CURRICULUM VITAE Name : RAJENDRA PRASAD MAMGAIN Date of Birth : September 08, 1962 Nationality : Indian 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) 07839097029, 09968426545 Email Address : mamgain.rp@gmail.com Academic Educational Qualification : Ph.D. (Economics), Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi First class Master's Degree in Economics, HNB 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) iv) Worked with Indian Institute of Dalit Studies as a Professor of Economics, April 2010 to November 2012 Worked with Indian Institute of Dalit Studies as a Director, April 2010 to July 2012 1
v) Worked with Institute for Human Development, New Delhi as a Senior Fellow (Associate Professor), September 2005 to March 2010 vi) vii) Worked with Institute of Applied Manpower Research, Delhi as a Research Officer. Joined the Institute as Research Associate in August 1986. 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 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. ii) 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) iii) iv) 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. 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. Acted as a Co-convenor of the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of the Indian Society of Labour Economics, 2008-09. v) Worked as Editor of the Manpower Journal for two years (1999 to 2000). Publications Books i) Growth, Employment and Labour Markets: Perspectives in the Era of Globalisation in India (edited), jointly with J. Krishnamurty, Daanish Books, New Delhi, 2009. ii) Labour Markets and Employment in Asia: Emerging Issues and Challenges (edited) jointly with Alakh N. Sharma, Daanish Books, New Delhi, 2009. 2
iii) 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. Social and Economic Security in India, jointly with S. Mahendra Dev, Piush Antony, V. Gaythri, Institute for Human Development, New Delhi, 2001. v) Human Resource Profile, India: Some Selected Statistics, 1999, jointly with Ashoka Chandra and Shashi Kumar, Institute of Applied Manpower Research, New Delhi, 1999. vi) 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. Research Reports 1. 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 `(Forthcoming). 2. Ownership, Employment and Poverty in Private Enterprises across Social Groups, Sponsored by IDRC Canada, 2012 (Forthcoming). 3. Employment of Marginalised Groups in Emerging Occupations in India, Sponsored by IDRC Canada, 2012 (Forthcoming). 4. Tribal Development Report Chhindwara District in Madhya Pradesh, 2012 (Forthcoming). 5. Mizoram Human Development Report, Sponsored by Planning Commission and Government of Mizoram, 2012 6. Informal Sector Employment, Poverty and Growth in India and China, Sponsored by IDRC Canada, 2011. 7. Tribal in India: A Status Report, Sponsored by Christian Aid, UK, 2011. 8. Investment, Growth and Employment, Consultancy study prepared for International Labour Organsiation, Geneva, 2009. 9. 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. 10. 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. 11. Employment Opportunities in Uttaranchal: Constraints and Opportunities. Consultancy study prepared for the Planning Commission, New Delhi, 2006. 3
12. 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. 13. Rapid Skill Assessment Survey in the Most Backward Districts in India (Mimeo), 2004. 14. 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. 15. 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. 16. 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. 17. Utilisation Pattern of Agricultural and Veterinary Manpower in the Academic Sector, 1995. The study was sponsored by Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi. 18. 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. Situating Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the Post-2015 Development Framework, Oxfam Working Paper, 2013 (forthcoming) 2. 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. 3. 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. 4. 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. 5. 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. 6. Discrimination in Indian Labour Market, IASI Annual Conference, University of Hyderabad, October, 14-15, 2011, Keynote Paper. 7. Non-Economic Factors of Development, 7 th Annual Conference of Uttar Pradesh-Uttarakhand Economic Association, October 16-17, 2011, Keynote Paper. 4
8. Micro Enterprise Development in India, Arthabeekshan, A Journal of West Bengal Economic Association, Vol. 19, No.3, December 2010. 9. The Challenge of Inclusive Development in Uttarakhand, Uttarayani, An Annual Magazine, New Delhi, 2010. 10. Tackling High Level Skills Shortages in India, Paper prepared for ILO G20 Meeting of Experts on Skills to Meet Global Challenges, March 2010 11. Economic Growth sans Human Development A Case of Uttarakhand, paper prepared for Department of Planning, Government of Uttarakhand (Draft), October 2010 12. Human Development in Uttarakhand, Uttarayani, December 2010 13. 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. 14. 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. 15. Growth, Poverty and Employment in Uttarakhand, Labour & Development, 2008. 16. Employment and Income in Uttaranchal: Trends and Policy Issues, The Indian Journal of Labour Economics, Vol. 49, No. 3, 2006. 17. Education, Employment and Economic Development in India, Paper presented in 14 th Annual Conference of International Industrial Relations Association in Lima, Peru, September 2006. 18. 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. 19. Out-Migration in Uttaranchal: Magnitude and Characteristics", Labour & Development, December 2003. 20. "Technical Skills, Education and Economic Development in India", jointly with Ashok Mathur, The Indian Journal of Labour Economics, Vol. 45, No. 4, 2002 21. 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. 22. 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. 23. 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. 5
