Centre for Gender Studies and Development, National ...nirdpr.org.in/nird_docs/grg/3.pdfOdisha State Institute for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (SIRD & PR Centre for Advocacy

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Centre for Gender Studies and Development, National Institute of Rural

Development and Panchayati Raj

“E-repository on Gender Responsive Governance (GRG)”

State-wise List of Research and Training Organizations

working in the area of GRG (Registered)

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State Institutes/ Organizations

Assam National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development Regional Centre - Guwahati

Bihar Anugrah Narayan Sinha Institute of Social Studies (ANSISS) The Asian Development Research Institute (ADRI) Anugrah Narayan Sinha Institute of Social Studies (ANSISS) Bihar Institute of Public Administration & Rural Development

Chandigarh The Institute for Development and Communication(IDC)

Chhattisgarh Thakur Pyarelal State Institute of Panchayat & Rural Development (TPSIPRD)

Delhi All India Institute of Local Self Governance Bharat Ratna Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University

Centre for Civil Society Centre for Social Research Bharat Ratna Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University

Centre for Budget and Governance Accountability (CBGA) Centre for Policy Research (CPR)

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Centre for Social Equity and Inclusion Centre for Women’s Development Studies (CWDS) Development & Research Services Institute of Economic Growth The Institute of Social Studies Trust (ISST) Institute of Social Sciences Institute For Human Development International Centre for Research on Women Asia Regional Office International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) Jawaharlal Nehru University

National Institute of Disaster Management National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development National Law University, Delhi

National Institute of Public Finance and Policy National Institute of Urban Affairs

Gujarat Sardar Patel Institute of Economic and Social Research Gujarat Institute Of Development Research Centre For Social Studies (CSS) Centre for Public Policy and Governance, Institute of Rural Management Gender Resource Centre State Resource Centre for Women (SRCW-NMEW) Gujarat National Law University

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Haryana Haryana Institute Of Rural Development

Himachal Pradesh Himachal Pradesh Institute of Public Administration

Lok Kalyan Mandal

Jharkhand State Institute of Rural Development (SIRD)

Karnataka Centre for Budget and Policy Studies (CBPS) Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC) National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development Regional Centre - Bangalore VIKASANA-Organization for Education and Social Development

Kerala Centre for Development Studies

State institute of Rural Development, ARSHABHARATH (Arshabharath Bahujana Bodhavalkarana Grama Vikasana Samithy) Kerala Sastra Sahitya Parishad (KSSP)

Madhya Pradesh M.P. Institute of Social Science Research, Ujjain National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development Regional Centre - Indore Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University of Social Sciences

Maharashtra Advanced Centre for Women’s Studies Tata Institute of Social Sciences TISS Tuljapur Campus Research Centre for Women’s Studies (RCWS), SNDT Women’s University

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CEHAT Mahila Sarvangeen Utkarsh Mandal (MASUM)

Odisha State Institute for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (SIRD & PR Centre for Advocacy and Research Centre for Youth and Social Development

Institute for Women's Development Puducherry Institute of Social Sciences

Rajasthan Institute of Development Studies (IDS) Indira Gandhi Panchayati Raj & Gramin Vikas Sansthan Astha Sansthan

Tamil Nadu The Madras Institute of Development Studies (MIDS) M S Swaminathan Research Foundation SIRD, Tamil Nadu

Telanagana Telangana State Institute of Panchayat Raj and Rural Development (TSIPARD) National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRD&PR) Council for Social Development, Southern Regional Centre The Centre for Economic and Social Studies (CESS) School of Gender Studies, TISS Hyderabad Campus

Sikkim Participatory Research In Asia (PRIA)

Tripura State Institute of Public Administration and Rural Development (SIPARD)

Uttar Pradesh V.V. Giri National Labour Institute Giri Institute of Development Studies (GIDS)

Uttarakhand Centre for Rural Studies

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Uttarakhand Institute of Rural Development (UIRD) National Centre of Gender Training Planning and Research

