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Faculty Profile

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Indranil De

Primary Areagroup(s):

Social Sciences

Designation:

Professor

Date of Joining:

02/07/2013

Qualification:

PhD, Jawaharlal Nehru University

Nature of Association:

Regular

Secondary Areagroup(s):

Economics

Current Areas of Interest:

Institutional Economics, Political Economy, Urban Studies, Informal Labour Market, Gender and Development, Econometrics

indranil@irma.ac.in

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Brief Profile
  • Dr. Indranil De is a Professor in Social Sciences and Economics at Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA), India. He holds a doctoral degree from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He was one of the participating members of Global Colloquium on Participant-Centered Learning in 2017 at the Harvard Business School, USA.

    His areas of interest are institutional economics, political economy, collective actions, public policy, basic service delivery, housing and gender. He teaches Collective Actions and Cooperation, Development Theory, Public Policy Analysis, Applied Econometrics and Social Cost Benefit Analysis at IRMA. He was associated with several research and consulting assignments with international and national institutes as well as state and central governments of India. He is the Editor of International Journal of Rural Management. He has authored a book titled “Social Norms, Gender and Collective Behaviour: Development Paradigms in India” published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2021. He has edited a book titled “Pandemic, Public Policy, and Institutions in India: Issues of Labour, Income, and Human Development” published by Routledge in 2022. He has several publications in reputed international and national journals. He has written several opinion articles in national media. He is member of several committees of government institutions such as Expert Committee, National CSR Award, Ministry of Corporate Affairs and Working Group B-8, Narmada Water Disputes Tribunal (NWDT) Award in Year- 2024, Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Ltd.

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    https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=fhDFmFAAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao

    For articles published in Economic and Political Weekly please click the following link:

    https://www.epw.in/author/indranil-de

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Lifetime Member
  • Indian Society for Ecological Economics

Courses

  • Collective Action and Cooperation
  • Public Policy Analysis
  • Applied Econometrics for Rural Managers
  • Social Cost Benefit Analysis
  • Development Theories
  • Applied Econometrics for Rural Management
  • Development Theories and Praxis
  • Research Methodology - I
  • Development Perspectives: Concept and Theories

Journal(Article)

  • Chattopadhyay, S., De, I., Mishra, P., Parey, A., & Dutta, S. (2022). Participatory water institutions and sustainable irrigation management: evidence and lessons from West Bengal, India. Water Policy, 24(4), 667-684.
  • De, I., & Patel, I. (2022). Mapping stakeholders and identifying institutional challenges and opportunities for waste management in towns of U ttar P radesh, I ndia. Environmental Policy and Governance.
  • De, I., & Patel, I. (2022). Mapping stakeholders and identifying institutional challenges and opportunities for waste management in towns of Uttar Pradesh, India. Environmental Policy and Governance, 1- 13. https://doi.org/10.1002/eet.2037
  • De, I., Hasan, R., & Iqbal, M. (2022). Natural Treatment Systems and Importance of Social Cost Benefit Analysis in Developing Countries: A Critical Review. Sustainability, 14(7), 3913.
  • De, I., Chattopadhyay, S., Nathan, H. S. K., Mishra, P., Parey, A., & Dutta, S. (2022). Structural and institutional arrangements impacting collective actions in WUAs of West Bengal, India. International Journal of Water Resources Development, 1-26.
  • De, I. (2022). Women`s empowerment, work environment, and income: evidence from India. Development in Practice, 1-13.
  • De I., Pohit S. (2021), "Garnering the fiscal stimulus: A bargaining game", Economic and Political Weekly
  • Indranil De (2020), "Sanitation and User Charges in Indian Slums - Who Pays and How does it Matter?", Economic and Political Weekly, 55, pp: 38-45
  • Indranil De, Mukul Kumar and HS,Shylendra (2019), "Work Conditions and Employment for Women: A Case Study of Bhuj City, Kutch", Economic and Political Weekly, 54(21),37-46
  • De, Indranil (2018). Determinants of rural sanitation in India and implications for public policy. Journal of Water Sanitation and Hygiene for Development, IWA Publishing, ISSN 2043-9083, EISSN 2408-9362, Vol.8. No.4, pp.650-659
  • Indranil De (2017), "Slum improvement in India: determinants and approaches", Housing Studies;
  • Indranil De(2017) , "Slum Improvement in India : Determinants and Approaches", Housing Studies
  • Indranil De and Thrthankar Nag (2016), "Local Self-governance, Ethnic Division in Slums and Preference for Water Supply Institutions in Kolkata, India", Water Policy, IWA Publishing 18(3); June. DOI: 10.2166/wp.2015.127
  • Indranil De and Tirthankar Nag(2016), "Deprivation in Slums and Child Poverty: Study on Kolkata", International Journal of Social Economics, Emerald Publishing, 43 (7), pp. 739-759. DOI: 10.1108/IJSE-11-2014-0226
  • De, I and Nag, T (2016), "Dangers of Decentralization in Urban Slums: A Comparative Study of Water Supply and Drainage Service Delivery in Kolkata, India", Development Policy Review, 34 (2), pp. 253-267;
  • Prasad US and De, I (2016) "Drinking water supply system for rural India and the role of technology: Implications for the Post 2015 Agenda", Global Water Forum; February 29.
  • De, I (2009) "Can Decentralisation Improve Rural Water Supply Services?", Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. XLIV, No.1.
  • De, I (2009) "Decentralisation on Access to Rural Water Supply Services: A Study of Six Villages in West Bengal, India", Asia-Pacific Journal of Rural Development, Vol.19.
  • De, I (2009) "Inequity in Rural Local Government Finance in India", Indian Journal of Economics, Vol. XC, No. 357.