24. Rehabilitation of Redundant Workers: The NRF Experience, jointly with Vandana Parashar, The Indian Journal of Labour Economics, Vol. 44, No. 4, 2001 25. Employment in Uttarakhand Region: Trends and Policy Options, in Pande, D.C. et al. (eds.) Employment Promotion in Uttarakhand, Anamica Publishers, New Delhi, 2001. 26. Enhancing Employability through Education and Training, jointly with Vandana Parashar, The Indian Journal of Labour Economics, Vol. 43, No. 4, 2000. 27. 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. 28. Employment Conditions in the Indian Food Processing Industry: Problems and Prospects, The India Journal of Labour Economics, Vol. 39, No. 2, 1996. 29. Implications of Structural Adjustment for Education and Training, (Abs.) The Indian Journal of Labour Economics, Vol. 38, No.4, 1995. 30. Alleviating Rural Poverty and Unemployment: Problems and Prospects, Manpower Journal, Vol. 29, No. 4, 1994. 31. Training Needs for Lakshadweep Islands: A Summary Paper, Manpower Journal, April-June, 1993. 32. Alternative Human Resource Planning: Some Issues, in Human Resource Development: An Interdisciplinary Approach, A. Kumar (ed.), Anmol Publication, 1991. 33. Employment of Women, in Women and Development, Vol. I : Women Employment and the Work Place, Chetna Kalbagh (ed), Discovery, New Delhi, 1991. 34. Employment of Women, Manpower Journal, July-September, 1990. 35. Is IRDP Better Alternative for Rural Development?, in Dimensions of Rural Development in India, by A. Kumar (ed.), Commonwealth Publication, 1990. 36. Poverty and Unemployment in Rural India, Proceedings of a Seminar on Agricultural Policy Resolution - Issues and Problems, Allahabad University, May 26, 1990. 37. Trends in Rural Housing in India, in Dimensions of Rural Development in India, A. Kumar (ed.), Commonwealth Publication, 1990. 38. Housing in India A Critical Appraisal, The Journal of Town Planners India, Vol. 8, No.1, Sept. 1989. 39. Alternative Manpower Planning: Some Issues, in A. Kumar and R.P. Mamgain (eds.),manpower Planning for Alleviating Poverty and Unemployment, 1989. 40. Poverty, Unemployment and Manpower Planning: Concepts and Definitions, in A. Kumar and R. P. Mamgain (eds.), Manpower Planning for Alleviating Poverty and Unemployment, 1989. 6
41. Impact of Urban Designs on Rural Housing, Proceedings of a National Seminar on Science and Technology in Rural Housing, New Delhi, December 3-5, 1988. 42. Issues in Rural Housing, Financial Express, May 2, 1988, New Delhi. 43. Shelter for Rural Homeless: Some Issues, Proceedings of a National Seminar on Rural Housing, Hyderabad, February 29 - March 3, 1988. 44. Pattern of Employment and Income in Urban Informal Sector, Proceedings of a National Seminar on Urban Informal Sector, Institute of Applied Manpower Research, New Delhi, February 11-12, 1988. 45. IRDP: Better Alternative for Rural Development, Financial Express, September 8, 1987, New Delhi. 46. Health Services: Analysis of Plan Financing, Economic Times, May 30, 1987, New Delhi. 47. Health Services at Crossroads, Financial Express, April 11, 1987, New Delhi. 48. Health for All by 2000 AD: A Myth or Reality, Economic Times, April 12, 1987, New Delhi. 49. State Road Transport Undertakings: Performance in Sixth Plan, Financial Express, February 10, 1987, New Delhi. Book Reviews 50. Social Science Research in India: Institutions and Structure, (Eds.: M V Nadkarni and R S Deshpande, 2011), The Indian Journal of Labour Economics, Vol. 55, No.1, 2012. 51. Human Resource Management in China: Past, Current and Future Practices in the Industrial Sector (Cherrie Jinshua Zhu), The Indian Journal of Labour Economics, Vol. 51, No.3, 2008. 52. Enterprise Development in Mountain Areas: Guidelines for Entrepreneurs (T.S. Palpola and D.N. Awasthi), The Indian Journal of Labour Economics, Vol. 48, No.1, 2005. 53. "Women, Gender Equality and State" (by Sadhna Arya), The Indian Journal of Labour Economics, Vol. 45, No.2, 2002 54. Counting the Poor (Amresh Dubey and Subhasish Gangopadhyaya), Deptt. of Statistics, Government of India, in The Indian Journal of Labour Economics, Vol. 42, No.2, 1999 Seminar/Workshop/Conference Attended over 65 seminars/workshops/conferences Organised international over 25 seminars/workshops/conferences, national as well as 7
Training Programmes Attended about a dozen training programmes on human resource development including use of personal computers. Organised capacity development programmes for teachers and researchers on social science research (six) Course Coordinator of Two Months duration International Training Programme for Senior Government Officials of Developing Countries (Organised eight such courses) Member in Policy Planning Bodies Member, High Level Rapid Appraisal Committee on Social Exclusion and Discrimination in Health and Nutrition Programme, Planning Commission Member, Syllabus Committee of Five Years Integrated M.A. Economics Programme, Doon University, Dehradun Member, International Planning Committee of IDRC Think Tanks Global Meet Member, Performance Budget Committee, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India Member-Secretary, Indian Society of Labour Economics R&D Trust Member, Indian Council of Social Science Research Expert Committee on Research and Publications Member-Secretary, Centre for Business Entrepreneurship Development, Dehradun Country Representative, G20 Summit on Skill Development, ILO Training Centre, Turin Managing Editor, The Indian Journal of Labour Economics Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Journal of Regional Development and Planning India External Examiner of M.Phil/Ph.D. Dissertations More than 15 dissertations examined from prestigious Indian universities Membership of Professional Bodies Life Member, Indian Society of Labour Economics, New Delhi. Life Member, Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi. Life Member, Indian Economic Association Member, UP-Uttarakhand Economic Association Member, International Industrial Relations Association (Rajendra Prasad Mamgain) 8