West Bengal B.R. Ambedkar Institute of Panchayats & Rural Development Institute of Development Studies (IDS) Institute of Social Sciences Eastern Regional Centre School of Women’s Studies, Jadavpur University

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Assam

Name of the Organization

Address Phone Number

E-mail id Website About the Organization

Areas of Interest

National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development Regional Centre - Guwahati1

Jawahar Nagar PO Khanapara Guwahati – 781022

Regional Director Guwahati Dr. Dip Kumar Saikia (0361) 2301519 Fax : 2301649

[email protected], [email protected]

www.nipccd.nic.in National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development, popularly known as NIPCCD, is an organisation devoted to promotion of voluntary action research, training and documentation in the overall domain of women and child

development. Regional Centre, Guwahati covers the States of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Orissa, Sikkim Tripura and West Bengal.

Nutrition; Violence against Women ; Disaster Management; Laws; Children; Women

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Bihar




Areas of Interest

Anugrah Narayan Sinha Institute of Social Studies (ANSISS)2

North West Gandhi Maidan Patna - 800 001 Website:

Contact No.: 0612-2219395 Fax No.: 0612-2219226, 2219138

[email protected] [email protected]

www.ansiss.res.in

The research interest of the institute broadly focuses on development and change, with special reference to Bihar and the Eastern region. Special attention is paid to the study of the under-privileged and the rural poor, especially the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes and women, and other socially and economically disadvantaged groups, within the disciplines of Economics, Sociology and Social Anthropology, Social Psychology, Political Science

Economy; Polity; Non- Violence; Peace; rural poor, Scheduled Castes; the Scheduled Tribe; Women; Research; Training; Bihar; Statistics.


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and Public Administration, Social Geography, Non- Violence and Peace and Statistics.

The Asian Development Research Institute (ADRI)3

ADRI, BSIDC Colony, Off Boring Patliputra Road, Patna 800 013

Phone: +91-612-2575649 (O) Fax: +91-612-2577102


www.adriindia.org The Asian Development Research Institute (ADRI) was established and registered as a Society by a group of social scientists in 1991. It is a non-profit civil society organization, dedicated to social science research. ADRI's current research agenda is focused on India within a comparative approach to studying Bihar and Jharkhand. Research areas

Research; Gender; Self Help groups; Governance; Economic Policy; Public Finance


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includes, Gender, Self Help groups, Governance, Economic Policy and Public Finance

Bihar Institute of Public Administration & Rural Development4

Walmi Campus, Phulwarisharif, Patna 801 505.

Telephone: 91-612-2452585; Telefax: 91-612-2452586

E-mail: [email protected],

[email protected]

www.bipard.bih.nic.in BIPARD is an apex Institute of Training and Research in the field of Public Administration, Rural Development, Disaster Management, Panchayati Raj, Non-Government Organisation, Urban Development, Land, Water Management and Sanitation etc. It has been developed as a centre of excellence to provide the necessary support to the National and

Land; Water; Rural development; PRIs; Capacity Building; Training; Research


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State governments and other agencies concerned in these fields in the areas of policy formulation, programme initiatives, implementation strategies, training, research evaluation, documentation and dissemination of information.

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Chandigarh




Areas of Interest

The Institute for Development and Communication(IDC)5

Sector 38-A, Chandigarh - 160014 , India

+91-172-2625941 +91-172-4660038 +91-172-2625942

[email protected]

www.idcindia.org IDC is an autonomous research, training and evaluation organisation of North-West of India. It is a non-profit making professionally managed organisation registered under the Societies Act in 1992. It concerns itself particularly with the following areas: Governance, Gender, Development, Public Affairs and Economic Policy, Peace, conflict and Policing.

