CURRICULUM VITAE
Personal
Name : RAJENDRA PRASAD MAMGAIN
Date of Birth : September 08, 1962
Address for Communication : Giri Institute of Development Studies
Sector O, Aliganj Housing Scheme
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh (India)
Pin- 226 024
Address of Permanent Residence : Flat No C-1, Vibhor Apartment
Plot No. 688
Shalimar Garden Extn. I, Sahibabad
Distt. Ghaziabad-201005, U.P., India
Contact No : (M) 09968426545; 07839097029
Email Address :
Academic
Educational Qualification :
Ph.D. (Economics), Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
First class Master's Degree in Economics, Garhwal University
First class Bachelor's Degree in Arts, Garhwal University
Areas of Interest
Labour Market and Employment, Education & Skill Development, Social Exclusion and Discrimination, Impact Evaluation of Development Programmes
Certificate Course
i) Research Methods in Labour Economics, December 1994 to January 1995.
ii) Statistical Techniques in Manpower Planning, March 1992.
Research Experience
i) Presently working with Giri Institute of Development Studies (an ICSSR institution), Lucknow as a Professor of Economics, March 2013 to till date
ii) Worked with Indian Council of Social Science Research as a Senior Academic Consultant (equivalent to Professor), December 2012 to February 2013
iii) Worked with Indian Institute of Dalit Studies as a Professor of Economics, April 2010 to November 2012
iv) Worked with Indian Institute of Dalit Studies as a Director, April 2010 to July 2012
v) Worked with Institute for Human Development, New Delhi as a Senior Fellow (Associate Professor), September 2005 to March 2010
vi) Worked with Institute of Applied Manpower Research, Delhi as a Research Officer. Joined the Institute as Research Associate in August 1986.
vii) Programme Coordinator of International Training Programme of the Institute of Applied Manpower Research for three years during 2001-2004.
Teaching Experience
i) Teaching and supervision of the Ph.D. students of Giri Institute of Development Studies, Lucknow. Programme affiliated to Banaras Hindu University.
ii) Teaching and supervision of the participants of IAMR’s International Master’s Degree Programme on Human Resource Planning & Development for five years. I have been one of the core member of the team in designing the programme and syllabus for the programme.
iii) Planning and conducting of International Training Programme on (i) Human Resource Development and (ii) Manpower Research for three years. Each programme is of eight week’s duration and the participants are middle and senior level civil servants drawn from developing countries.
Other Academic Experience
i) Managing Editor of the Indian Journal of Labour Economics since 1995. This Journal is widely referred both within India and overseas, and has more than 1500 subscribers.
ii) Intensively engaged in the organisational activities of the Indian Society of Labour Economics for the last one and half decade. The major activity of the Society is to organise its Annual Conferences in which about 300 academicians and policy makers participate both from India and overseas. Apart from this, the Society organises seminars and workshops on the themes relevant to the present day context. It also publishes books on various aspects of labour and human development. I have been intensively involved in planning and organising about twenty seminars during the last 15 years. I have been also closely associated in bringing out five books of the Society, which have been widely referred in academic works.
iii) Acted as a Co-coordinator of Second International Conference of the Global Labour Forum, which has been attended over 150 foreign and 250 Indian delegates during December 13-14, 2005 in New Delhi.
iv) Acted as a Co-convenor of the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of the Indian Society of Labour Economics, 2008-09.
v) Worked as Editor of Manpower Journal for two years (1999 to 2000).
vi) Acted as Advisor to Planning Committee of IDRC Global Think Tank Meet of 47 nations during 2011-12
vii) Advisor to research studies of research programmes of reputed institutions
Publications
Books
i) Labour and Development: Essays in Honour of Professor T.S. Papola (edited), jointly with K.P. Kannan and Preet Rustagi, Academic Foundation, New Delhi, 2016
ii) Growth, Employment and Labour Markets: Perspectives in the Era of Globalisation in India (edited), jointly with J. Krishnamurty, Daanish Books, New Delhi, 2009.
iii) Labour Markets and Employment in Asia: Emerging Issues and Challenges¸ (edited) jointly with Alakh N. Sharma, Daanish Books, New Delhi, 2009.
iv) National Employment Service in India: Perspectives on Development, jointly with Ashoka Chandra and M K Khanijo, International Labour Organisation Sub-Regional Office for South Asia, New Delhi, 2006.
v) Social and Economic Security in India, jointly with S. Mahendra Dev, Piush Antony, V. Gaythri, Institute for Human Development, New Delhi, 2001.
vi) Human Resource Profile, India: Some Selected Statistics, 1999, jointly with Ashoka Chandra and Shashi Kumar, Institute of Applied Manpower Research, New Delhi, 1999.
vii) Manpower Planning in India for Alleviating Poverty and Unemployment, jointly with A. Kumar, Criterion Publication, New Delhi, 1989.
Guest Editor
Special Issue on “Social Security in India”, The Indian Journal of Labour Economics,
Vol. 42, No.3, 1999. Contributors to this volume include eminent scholars both from
India and overseas, like Gerry Rodgers, S. Mahendra Dev, Johannes Jutting, Ruddar
Datt, A. K. Shivkumar, Ravi S. Srivastava, Moneer Alam & R.N Aggarwal and S.
