Survey Based Research Project in ISI, Kolkata for the Revival of SSIs.

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2. “Economic Growth and Infrastructure Development: Projection of Future Port Traffic from West Bengal Ports, 1997-98”, sponsored by West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation, Bengal Ports Ltd., Mukund Iron & Steels and Keventer Agro Ltd.

3. “Final Cost Benefit Survey of the Kulpi Port in West Bengal Coast 2003”, Govt. of West Bengal, Keventer Agro, Mukund Iron & Steel Ltd.

4. “An Investigation into Cross-Border Migration from Bangladesh to India in Recent Period, 2002-03” (with P. Deand Jayanta Roy), sponsored by GOI.

5. “Problems and Prospects of Indian Automobile Industries, 2004-05” (JETRO, Government of Japan).

6. “Technology, Trade and Infrastructure in MIBST-EC Development with the help of Japan, 2004-06” (Ms. Y. Maneechai, National Statistical Organization, Thailand), sponsored by Sasakawa Peace Foundation, Japan.

7. “Infrastructure, Economic Development and Investment Friendliness: A Study of Indian States, 2005-06 and Onwards”, sponsored by FICCI, New Delhi.

8. “Trade Facilitation between India and Bangladesh, 2005-06”, (MOC&I, GOI).

9. “Voices of the Voiceless: An Investigation into the Conditions of Living of Indian Poor 2005-06” (with S. Marjit, CSSS, Kolkata).

10. “Construction and Analysis of Regional Variations of Social Development Indices in India” (which includes all 602 districts of India) sponsored by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India, 2007-09.

11. “Levels of Living, Education and Gender Disparity in Rural Areas: A Study of India and Thailand” (with Yaowapa Maneechai), 2006-08 sponsored by the United Nations University (Helsinki), WIDER, Helsinki, Finland.

12. “Economic Performance of the State of West Bengal over last Four Decades” (with Anjan Roy and Swagata Gupta), FICCI, New Delhi, 2010-11.

13. Two Ongoing National Evaluation projects on “Border Area Development Programme (BADP)”:

(i) North East India, and

(ii) Sikkim and West Bengal, sponsored by Planning Commission, GOI, New Delhi to be continued till 2014-15.

14. Two Ongoing projects of National Importance on “Mahatma Gandhi National Rural

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Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA)”:

(i) Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, and

(ii) All India Coordination Report, sponsored by the Planning Commission, Govt. of India, New Delhi, to be continued till 2014-15.

Works in Progress:

1. Horizontal Rift versus Vertical Mobility: Economic Conditions of People in Rural and Urban Areas of Indian States in Post-Reform Period.

2. Empirics of Inequality and Vulnerable Class: An Enquiry into Statistical Alienation in Indian Society (with Partha Dube).

3. Gender Disparity in India: A District Level Study” (with Ms. S. Gupta).

4. Population Growth, Urbanization, Technology and Long Term Economic Development (with Partha Dube).

5. Democracy, Disparity and Economic Development with special reference to Indian Districts.

6. Short Term Rationality versus Long Term Survival for Small and Marginal Farmers in India: The Problem of Sustainability in Poor Agricultural Societies.

7. Infrastructure and Economic Development.

Papers Presented in Conference/Seminar :

1. “A Survey of Research on Agricultural Wages in India: Some Comments”. Economic Research Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, 25 July 1990.

2. “Technology-Intensive Industrialisation in LDCs: An Experience of Indian Industries”. Economic Research Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, 25 March 1991.

3. “The Conflict Between Conventional Economic Rationality and Ecological Farming: Results from a Survey of West Bengal". The International Conference on Ecological Farming, jointly organized by the French Government, held at the Institute for Rural Industrialization, Ranchi, Bihar, India, in April 1994.

4. "Impact of Liberalisation on Indian Manufacturing Industries: A Firm Level Study", Conference on Economic Reforms in India, Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta, 1997.

5. "Economic Growth and Regional Divergence in India". National Conference on Fifty Years of Indian Economic Development and Regional Imbalances, Department of Economics, Jadavpur University, March 1997.

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6. “Infrastructure, Economic Growth and Future Port Traffic of West Bengal,” Taj Bengal, Calcutta, sponsored by WBDIC, G of WB, August 1997.

7. "Port Capacity, Foreign Trade and Economic Reforms in India: Need for Strengthening Transport Infrastructure", The National Conference on "Transport Infrastructure: The Emerging Scenario" organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry, New Delhi, 23.12.97.