Governance; Gender; Development; Public; Affairs; Economic; Policy; Peace; Conflict; Policing. Research; Training; Evaluation;


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Chhattisgarh Name of the Organization


E-mail id Website About the Organization Areas of Interest

Thakur Pyarelal State Institute of Panchayat & Rural Development (TPSIPRD)6

Nimora, Raipur (C.G.) Post Office : Mana Basti, Tahsil - Abhanpur, District - Raipur, Pin - 492016

Contact No. : 0771 2473204 / 6 Fax No. : 0771 2473214

[email protected] www.cgsird.gov.in Thakur Pyarelal State Institute of Panchayat & Rural Development (TPSIPRD) is the premier Institute under the department of Panchayat & Rural Development, Government of Chhattisgarh. The main objective of the institute is to build the capacity of the Panchayati Raj Institutions, functionaries and members of the civil society organizations engaged in rural development. TPSIPRD, Raipur along with 6 Regional Panchayat and Rural Development Training Centres (RPRDTC) are engaged in enhancing the governance capacity of these actors and also of the civil society organizations.

Governance; PRI; Research; Capacity building;


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Delhi




Areas of Interest

All India Institute of Local Self Governance7

Bharat Ratna

Sardar

Vallabbhai

Patel, Bhavan,

22-23,

Institutional

Area, D Block

Pankha Road, Janakpuri, New Delhi 110058 Delhi

011-2852 5465 / 1783

[email protected]

www.aiilsg.org

The AIILSG is a national level institution that works principally on urban governance and public administration but also has some interest in rural governance. The institute maintains and information and documentation center on decentralization, conducts research on a range of devolution issues, and networks with elected representatives, NGOs, and government officials. It also runs training and refresher courses through its centers across the country

Urban governance; Rural

governance; Elected

Representatives;

Research; Training


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Bharat

Ratna

Dr. B.R.

Ambed

kar

Univers

ity

AUD

Kashmere

Gate Campus,

Lothian Road, Kashmere Gate, Delhi -110006

Tel : +91-

11-

23863740/4

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Fax : +91-11-23863742

[email protected]

www.aud.ac.in

Established in 2007 by the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University Delhi (Ambedkar University Delhi or AUD) is a public University with a multi campus, unitary structure with research, postgraduate and undergraduate programmes in the social sciences and the humanities.

Research; Gender justice

Centre for Civil Society8

A-69 Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110 016

+91-11-26537456/ 26521882/ 41607006/ 41629006

[email protected] www.ccs.in; www.schoolchoice.in; www.jeevika.org; www.azadi.me; www.righttoeducation.in

Centre for Civil Society works in education, livelihood, and policy training promotes choice and accountability across private and public sectors. To translate policy into practice, we engage with policy and opinion leaders through research, pilot projects and advocacy.

Education; Livelihood; Research; Advocacy; Policy;

Centre for Social Research9

Plot No - 2, Nelson Mandela Road, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi, Delhi-

+91 (0)11 26899998 +91 (0)11 26125583

[email protected]

http://www.gendertraining.in/

Founded in 1983, Centre for Social Research (CSR) is a non-profit organisation based in New Delhi. They have four interdependent

Gender Justice ; VAW; Social Media; Water; Disaster; Governance; Political Action Research; Training;


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departments; Action Research, Capacity Building, Development Division and Policy and Law Change that work together on gender related issues including engendering governance.

Centre for Budget and Governance Accountability (CBGA)10

B-7

Extn/110A

(Ground

Floor)

Harsukh

Marg,

Safdarjung

Enclave, New

Delhi -

110029

+91 (11)

4920 0400,

4050 4846

info@cbgai

ndia.org

www.cbgaind

ia.org

Centre for Budget and Governance Accountability (CBGA) is an independent non-profit organisation working with the mandate to promote transparent, accountable and participatory governance, and a people-centered perspective in preparation and implementation of budgets in India. CBGA carries out in depth research on a range of sectors and issues – focusing on the policy framework and budgetary priorities, the design of budgets at a disaggregated level, and the bottlenecks in implementation. They work on dissemination of the research findings and policy asks through its in-house publications, external publications, website, consultations, panel discussions and roundtables. Also, CBGA aims to foster people’s

Gender; Budgeting;

Policy; Advocacy;

Research

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December, 2017

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participation in public policy processes by demystifying the technicalities in fiscal policy and budgetary processes, developing Primers and Manuals, and conducting Capacity Building Workshops.