Article in reputed national newspaper and EPW

  • Indranil De & Sushanta Kumar Sarma (2020), The flaws of feedback, The Pioneer, September 21, 2020

Books Authored

  • De, I., Chattopadhyay, S., Nathan, H. S. K., & Sarkar, K. (Eds.). (2022). COVID-19 Pandemic, Public Policy, and Institutions in India: Issues of Labour, Income, and Human Development. Routledge.
  • De, Indranil, Shyam Singh and Shilpi Smita Panda. (2021). Social Norms, Gender and Collective Behaviour: Development Paradigms in India. Palgrave Macmillan

Chapters in Edited Books

  • Nathan, H. S. K., & De, I. The Dichotomies of Management and Governance in the COVID-19 Pandemic: A View from Rawls` Difference Principle and Political Economy Perspective. In COVID-19 Pandemic, Public Policy, and Institutions in India (pp. 30-47). Routledge.
  • De, I., Iqbal, M., & Hasan, R. Income Shocks and Resilience of Economic Institutions: Role of Collective Organizations. In COVID-19 Pandemic, Public Policy, and Institutions in India (pp. 67-83). Routledge.
  • De, I., Nathan, H. S. K., Chattopadhyay, S., & Sarkar, K. Introduction: The COVID-19 Pandemic, Challenges and Policy. In COVID-19 Pandemic, Public Policy, and Institutions in India (pp. 3-12). Routledge.

