Pankaj Bhalla
Training Expert
Swan River Integrated Watershed Development Project, Una
Sponsored by JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency)
Office of Project Directorate Swan River (IWM) Project, Rampur Una(H.P)
H.P.INDIA Tel/Fax: 91-1975-225426 Mob:+91-94181-21080
E mail:
CURRICULUM VITAE
Work Experience
Post Held : Training Expert (Since April 2010 continuing)
: Social Deveopment Expert (September 2007 to
March 2010
Project : Swan River Integrated Watershed Development
Project”Una (H.P)
Appointment Authority : Public Service Commission(H.P)
Funding Agency : Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
Nodal Agency : Himachal Pradesh Forest Department
Date of Appointment : 6th September 2007
Experience till date : 6 years 8 months
Salary Package : Rs50000+Rs5000(TA+DA per month)
Tasks :
To develop Operational Manuals
To develop guidelines for the project staff and communities
To prepare status and annual reports of the project
To develop quarterly news letter of the project activities
To develop steps and guidelines for preparation of micro plans in the Selected
panchayats
Report writing and data analysis
To develop annual training plans and modules
To organize trainings for the project staff, officials from the line departments and
communities (Panchayat Development committees, SHGs,UGs and CIGs) at
regional, state ,national and international level
To give expert advice to front line social staff, Range officers, Dy, rangers,
Forest guards, AEOs, HEOs and VEOs regarding field works with communities
To develop coordination among different line departments
Achievements:
Developed following documents (manuals, guidelines, reports and news letters)
1. Community Operational Manual(Published)
2. Guidelines for the income generation activities(Published)
3. Directives and guidelines for the project staff(Published)
4. Guidelines for microplanning
5. Status report of the project
6. Training report of the project
7. Quarterly news letter
8. Booklets on Pariyojna parichaya for communities
9.Brief notes of the project
Trainings and workshops
1. Developed training modules for the communities and project staff
2. Conducted training need analysis
3. Organized 350 awareness camps for the communities at panchayat level,55
workshops/meetings for the project management works,120 specialized
trainings on Integrated watershed management and income generation
activities for project staff and communities,30 exposure visits outside the state
and 11 within the state,581 trainings for micro planning process at ward and
panchayat level and around 150 trainings and workshops and workshops are
under pipeline for the current year
4. Organized 14 District level coordination committee meetings (DLCC) and 9
State level steering committee meetings (SLCC)
5. Organized Bloc level expert committee meetings (BLEC) at Block Level
and 45 Group development support team (GDST)meetings
Others
1. Was member of Interview board for selecting the Group organizers in the project
2. Member secretary of the scrutinizing committee for finalization of micro plans
3. Member of the editorial board for “Quarterly news letter”
4. Member of committee to prepare “quarterly progress report” of the project
5. Member of monitoring committee to inspect Panchayat development committees’ livelihood works
6. Member of monitoring committee of Afforestation and Civil works of the projet
2. Post Held : Associate Horticulture Expert
Project : Diversification in agriculture in Himachal Pradesh
Appointment Authority : Nepon Goie
Nodal Agency : Himachal Pradesh Agriculture Department
Date of Appointment : 8th May 2007 to 30 June 2007
Experience : 2months
Salary Package : Rs25000+Rs1000 (per diem) fixed
Tasks :
To collect block level data on horticulture status in all districts of Himachal
Pradesh
To collect secondary information on horticulture activities from all district head
quarters and from Directorate of Horticulture Shimla
Analysis of data and report writing
To get information on agriculture marketing and processing and report writing
Achievements:
1. Visited district horticulture offices in all districts to get the relevant information
2. Analyzed the data
3. Submitted status report along with Horticulture Expert from ICAR to the JICA
3. Post Held :Project Officer
Project :Mid Himalayan Watershed Project
Appointment Authority : IBRAD (NGO based at Calcutta)
Nodal Agency : Himachal Pradesh Forest Department
Date of Appointment : 1st January to 30 April 2007
Experience : 4 months
Salary Package : Rs25000+TA+DA
Tasks :
To prepare and finalize the microplans of the selected panchayats of Solan and
Sirmour districts
To train the social staff
To develop coordination with Forest Deptt. regarding final approval of annual
action of plan and implementation of works in the area
Report writing
Achievements:
1. Finalized three microplans of the selected panchayats and got approval from
the gram sabha and Forest Deptt.
4. Post Held : Programme Officer (R&E)
Project : Himachal Pradesh Forest Sector Reform Project
Appointment Authority : URS Australia
Funding Agency : British Department for International
Department (DFID)
Nodal Agency : Himachal Pradesh Forest Department
Date of Appointment : 1st October 2004 to 31st December 2006
Experience : 2 years and 2 months
Salary Package : Rs25000+Rs1000 (per diem) fixed
Tasks
To identify researchable issues at specific sites with the participation of
stakeholders and the concerned line department people.
To develop coordination among different Research Institutions and Local
Communities to develop a suitable methodology for identified researchable
issues for the selected sites
Facilitate to develop micro-plan at selected sites
Coordinate with Forest Publicity Division in all the activities concerned to
Research& Extension
To develop publicity material for mass distribution in the State
To organize exposure visits and trainings for stakeholders at different
Research Institutions
Analyzing the data and report writing.