Centre for Policy Research (CPR)11

Dharma Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi - 110021

+91 (11) 26115273-76 (4 Lines) Fax: +91 (11) 26872746

[email protected]

http://www.cprindia.org/

The Centre is a non-profit, non-partisan independent institution dedicated to conducting research on Economic Policy; Environmental Law and Governance; International Relations and Security; Law, Regulation, and the State; and Urbanisation. Gender and Governance is one of their focus areas.

Research; Economic Policy; Environmental law; Governance; International Relations; Food Security; Gender; Urbanization

Centre for Social Equity and Inclusion12

2157/A, 3rd Floor, Sarthak Building, Guru Arjun Nagar, Near Shahdipur Metro Station, New Delhi – 110008 [India]

011-25705650

[email protected]

www.csei.org.in

Since its inception, CSEI has undertaken different policy advocacy researches on issues of children and young people from socially excluded communities in accessing Right to Education and decent employment/livelihood opportunities.

Education; Livelihood; Research; Policy; Advocacy;

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Centre for Women’s Development Studies (CWDS)13 Research Institute Recognized by ICSSR

25, Bhai Vir Singh Marg (Gole Market) New Delhi – 110001, India

91+11-23345530/ 23365541/ 23366930 Fax: +91-11-23346044

[email protected]; [email protected]

http://www.cwds.ac.in

In 1985, the CWDS was recognised as one of the research institutes supported by Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR). CWDS undertakes, promotes and coordinates both fundamental and applied research on women and development; Organises and assists training programmes for scholars, planners, administrators, development agents, communicators, members of women’s organisations/ cooperatives etc.; Promotes and collaborates with academic institutions, grassroot level organisations and individuals engaged in allied activities; Provides advisory and consultancy services on allied issues to institutions and organisations, within and outside the Government, including development agencies and cooperatives; Develops and promotes (in collaboration with other agencies) educational training and action programmes for women, especially under-privileged women.

Gender Justice; Research; Training; Policy; Advocacy; Women;

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Development & Research Services 14

A1/19, First Floor, Safdarjung Enclave New Delhi - 110 029, INDIA

Phone : +91-11-26161061, 41694846 Fax : +91-11-26172045 Extn.116

[email protected]

www.drsindia.org

It is a research organization whose focus areas includes Gender Studies, Governance & e-Governance Studies and Public Service Delivery Appraisal among others.

Research; Gender; Governance; E-Governance; Public service delivery

Institute of Economic Growth15

University Enclave, University of Delhi (North Campus), Opposite Kirori Mal College Delhi 110 007, India

+91-11-27666364/6367, 27667101/7288/7365/7424 Fax: +91-11-27667410

[email protected]

http://iegindia.org/

The Institute of Economic Growth (IEG) is an autonomous, multidisciplinary Centre for advanced research and training. IEG's research falls into nine broad themes: Agriculture and rural development, environment and resource economics; globalization and trade; industry, labour and welfare; macro-economic policy and modeling; population and development; health policy; and social change and social structure. In addition, the Institute organizes regular training programmes for the trainee officers of the Indian Economic Service and occasional courses for officers of the Indian Statistical Service, NABARD,

Agriculture; Rural; Environment; Globalization; Industry; Research; Training; Policy

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and university teachers. The Institute's faculty members also supervise doctoral students from India and abroad, provide regular policy inputs, and engage with government, civil society and international organisations.

The Institute of Social Studies Trust (ISST)16

U.G. Floor, Core 6A India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road New Delhi-110003

+91-11-4768 2222 Fax : +91-11-4768 2220

[email protected]

www.isstindia.org

The Institute of Social Studies Trust (ISST) is a non-profit, non-governmental organization head quartered in New Delhi, India. ISST's overall aim is research for social change with focus on livelihood, work and well-being of the vulnerable communities from a gender perspective. ISST undertook a large number of evaluative studies seeking gender transformative development through various government and non-government initiatives. ISST organizes seminars and workshops with the purpose of involving experts to discuss issues of contemporary concern and also to share and disseminate research findings among scholars and policy makers. The documentation centre at ISST head office aims to

Gender; Women; Research; Policy

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http://www.isstindia.org/

http://www.isstindia.org/

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provide information and documentation support to researchers and scholars.