Conference

International
  • Indranil De Presented paper (with Prof. Mukul Kumar) on Woman Farm Employment, decision-making, and sources of irrigation: A study upper and lower canal areas of Uttar Pradesh, at Seeds of Change Conference, University of Canberra (Australia); April 2-4, 2019.
  • Indranil De presented paper on "Political Clientelism and Public Service: A Comparative Study of Water Supply and Drainage Services in Kolkata Slums" at the 5th International Conference on South Asian Economic Development, Faculty of Economics, South Asian University; February 21-22, 2019.
  • Indranil DE presented paper on "Urban Sanitation and User Pay: The Case of Indian Slums". Development Convention 2018, India at Seventy: New Development Challenges, Institute for Social and Economic Change, 24-25 April 2018
  • Indranil De presented paper with T. Nag on "Dangers of Decentralisation in Urban Slums: A Comparative Study on Water Supply and Drainage Service Delivery in Kolkata"", UNICEF-IDS Conference on ""Rethinking Urbanisation and Equity in Asia: Harnessing the Potential of Urban Living for all Children, Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, United Kingdom; June 9-10, 2014.
  • Indranil De presented paper with T. Nag on ""Slum Development Approaches in India: Governance and Public Policy Options"", UNICEFIDS Conference on ""Rethinking Urbanisation and Equity in Asia: Harnessing the Potential of Urban Living for all Children, Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, United Kingdom; June 9-10, 2014.
National
  • De, Indranil, Mukul Kumar and H. S. Shylendra presented paper on "Work Conditions in Traditional and Emerging Employment for Women: A Case Study of Bhuj City of Kutch, India". The Indian Society of Labour Economics, 60th Annual Conference 19-21 December 2018, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR), Mumbai, India
  • Indranil De Presented paper on Urban Sanitation, Co-Financing and the Myth Of Co-Production: The Case of Indian Slums at INSEE-KILA International Conference, Sustainability, Institutions, Incentives: Voices, Policies and Commitments, Ninth INSEE Biennial Conference, Kerala Institute of Local Administration (KILA), Thrissur; November 8 -10, 2017.
  • Indranii De Presented paper on Determinants of Slum Improvement in India at XII International Conference on Public Policy and Management, Centre for Public Policy, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore; August 7- 9, 2017.
  • Indranil De Presented paper with Saswata N. Biswas on Agribusiness, climate change, and collective institutions: A case study of cardamom cultivation in North Sikkim. International Conference on Agribusiness in Emerging Economies" at IRMA, Anand ; January 6-7, 2016.
  • Indranil De Presented paper with Tirthankar Nag on "Local Selfgovernance, Ethnic Division in Slums and Preference 39 Institute of Rural Management Anand for Water Supply Institutions in Kolkata, India" at the 8th Biennial Conference of the Indian Society for Ecological Economics, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru; January 4-6, 2016.
  • Presented paper with T. Nag on "Decentralisation Criteria and Political Economy: A Study on Service Delivery in Slums of Kolkata, India" at the 10th Annual Conference on Economic Growth and Development, Indian Statistical Institute Delhi, New Delhi; December 18-20, 2014.

Working Papers

  • WP#284
    Rural Sanitation in India: Implications of Social Norms and Customs
    Author(s): Indranil De, Jyoti Sharma
    Oct-2017

MDP-Coordinated

  • Quantitative Research Methods, (March 9 - 11, 2023)
  • Rural Immersion Programme for Newly Inducted Meghalaya Civil Service Officers (Batch 2021), (December 16 - 18, 2021)
  • Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methods, (February 20 - 22, 2020)
  • Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methods, (December 18 - 20, 2019)
  • Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methods, (November 14 - 16, 2019)
  • Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methods, (July 18 - 20, 2018)
  • Rural Immersion Programme, (February 21 - 23, 2018)
  • Rural Immersion Programme for the Students of Unitedworld School of Business, (January 29 - 31, 2018)
  • Rural Immersion Programme, (September 23 - 25, 2016)
  • Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methods, (November 26 - 28, 2015)
  • Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methods, (November 19 - 21, 2014)