8. "Agro-Infrastructure and Competitive Advantage of W.B.: Need for Private Investment", Workshop on Investment Potential in Agro-Processing Industries in Eastern India, organised by the Bengal Chamber of Commerce, Indo-German Chamber of Commerce and West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation on the Occasion of Calcutta, on February 5, 1998.

9. "Economic Growth and Regional Divergence India: 1960 to 1995". (a) Conference on "Globalisation and India: Implications and The Challenges Ahead", The School of International Relations and Strategic Studies, Jadavpur University, Calcutta, March (27- 28), 1998, and (b) Seminar organised by the Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta on April 14, 1998.

10. "Infrastructure, Economic Growth and Trade in SAARC", (a) International Conference on Economic Reforms in SAARC, jointly organised by Institute of Bangladesh Studies, Rajshahi University and International Institute of Development Studies, Calcutta, held at Rajshahi University, Bangladesh during April (19-20), 1998, and (b) Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies, Dhaka, April 21, 1998.

11. "Role of Port Infrastructure in Export-led Growth: Agenda for India and Bangladesh", Chittagong Port, Chittagong, Bangladesh, April 23, 1998.

12. “Economic Growth and Regional Divergence in India”. National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, New Delhi, July 23, 1998.

13. “Relationship between Infrastructure and Income across Indian States”. Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi University, Delhi, August 7, 1998.

14. “Economic Growth, Infrastructure Capability and Income Disparity Across Indian States”: (a) International Conference on Development, Displacement and Disparity: India in Last Quarter Century, Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta, December, 17-19, 1998, (b) Eighty First Conference of Indian Economic Association, Bangalore, December 27- 29, 1998.

15. “Analytical Issues in the Concept and Measurement of Social and Economic Development: A Case Study with West Bengal Districts” (with S. Marjit), International Conference of Department for International Development (UK) held at Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta, July 2000.

16. "Infrastructure, Income and Trade Between Indian Bordering States and Bangladesh," Dialogue on Interactions with the Indian Bordering States for Encouraging Trade Between

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India and Bangladesh: Organised by BIISS, Dhaka in Collaboration with Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute for Asian Studies, Calcutta, August 2000.

17. “Causality between Efficiency and Traffic: A Study of Indian Ports,” paper presented at International Port Conference to be held in Hong Kong, July 2001.

18. “Infrastructure, Trade and Economic Co-operation among Eastern and South East Asian Countries,” paper presented at a conference on Promotion of Private Investment Opportunities in Eastern and South East Asian Countries, organised by the Ministry of External Affairs, GOI and Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute for Asian Studies, Calcutta, October18-20, 2001.

19. “Globalisation, Industrial Competitiveness and Infrastructure Facilities: A Case Study with Indian States,” Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India, February 2002.

20. “Explaining Regional Disparity among Indian States by Economic and Social Infrastructure Facilities,” GIDR, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, March 2002.

21. Invited as chief speaker on “Globalization and the Working Class” in the All-India Bank Officers’ Annual Meeting held in Malda (WB), January 2003.

22. “An Approach to Sustainable Development for a Large and Heterogeneous Country,” Raja N.L.Khan Women’s College, Midnapore, WB, March 2003.

23. “Impact of Globalization on the Indian Economy”, National Sample Survey Organization, Mahalanobis Bhawan, Calcutta, September 26, 2003.

24. “Role of Self Helf Group under Globalization and Ideals of Vivekananda,” ICWAI, Vivekananda Needhi and DIC, Hooghly, November 30, 2003.

25. “China India Trade Cooperation: Ground Zero Fundamentals”, paper presented in a Conference at Park Hotel, Calcutta, Organized by ICSSR and Beijing & Yunnan Provincial Government, November 28-29, 2003.

26. “Asian Economic Cooperation”, Institute of Developing Economies, Japan, April 2004.

27. “Globalization and Industrial Competitiveness in Japan and India”, Institute of Developing Economies and International University of Japan, Japan, May 2004.

28. “Economic Growth and Regional Divergence: A Study of Indian States”, University of Kyoto, Japan, May 2004.

29. “Globalization, Informalization and the Accounting Mechanism”, ICWAI Diamond Jubilee Conference, Calcutta, December 2004.

30. “Merger & Acquisition in Banks and the Future of Employment”, All-India United Bank of

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India Officers’ Association, held in Malda, January 2005.

31. “Globalization, Institutional Changes and religious Conflicts: Some Historical Observations on India and Japan”, organized by SPF, Japan, held in Benaras, February 2005.