Institute of Social Sciences17

No.8, Nelson Mandela Road, Vasant Kunj New Delhi-110 070

+91-11-43158800, 43158801 Fax: +91-11-43158823, 43158850

[email protected]

www.issin.org

Since its inception, democratic decentralisation has been a major area of research of the Institute. It includes the studies of the growth, development and performance of Panchayati Raj institutions (PRIs) and urban local bodies, which have been constitutionally designated as 'institutions of self-government.' At regular intervals the Institute publishes status of Panchayats in the States of India. The Institute is also engaged in studies and research on gender justice in the overall context of Women's Studies, for the last several years. Specific studies under this area include: gender justice and role of women in participatory democracy; political empowerment of women; and awareness building among the women representatives. It is also engaged in a sustained programme of awareness raising and training for capacity building and

Research; PRIs; Gender; Political participation; Women

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women's political participation in several Indian States.

Institute For Human Development18

Plot No. 84 Functional Industrial Estate (FIE) Patparganj, Delhi- 110092

+91-11-2215-9148/49; +91-987-117-7540

[email protected]

www.ihdindia.org

The Institute for Human Development (IHD) is a non-profit autonomous institution that undertakes studies in human development and related issues. It has established itself through its corpus of research, analysis and policy recommendations, and made contributions in a range of areas such as labour, employment and livelihoods, social security and social protection, poverty, marginalization and exclusion, food security, gender, markets, governance and decentralisation.

Research; Human Development; Policy; Employment; Livelihoods; Social Security; Governance; Gender; Food security; Poverty

International Centre for Research on Women Asia Regional Office19

C-59, South Ext, Part II, New Delhi, India-110049

91.11.4664.3333; Fax: 91.11.2463.5142

[email protected]

www.icrw.org ICRW is the research institute focused on tackling challenges faced by women and girls worldwide. Thematic issues ICRW engages on: Adolescents and Youth; Child Marriage; Economic Empowerment; Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights; Violence against Women; Men and Masculinities and Clean

Adolescents; Youth; Violence against Women; Men and Masculinities; Energy; Capacity Building; Research

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Energy. Services offered by ICRW are Advisory practice; Research and Analysis; Monitoring and Evaluation; Capacity Building and Advocacy and Policy Engagement. ICRW recently did study on Addressing Intimate Partner Violence in South Asia—Evidence for interventions in the health sector, women’s collectives and local governance mechanism.

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Courier and Mailing Address: NASC Complex, CG Block Dev Prakash Shastri Road (Opp. Todapur) Pusa, New Delhi 110012 Annex Office: Aggarwal Corporate Tower, 9th Floor 23 Rajendra Place New Delhi 110008

Phone: +91 11 66166565 Fax: +91 11 66781699

Email: [email protected]

www.ifpri.org IFPRI provides research-based policy solutions to sustainably reduce poverty and end hunger and malnutrition in developing countries. One of the strategy is strengthening institutions and governance. IFPRI’s research on institutions centers on collective action in management of natural resources and farmer organizations. Its governance-focused research examines the political economy of agricultural policymaking, the degree of state capacity and political will required for achieving economic transformation, and the impacts of different

Food Security; Research; Hunger; Poverty; Gender; Governance

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India

governance arrangements. Research on gender cuts across all areas because understanding the relationships between women and men can illuminate the pathway to sustainable and inclusive economic development.

Jawahar

lal

Nehru

Universi

ty21

New Mehrauli

Road,

Munirka, New

Delhi, Delhi

110067

Phone: 011-

26704090

[email protected]

nu.ac.in,

pkudaisiya

@mail.jnu.a

c.in

www.jnu.ac.in Jawaharlal Nehru

University was

established by an act of

Parliament in 1966.