MDP-Instructed

  • Training to the Elected Representatives and Officers of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Department, Tamil Nadu, (March 13 - 17, 2023)
  • Fostering Co-operation and Co-operative Enterprises: Role of the Government for the Officials of the Department of Co-operation, Government of Odisha, (March 2 - 8, 2023)
  • Training for the Newly Recruited Pro-Deputy Registrars of Co-operative Societies, Tamil Nadu, (February 27 - March 5, 2023)
  • IRMA Module on Agri-Cooperative Business Management, Leadership and Planning with a Focus on Women and Youth of the 3rd ICA-MAFF (Japan) Training Course, (February 1 - 20, 2023)
  • Training to the Elected Representatives and Officers of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Department, Tamil Nadu, (January 30 - February 3, 2023)
  • Training to the Elected Representatives and Officers of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Department, Tamil Nadu, (January 9 - 13, 2023)
  • Training to the Elected Representatives and Officers of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Department, Tamil Nadu, (December 6 - 10, 2022)
  • Writing Bootcamp for Development Professionals, (November 28 - 30, 2022)
  • Training for Area Managers of Tata Trusts (Campus Connect-3), (November 12 - 16, 2022)
  • Training to the Elected Representatives and Officers of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Department, Tamil Nadu, (October 31 - November 4, 2022)
  • Training to the Elected Representatives and Officers of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Department, Tamil Nadu, (October 17 - 21, 2022)
  • Training to the Elected Representatives and Officers of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Department, Tamil Nadu, (September 26 - 30, 2022)
  • Training to the Elected Representatives and Officers of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Department, Tamil Nadu, (August 8 - 12, 2022)
  • Training to the Officers of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Department, Tamil Nadu, (July 11 - 15, 2022)
  • Training to the Elected Representatives and Officers of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Department, Tamil Nadu, (June 13 - 17, 2022)
  • Organizing, Managing, and Sustaining Dairy Co-operative Societies, (October 12 - 16, 2020)
  • Organizing, Managing, and Sustaining Dairy Co-operative Societies, (October 5 - 9, 2020)
  • Organizing, Managing, and Sustaining Dairy Co-operative Societies, (September 28 - October 3, 2020)
  • Organizing, Managing, and Sustaining Dairy Co-operative Societies, (September 21 - 25, 2020)
  • Organizing, Managing, and Sustaining Dairy Co-operative Societies, (September 14 - 18, 2020)
  • Result-Based Approach to Rural Development Management for Society for Action in Community Health, (October 10 - 13, 2019)
  • General Business Management Programme for National Dairy Development Board, (September 2 - 21, 2019)
  • General Business Management Programme for National Dairy Development Board, (July 22 - August 10, 2019)
  • General Business Management Programme for National Dairy Development Board, (October 8 - 27, 2018)
  • General Business Management Programme for National Dairy Development Board, (July 16 - August 4, 2018)
  • Faculty Development Programme on Rural Management for National Council of Rural Institutes, (May 6 - 12, 2018)
  • General Management and Leadership Programme (GMP), (February 26 - March 10, 2018)
  • Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methods, (May 8 - 10, 2017)
  • General Management Programme (GMP), (January 19 - February 7, 2015)
  • Rural Livelihoods and Poverty Alleviation, (January 20 - 24, 2014)
  • General Management Programme, (January 6 - 25, 2014)

Research and Consulting

Completed
  • Evaluation of &Bottom 20& strategy under MGNREGA in Meghalaya (Coordinator)
  • VKCoE-A study of democratic governance structure,members?selection and scope for leadership in primary milk coop soc of Gujarat (Coordinator)
  • Impact of SSNNL Canal introduction in the arid, semi-arid and drought prone areas on socio economic environment (Member)
  • Study to comprehend & analyse the issues of econom (Coordinator)
On going
  • Assessment on the functioning and Socio-Economic changes of the members of the Water Users Association (WUA) (Coordinator)
  • Impact Assessment of INVENT Program (Member)
  • CLF-Pradan Study of NRLM Federations (Member)
  • Conducting Final/ End-line Evaluation of PMKSY-WC projects of Batch -I, II and III (Coordinator)
  • Organizing a study/market survey for Bank of Baroda (Member)
  • Innovation Centre for Eco-Prudent Wastewater Solution-Income (Coordinator)

Faculty Recognition

  • Member of Expert Committee, National CSR Awards 2018 instituted by Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India [2019]
  • Invited as Expert Speaker at a national seminar on "Human Development: Issues and Challenges in India" organized by G. H. Patel Postgraduate Department of Business Management and Postgraduate Department of Economics, Sardar Patel University, VallabhVidyanagar, Gujarat; January 2, 2017 [2017]
  • Presented `Making Smart Slums` and participated as an expert at Indo-German Symposium on "Smart Cities: Challenges & Opportunities" in Berlin (Germany); April 27-29, 2016 [2016]