Galab.
Research Reports
1. Out-migration from Hill Region of Uttarakhand: Issues and Policy Options, S R Sankaran Chair, National Instituute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Hyderabad, 2014.
2. Mizoram Human Development Report, Sponsored by Planning Commission and Government of Mizoram, 2014.
3. Social Inclusion in Multiple Spheres: A Study of Reproductive Child Health Care, Integrated Child Development Scheme and Total Sanitation Campaign, Sponsored by Unicef India, 2013.
4. Ownership, Employment and Poverty in Private Enterprises across Social Groups, Sponsored by IDRC Canada, 2012.
5. Employment of Marginalised Groups in Emerging Occupations in India, Sponsored by IDRC Canada, 2012.
6. Tribal Development Report—Chhindwara District in Madhya Pradesh, 2012.
7. Informal Sector Employment, Poverty and Growth in India and China, Sponsored by IDRC Canada, 2011.
8. Tribal in India: A Status Report, Sponsored by Christian Aid, UK, 2011.
9. Investment, Growth and Employment, Consultancy study prepared for International Labour Organsiation, Geneva, 2009.
10. Baseline Survey of Minority Concentration Districts in India: A Study of Haridwar District in Uttarakhand, Sponsored project report of Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India, New Delhi, 2009.
11. Baseline Survey of Minority Concentration Districts in India: A Study of Udhamsingh Nagar District in Uttarakhand, Sponsored project report of Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India, New Delhi, 2009.
12. Employment Opportunities in Uttaranchal: Constraints and Opportunities. Consultancy study prepared for the Planning Commission, New Delhi, 2006.
13. National Employment Service: Current Status, Assessment and Future Issues, jointly with Ashoka Chandra and M.K. Khanijo. Consultancy study prepared for International Labour Organisation, New Delhi, October 2004.
14. Rapid Skill Assessment Survey in the Most Backward Districts in India (Mimeo), 2004.
15. Youth Employment in India: Role of Employers and Government in Its Promotion, jointly with Alakh N.Sharma and Vandana Parashar, Working Paper, Institute for Human Development, New Delhi, January 2000.
16. Selected Statistics on Employment and Labour Market in India. Consultancy study prepared for the Institute for Human Development, sponsored by the International Labour Organisation, New Delhi, November, 1999.
17. Utilisation Pattern of Agricultural Manpower in the Central and State Government Departments, 1996. The study was sponsored by Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi.
18. Utilisation Pattern of Agricultural and Veterinary Manpower in the Academic Sector, 1995. The study was sponsored by Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi.
19. Survey of Training Needs for Lakshadweep Islands, 1990. This study was sponsored by the Islands Development Authority of India to the Institute of Applied Manpower Research, New Delhi.
Research Papers
1. "Outmigration from Hill Region of Uttarakhand: Magnitude, Challenges and Policy Options", International Conference on Labour and Employment Issues in the Context of Emerging Rural-Urban Continuum: dimensions, Processes and Policies, S R Sankaran Chair (Rural Studies), National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Hyderabad, 12-14 March 2015.
2. "Youth in India; The Challenges of Employment and Employability", GIDS Working Paper, Giri Institute of Development Studies, Lucknow.(jointly with Shivakar Tiwari), March 2015.
3. "Social Exclusion, Discrimination and Atrocities on Scheduled castes in India: The Worrying Spots and Future Challenges", Journal of Economic & Social Development, Vol. 10, No. 1, July 2014.
4. "Caste and Ethnic Diversity in Private Sector Employment: A Case of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in India", The Indian Journal of Labour Economics, Vol. 57, No.3, 2014.
5. "Caste and Ethnic Diversity in Private Enterprise Development: Reflections from Fourth MSME Census, 2006-07", in a seminar on Inequality Revisited: Theory, Evidence and Policy (Decennial Celebration Conference), Indian Institute of Dalit Studies, New Delhi, 27-28 September 2014.
6. "Occupational Diversification in India: Trends and Determinants', paper presented in an International Conference on Development from the Perspective of Labour: Emerging Issues and Policy Options, 21-23 February, 2014.
7. “Situating Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the Post-2015 Development Framework”, Oxfam India Working Papers Series, June 2013.
8. “Employment Strategies, Policies and Programmes in India”, Background paper for India Labour and Employment Report 2014: Workers in the Era of Globalisation, Academic Foundation and Institute for Human Development, New Delhi.
9. “Elimination of Identity Based Discrimination in Food and Nutrition Programmes in India”, jointly with Dilip Diwakar, IDS Bulletin, Special Issue on Food Justice, Sussex, Vol. 43, Special Issue, July 2012.
10. “Economic Growth and Human Development in Uttarakhand”, in a National seminar on India: Two Decades of Economic Liberalisation: Growth and Governance, November 18-19, 2011, Doon University, Dehradun, Keynote Paper.