Research; Social Justice;

Law; Governance;

Disaster Research;

Environment; Gender

National Institute of Disaster Management

5-B, IIPA Campus, IP Estate, Mahatma Gandhi Marg, New Delhi - 110 002 (INDIA)

011-2370 2432, 2370 5583, 2376 6146 TeleFax - 011-2370 2442, 2370 2446

http://nidm.gov.in/PDF/directory.pdf

www.nidm.gov.in

Under the Disaster Management Act 2005, NIDM has been assigned nodal responsibilities for human resource development, capacity building, training, research, documentation and policy advocacy in the field of disaster management. NIDM provides Capacity Building support to various National and State level agencies in the field of Disaster Management & Disaster Risk Reduction. They provide Training of Trainers on Gender Needs in Disasters.

Disaster; Management; Women; Capacity Building

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National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development22

5, Siri Institutional Area, Hauz Khas, New Delhi - 110016. India.

26964373, 26515579

[email protected]

www.nipccd.nic.in

The Institute functions as an apex institution for training functionaries of the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) programme. As a nodal resource agency, it has also been entrusted with the responsibility of training and capacity building of functionaries at the national and regional level, under the new scheme of Integrated Child Protection Scheme (ICPS). It has also been designated, by the Ministry of Women and Child Development, the nodal institution for imparting training on two important issues of Child Rights and Prevention of trafficking of women children for SAARC countries. Areas of interest includes, Prevention of child marriage, female foeticide and female infanticide; Counselling and support services for women in distress; Formation and management of self help groups ; Prevention of trafficking of women and children; Prevention of Gender Based

Children; Women; Nutrition Gender; VAG; Disaster; Laws; Programmes; Policies

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Violence;Gender Budgeting; Gender sensitisation of law enforcement agencies and Partnership initiatives of Government/social organisations in the area of child development.

National

Law

Universi

ty, Delhi

Sector 14,

Dwarka, New

Delhi –

110078

INDIA

VC office:

011-

28034253PP

S: 011-

28034991,

(FAX: 011-

28034256)

Administrati

on011-

28034993

www.nludelhi.ac.in

National Law University, Delhi is a law university in India, offering courses at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

Legal research

National Institute of Public Finance and Policy

18/2, Satsang Vihar Marg, Special Institutional Area (Near JNU), New Delhi 110067

011-26569303, 26569780, 26569784 Fax: 91-11-26852548


http://www.nipfp.org.in/home-page/

National Institute of Public Finance and Policy is an autonomous research institute under Ministry of Finance. Founded in 1976, the institute undertakes research, policy advocacy and capacity building in areas related to public economics. One of the major mandates of the institute is to assist the Central, State and Local governments in formulating and reforming public policies by providing an analytical base. Their work includes projects on

Research; Capacity Building; Gender-budgeting in India; Gender Taxation; Fiscal Decentralisation; Local Level Governance; Gender Responsive Budgeting.



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Gender-budgeting in India; Gender and Taxation; Fiscal Decentralisation and Local Level Governance; and Gender Responsive Budgeting.

National Institute of Urban Affairs23

1st and 2nd Floor, Core 4B, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi - 110003 India

(+91 11) 24643284/24617517 Fax: (+91 11) 24617513

[email protected]

https://www.niua.org/

National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) is an institute for research, capacity building and dissemination of knowledge for the urban sector in India. It conducts research on urbanization, urban policy and planning, municipal finance and governance, land economics, transit oriented development, urban livelihoods, environment & climate change and smart cities.

Governance; urban policy; Livelihoods; Environment; Urban planning; Research

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Gujarat




Areas of Interest

Sardar Patel Institute of Economic and Social Research24

Thaltej Road, Near Door Darshan Kendra, Ahmedabad, 380 054 Gujarat, India.