32. “Value Added Taxation and Role of Cost Accountants in the Globalized Scenario of the Indian economy” organized by the Eastern Regional Council of ICWAI, Kolkata held at Asansol, West Bengal, March 2005.

33. “Technological Collaboration in BIMST-EC Countries and Role of Japan”, paper presented at International Workshop at Taj Bengal organized by SPF, Tokyo, Japan, May 27-30, 2005.

34. “Educating the Poor in India – A Restatement of the Problem” (with Sugata Marjit), International Conference on Education, CSSS, Kolkata, June 1, 2005.

35. “Rural Development and Dynamics of Socio-Economic Change: A Study of Indian States in Recent Decades”, Conference of National Institute of Rural Development, 2005, Hyderabad.

36. “Technological Capabilities, Human development and Economic Performance: A Study of Bay of Bengal Initiatives, Japan and the World” (with Y. Maneechai), Proceedings of the International Conference on Bay of Bengal Initiatives and Japan Comprehensive Economic Cooperation, December 2005, Kolkata.

37. “Pattern of Variations in Purchasing Power and Income in Post-Reform Period: An Inter- and Intra-State Study of India with special emphasis on Rural Urban Divide” (with N. Gupta, NSSO), paper presented in the International Conference on THE MULTIDIMENSIONS OF URBAN POVERTY IN INDIA, organized by Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai and Centre de Sciences Humaines of France, Delhi, held at Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, October 2006.

38. “Globalization and Industrial Relocation: Some Stylized Facts on the Composition and Direction of Industrial Development across Indian States in Recent Period” (with N. Roy, CSO & S. Gupta, ISI), paper presented in the National Seminar on Globalization and Industrial Relocation Implications for Development Strategy of Underdeveloped Regions with Special Reference to North-East India, organized by National Institute of Technology, Silchar & GOI, New Delhi, at NIT, Silchar, October 2006.

39. “Levels of Living, Education and Gender Disparity in Rural Areas: A Study of India and Thailand” (with Yaowapa Maneechai, Thailand), paper presented in the UNU-WIDER Project Meeting on ‘Gender and Food Security’ at CSSSC, 12-13 December 2006.

40. Commentator in the Second International Conference on BIMSTEC-Japan Cooperation, TDRIF, Bangkok, Thailand, December 2006.

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41. “India’s Responsiveness to the Globalization Programme: Is It Reversible?” lecture delivered at the Annual General Meeting of ICWAI, India, at Asansol, West Bengal in January 2007.

42. Invited as a Commentator in the Seminar on “Saving Doha and Delivering on Development” held at the ITC Maurya Sheraton Hotel, New Delhi during 12-13 March 2007 jointly organized by Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Department of Commerce, OXFAM International, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), National Council for Applied Economic Research, and CUTS International, Maurya Sheraton, ND.

43. Invited presentation of the paper “Levels of Living, Education and Gender Disparity in Rural Areas: A Study of India and Thailand” in the United Nations University and World Institute of Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER) Project Meeting on Gender and Food Security 17-19 May 2007 in M-Plaza Hotel, Accra, Ghana (Africa) in collaboration with University of Ghana.

44. Invited keynote speaker at the National Conference on “Globalization, Rural Poverty and Governance” organized by Raja N. L. Khan Women College, Medinipore, West Bengal, sponsored by UGC during 21-22 July 2007.

45. Invited presentation of the paper “Horizontal Rift versus Vertical Mobility: Economic Conditions of People in Rural and Urban Areas of Indian States in Post-Reform Period till NSS 61st Round” at the National Conference on Globalization, Rural Poverty and Governance organized by Raja N. L. Khan Women College, Medinipore, West Bengal, sponsored by UGC during 21-22 July 2007.

46. Invited Lecture on “Industrialization and Role Management Accountants in Post-Reform Bengal”, organized by ICWAI and held at Uttarpara, January 2008.

47. Invited Lecture on “Special Economic Zones in India”, organized by the industrial association of Durgapur and ICWAI held at Durgapur, February 2008.

48. Invited lecture on “Economic Reforms and Government Revenue”, organized by ICWAI and Industrial Association of Bengal held at Peerless Inn, Kolkata, March 2008.

49. Invited to deliver Guest Lecture on “Working for Inclusive Growth” at the Confederation of NGOs of Rural India (CNRI), New Delhi, April (25-27) 2008.

50. “Spatial Development in India: A Detailed Study of Indian Districts in terms of Poverty, Inequality, Purchasing Power and Social Development Indices”, paper presented at CUTS, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India in July 2008.