Achievements:
Developed following documents:
1. Contributed to prepare van sandesh in liaison with Forest Publicity
Division
2. Developed booklets and pamphlets for communities
3. Contributed to develop R&D manual
4. Prepared annual reports
5. Prepared Karnataka study report of exposure visit organized for Forest
Official
Trainings and workshops
1. Organized 30 trainings for the communities in different institutes of
the State
2. Organized 10 workshops at State level
3. Participated in all DFID workshops organized to give input regarding
research and extension activities for policy implication
Others:
1. Closely associated with Forest R&D wing and Forest Publicity Division
2. Worked with various foreign consultants of DFID and URS on R&D
Issues
5. Post Held : Senior Research Fellow(Mountain Women
Development Centre)
Project : Sensitization of Rural Women for Agro-Based
Entrepreneurial Training Interventions in Himachal
Pradesh
Appointment Authority: Dr.YsParmar Univ. of Horticulture & Forestry
Funding Agency : Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR)
Experience : 2 years & 2 months (August 2002 to October 2004)
Salary Package : Rs8000+ (TA+DA) fixed
Tasks
Field surveys of rural women and local institutions.
Organize trainings to farm women on socio-economic aspects in farming and
group action.
Data collection. analysis and report writing.
6. Post Held : JuniorResearch Fellow (Deptt. Of Social Sciences)
Project : Marketing Mechanism of Farm Forestry Trees in
Northern Indian Markets
Appointment Authority : Dr.YsParmar Univ. of Horticulture & Forestry
Funding Agency : Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR)
Experience : 2 years & 6 months (August1997 to April 1998 and
February 2000 to December 2001)
Salary Package : Rs5000+ (TA+DA)
•Three years of experience in tourism related research during Ph.D. degree.
•Two years experience in marketing research (Medicinal and Aromatic Plants) during post graduation.
•Ten weeks of extensive practical field training in Forestry, in various agro-climatic zones of Himachal Pradesh.
•Well aquatinted with computer basics.
PUBLICATIONS
Negi,Y.S. and Pankaj Bhalla.2000.Collection and marketing of minor forest produce in Himachal Pradesh-A case of important medicinal and aromatic plants. Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics.55 (3):467-468.
Bhalla,P and Negi,Y.S.2002.Collection and marketing of aromatic plants in tribal areas of Himachal Pradesh.The Indian Forester.128(6):641-649.
Pankaj Bhalla.2004.” Impact of Tourism in Himachal Pradesh”.Sonali Publishers, New Delhi.
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
•Doctorate of Philosophy(Agricultural Economics) specialization in natural resource economics in 2003 from Dr.Y.S.Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry,Nauni,Solan-173 230,Himachal Pradesh.
Research Topic for Dissertation: Socio-Economic Analysis of Tourism in Himachal Pradesh.
•Master of Science (Agricultural Economics) in 1998 from Dr.Y.S.Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan-173 230, Himachal Pradesh.
Research Topic for Dissertation: Collection Pattern and Marketing Status of
Important Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in Himachal Pradesh.
•Bachelor of Science (Forestry) in 1995 from Dr.Y.S.Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan-173 230, Himachal Pradesh.
•Senior Secondary in 1990 with Physics, Chemistary, ,Punjabi and English from Punjab Senior Secodary School, Pandoh (Mandi), Himachal Pradesh.
•Matriculation in 1988 from Punjab Senior Secodary School, Pandoh (Mandi), Himachal Pradesh.
ACHIEVEMENTS
•Merit Scholarship in Ph.D.
•Merit Scholarship in M.Sc.
•Participated in International Workshop on” Prospects of Medicinal Plants” organized by IUFRO and Dr.Y.S.Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry,Nauni,Solan-173 230, Himachal Pradesh.
•Worked as Cultural Secretary in Central Student Association of the University for one year (2001-2002).
•Participated in Inter University Table Tennis Championship as Captain in 2002.
•Remained Captain of Badminton and Table Tennis in University.
INTERESTS
•Playing badminton, chess, listening to music and reading spiritual books.
PERSONAL
Date of Birth: 29 October, 1972
Sex and Marital Status: Male and Married
Languages: English, Hindi and Punjabi
Nationality: Indian
(Pankaj Bhalla)
Permanent address: Pankaj Bhalla C/O Sh.Brij Mohan Bhalla
Bhalla Niwas, Teen Pippal Pandoh Distt.(Mandi) Himachal Pradesh
175124. Phone No.01905 282180
Refrence:
1. TD Sharma
Addl.PCCF cum Chief Project Director,Swan River(IWM)Project Una(H.P)
Himachal Pradesh Forest Department
Ph.no 9418218898
E mail:
2.Dr.Y.S.Negi
Professor & Head (Deptt of Business Administration)
University of Horticulture and Forestry Nauni,Solan(H.P)
Ph.no 09418227307,9418227307
3.SK Musafir
Conservator Of Forests (monitoring) Hamirpur
Himachal Pradesh Forest Department
Ph.no 9418065444