Phone: +91 79 26850598, 26851428 Fax: +91 79 26851714

[email protected] http://www.spiesr.ac.in Sardar Patel Institute of Economic and Social Research is a Social Science Research Institute in India and is an autonomous organisation registered as a Trust and Society under the relevant statutes in 1965. The Institute is also a centre for the Data Consultancy Scheme of ICSSR.

Research; Women; Environment and Climate change; disaster preparedness; Education Health sector; Human Development

Gujarat Institute Of Development Research25

Near Gota Flyover, Sarkhej Gandhinagar

Phone: +91-02717-242366, 242367, 242368

[email protected] www.gidr.ac.in The broad thrust areas of research at the Institute include

Research; Training; Governance; Trade; Human

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Highway, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380060

Fax : +91-02717-242365

Natural Resource Management, Agriculture and Climate Change, Industry, Infrastructure, Trade and Finance, Employment, Migration and Urbanisation, Poverty and Human Resource Development and Regional Development, Institutions and Governance.

Development

Centre For Social Studies (CSS)26

Veer Narmad South Gujarat University Campus, Udhana Magadalla Road, Surat - 395 007. Gujarat, India

Phones : + 91-261-297 7172 / 297 7174/ 2255298 Fax: +91-261-297 7017

[email protected]

www.css.ac.in Centre for Social Studies (CSS) is an autonomous social science research institute. In recent decades, CSS has moved into some more areas covering public health, Panchayati Raj institutions, micro finance, rural credit markets, waste

PRI; Governance; Urban; Environment; Rural; Micro-finance

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management and the city governance, visual culture, urban society, impact analysis of projects on people of coastal areas, studies of ground water depletion and salinity ingress, marine fishery resource management, impact of land acquisition for industries on the rural population, pastoralism and natural resource use as well as gender issues in water resource management. CSS also conducts training programmes on Panchayat Raj for local elected representatives.

Centre for Public Policy and Governance, Institute of

Post Box No. 60, Anand 388001. Gujarat. India. Landmark

Contact: 02692 - 260 391 / 260 181 Fax: 02692 - 260188

www.irma.ac.in IRMA's engagement with and contribution to Panchayati Raj, NREGA

PRI; Governance; Training; Capacity building

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implementation, governance and management of natural resource and conflict resolution is well established. This Centre will undertake research in policies and issues in governance relating to resources and institutions. The centre would also undertake training and capacity building programmes in relation decentralization, conflict resolution, and management issues related to local level governance, and decentralized planning.

Gender Resource

Block no. 1, Polytechnic Campus,

Phone: +91-79-26301043

[email protected]

www.grcgujarat.org

Gender Resource Centre (GRC),

Gender; Training; Women;

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Centre State Resource Centre for Women (SRCW-NMEW)28

Ambavadi, Ahmedabad - 380 015

established in March 2004, is promoted by the Department of Women and Child Development, Government of Gujarat to provide support for incorporating gender equity and equality in overall development process and plans of the State. GRC is a Society registered under Societies Registration Act 1860 and Bombay Public Trust Act 1950. GRC co-ordinates efforts of different sections of society and the government and to serve as a nodal agency for all gender related

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initiatives in the state. GRC attempts to develop and make available the resources at a single place to share them across organizations in order to make their efforts in the sector more streamlined, efficient and effective. GRC aims to sensitize and facilitate Government Departments, NGOs, Academic Institutions, International agencies and Independent experts in planning, implementing and evaluating gender sensitive programs, policies, laws and schemes

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Gujarat

National Law

University29

Attalika

Avenue,

Knowledge

Corridor,

Koba (Sub

P.O.),

Gandhinagar-

382426

Gujarat

91-79-23276611

Fax:

+917878186624,

+91-79-

23276613

[email protected] www.gnlu.ac.in Gujarat

National Law

University is

the statutory

university

established by

the Govt. of

Gujarat

National Law

University Act,

2003. The

University is

recognized by

the Bar Council

of India and

the University

Grants

Commission

(UGC) (2F

&12B)

Law;