11. “Poverty Alleviation Programmes: How Effective These have been for
Scheduled Caste in India”?, in a National Seminar on Annihilation of Caste, Indian Institute of Advanced Studies, Shimla, November 21-22, 2011.
12. “Job Mobility in Urban Labour Markets in India: Empirical Findings from Field Based City Study”, jointly with Uma Rani, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing, September 2011.
13. “Discrimination in Indian Labour Market”, IASI Annual Conference, University of Hyderabad, October, 14-15, 2011, Keynote Paper.
14. “Non-Economic Factors of Development”, 7th Annual Conference of Uttar Pradesh-Uttarakhand Economic Association, October 16-17, 2011, Keynote Paper.
15. “Micro Enterprise Development in India”, Arthabeekshan, A Journal of West Bengal Economic Association, Vol. 19, No.3, December 2010.
16. “The Challenge of Inclusive Development in Uttarakhand”, Uttarayani, An Annual Magazine, New Delhi, 2010.
17. “Tackling High Level Skills Shortages in India”, Paper prepared for ILO G20 Meeting of Experts on Skills to Meet Global Challenges, March 2010
18. “Economic Growth sans Human Development—A Case of Uttarakhand”, paper prepared for Department of Planning, Government of Uttarakhand (Draft), October 2010
19. “Human Development in Uttarakhand”, Uttarayani, December 2010
20. “Employment and Unemployment in India: Emerging Pattern and Issues”, jointly with Alakh N Sharma, in Labour Markets and Employment in Asia: Emerging Issues and Challenges¸ (edited) jointly with Alakh N. Sharma, Daanish Books, New Delhi, 2009.
21. “Market Access to Small Primary Producers: A Study of Vegetable Growers in the Supply Chain”, jointly with T. S. Papola, The Indian Journal of Labour Economics, Vol. 51, No. 3, 2008.
22. “Growth, Poverty and Employment in Uttarakhand”, Labour & Development, 2008.
23. “Employment and Income in Uttaranchal: Trends and Policy Issues”, The Indian Journal of Labour Economics, Vol. 49, No. 3, 2006.
24. “Education, Employment and Economic Development in India”, Paper presented in 14th Annual Conference of International Industrial Relations Association in Lima, Peru, September 2006.
25. “Human Capital Stocks, Their Level of Utilisation and Economic Development in India”, jointly with Ashok Mathur, The Indian Journal of Labour Economics, Vol. 47. No.4, 2004.
26. “Out-Migration in Uttaranchal: Magnitude and Characteristics", Labour & Development, December 2003.
27. "Technical Skills, Education and Economic Development in India", jointly with Ashok Mathur, The Indian Journal of Labour Economics, Vol. 45, No. 4, 2002
28. “Employment Generation and the Question of Employment Security”, jointly with Alakh N. Sharma, in Social and Economic Security in India, edited by S. Mahendra Dev, Piush Antony, V. Gayathri and R.P. Mamgain, Institute for Human Development, New Delhi, 2001.
29. “Towards a Holistic Perspective of Social Security”, in Social and Economic Security in India, edited by S. Mahendra Dev, Piush Antony, V. Gayathri, and R.P. Mamgain, 2001.
30. “Technology and Training for Informal Sector: Need for New Initiatives”, jointly with I.C. Awasthi, in Informal Sector in India: Perspectives and Policies, edited by Amitabh Kundu and Alakh N. Sharma, New Delhi, 2001.
31. “Rehabilitation of Redundant Workers: The NRF Experience”, jointly with Vandana Parashar, The Indian Journal of Labour Economics, Vol. 44, No. 4, 2001
32. “Employment in Uttarakhand Region: Trends and Policy Options”, in Pande, D.C. et al. (eds.) Employment Promotion in Uttarakhand, Anamica Publishers, New Delhi, 2001.
33. “Enhancing Employability through Education and Training”, jointly with Vandana Parashar, The Indian Journal of Labour Economics, Vol. 43, No. 4, 2000.
34. “Pattern of Employment Growth in Organised Manufacturing Sector in Gujarat and India ”, jointly with S. Sarkar, Paper presented in a National Seminar on Employment Generation in India, Government of Gujarat, Ahmedabad, February 3-4, 2000.
35. “Employment Conditions in the Indian Food Processing Industry: Problems and Prospects”, The India Journal of Labour Economics, Vol. 39, No. 2, 1996.
36. “Implications of Structural Adjustment for Education and Training”, (Abs.) The Indian Journal of Labour Economics, Vol. 38, No.4, 1995.
37. “Alleviating Rural Poverty and Unemployment: Problems and Prospects”, Manpower Journal, Vol. 29, No. 4, 1994.
38. “Training Needs for Lakshadweep Islands: A Summary Paper”, Manpower Journal, April-June, 1993.
39. “Alternative Human Resource Planning: Some Issues “, in Human Resource Development: An Interdisciplinary Approach, A. Kumar (ed.), Anmol Publication, 1991.
40. “Employment of Women”, in Women and Development, Vol. I : Women Employment and the Work Place, Chetna Kalbagh (ed), Discovery, New Delhi, 1991.