51. “Spatial Development in India: A Detailed Study of Indian Districts in terms of Poverty, Inequality, Purchasing Power and Social Development Indices”, paper presented at Centre de Sciences Humaines, Embassy of France, New Delhi, July 2008.

52. “Spatial Development in India: A Detailed Study of Indian Districts in terms of Poverty, Inequality, Purchasing Power and Social Development Indices”, paper presented at Economic Research Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, September 2008.

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53. “Spatial Development in India: A Detailed Study of Indian Districts in terms of Poverty, Inequality, Purchasing Power and Social Development Indices”, paper presented at Demography Research Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, December 2008.

54. “Technology, Civilization and Survival of Animal Kingdom”, Yogamaya Devi College and Ashutosh College, Kolkata University, December 2008.

55. “Construction and Analysis of Regional Variations in Social Development Indices in India”, Mahalanobis Bhavan, NSSO, Kolkata, 2009.

56. “Science, Technology and Environment: Crisis in Civilization”, paper presented at Diamond Jubilee Conference of ISEC in Delhi on 12th February 2011.

57. “Inter-Temporal Transition of Districts in Infrastructure between 1991 and 2001: Future Prospect”, paper presented at the Diamond Jubilee International Conference on Frontiers of Infrastructure Finance- 2011 organized by Vinod Gupta School of Management, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, December 28- 30, 2011.

58. “Problems of Sustainable Drinking Water in India: Rooftop Rain Water Harvesting”, presented at Techna Institute of Technology, Balurghat, South Dinajpur, West Bengal, August 2012.

59. “Science, Technology and Environment: Crisis in Civilization”, paper presented at College of Textile Technology, Serampore, West Bengal, September 2012.

60. “Evaluation Study on MGNREGA across selected Districts from all the States of India”, Centre for Development Studies, Trivandrum, Kerala, March 2013.

61. “Vertical Illusion versus Horizontal Rift among various economic classes of population between 2004-05 (NSSO 61st Round) and 2009-10 (NSSO 66th Round) across India Districts”, presented at Dibrugarh University, Assam for VC’s Colloquium Series, 2nd August 2014.

62. “Technology, Development and Survival of Animal Kingdom: Crisis in Civilization”, presented at Tezpur Central University, Tezpur, Assam on 6th August 2014.

63. “Public Infrastructure and Inclusive Growth in India: Achievements & Illusions of MGNREGA”, paper presented at International Conference on Infrastructure in IIT Kharagpur, India, November 2014.

64. “Technology, Population and Survival of Animal Kingdom: Crisis in Civilization”, presented at Institute of Rural Management (IRMA), Anand, Gujarat, 22nd December 2014.

65. “Public Infrastructure and Inclusive Growth in India: Achievements & Illusions of MGNREGA”, paper presented at Institute of Rural Management (IRMA), Anand, Gujarat, 23nd December 2014.

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66. “Performance of Tripura in MGNREGA”, paper presented at SARAS Mela, Agartala, Tripura, 4th January, 2015.

67. “Public Infrastructure and Inclusive Growth in India: Achievements & Illusions of MGNREGA”, Invited Guest Lecture at Chennai Presidency College on its 175th Year Celebration, Chennai University, Chennai, 5th March 2015.

68. Presentation of MGNREGA Draft All-India Report at NITI Aayog, GOI, New Delhi, May 2015.

69. “Spatial Disparities in India in Post-MGNREGA Period: A Study of Indian Districts”, Oklahoma State University, August 2015.

70. “Spatial Disparity in India: Lessons from the Districts in New Millennium”, Department of Business Management, Tezpur University, Tezpur, Assam, November 2015.

71. “Performance of the largest Rural development Project in Human History: MGNREGA”, Department of Rural Management, Tripura University, Agartala, Tripura, January 2016.

72. Invited Speaker on “An Exploratory Approach to Land Acquisition in India in the Context of Vulnerability, Disparity and Backwardness: Observations from the Districts”, 2016 Sino-Indian Cross-Cultural Dialogues, 17-19 June, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.

73. Invited paper presentation on “Impact of MGNREGA on Inequality: A Study of Rural Indian Districts”, CMDR Dharwad Conference on MGNREGA & the Marginalized Class in Rural India, University of Karnataka & Rani Chennamma University, Dharwad, Karnataka, February 2017.

Extracurricular Activities: Yoga & Exercise, Travelling, Photography, Angling, Music, Gardening & Experimental Farming (in native village) and Social Work.

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