Governance;

Research

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Haryana




Areas of Interest

Haryana Institute Of Rural Development30

Nilokheri, District‐Karnal (Haryana)‐132117

Phone/Fax: ‐ (01745)‐246039 (01745)‐245649.


www.hirdnilokheri.com

The emphasis of the Institute is on human resource development by promoting innovations in grassroots governance and empowerment of rural community. An overall development of rural sector would remain elusive without focussing on the various indicators of social development, i.e., Literacy & Primary

Research; Social development; Education; Health; Sanitation; Gender

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Education, Health, Sanitation, Gender issues, etc. To cause an everlasting awakening, training of various sections of Rural society and its administrators remains one of the most important activities of the Institute. The Institute also undertakes Research and Case studies in the entire gamut of Rural Development.

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Himachal Pradesh




Areas of Interest

Himachal Pradesh Institute of Public Administration31

HP Institute Of Public Administration Fairlawns, Shimla 171012

Phone no: 0177-2734777, 0177-2734666 Fax: 0177-2734679

Email id: [email protected]

www.himachal.nic.in HIPA is a training institute having dual role as an ATI and SIRD. SIRD, HP has been imparting training and undertaking research activities with its skeleton faculty and manpower support, however, the work has increased manifolds especially after 73rd constitutional amendment since training is to be imparted to more than 26,000 Elected Representatives of Panchayati Raj Institutions and functionaries involved in the implementation of

Research; Training; PRI; Rural Development

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rural development programmes at the cutting edge level.

Lok Kalyan Mandal 32

Theog- 171201, District Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Telephone : 01783-201661, Cell : 098160-02341, Telefex : 01783-201661

Email : [email protected], [email protected]

www.lkmtheog.org Lok Kalyan Mandal is a research and training organization active in several districts. Its training work focuses on encouraging civic participation and on energizing gram Sabhas. The organization also conducts action-research projects on ways to make Panchayats more accountable and effective in service delivery.

Gram Sabhas; Panchayats; Trainings; Research

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Jharkhand




Areas of Interest

State Institute of Rural Development (SIRD)33

Hehal , Ranchi Jharkhand -834005 India

+91- 651-2511383 Fax +91-651-2510173

[email protected] www.sirdranchi.nic.in SIRD, Jharkhand provides training and engages in research for Rural Development. SIRD also organizes various training programmes for elected members of 3-tier PRIs, NGOs and different levels of officials of PR and other line departments both through in-house and off-campus mode. It also develops necessary training curriculum for the participants and develops training modules for various training programmes undertaken in SIRD. It has also undertaken various case-studies,

Training; Rural development; Local governance

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research programmes and action research projects. Many seminars, workshops are organized regularly in different fields for the awareness of people and to motivate them to engage in different schemes of central government for rural developments.

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Karnataka


Address Phone Number E-mail id Website About the Organization

Areas of Interest

Centre for Budget and Policy Studies (CBPS)34

Maitri Bhavan, Number 4, M.N.Krishna Rao Road, Basavangudi, Bangalore – 560004

+91 80 2656 0735 +91 80 6590 7402 Fax: +91 80 2656 0734

[email protected] www.cbps.in Centre for Budget and Policy Studies (CBPS) is a research based institution that was established in Bangalore, India, in January 1998, as an independent, non-partisan, not-for-profit society, registered under the Societies Registration Act. It was formed as an off-shoot from a research programme in

Research; Education; Health; Governance and Accountability; Gender; Sanitation; Water; Karnataka

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the Development Research Foundation (DRF), a part of Technology Informatics Design Endeavour (TIDE), also a non-profit society in Bangalore.

Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC)

Dr. V.K.R.V. Rao Road, Nagarabhavi, Bengaluru - 560072, India. Nagarbhavi Bangalore-560072 Karnataka

Phone: 91-080-23215468, 23215519. Fax: 23217008. Phone : 080-23217010

Email: [email protected]

www.isec.ac.in ISEC is a research institution housing a Panchayati Raj wing that conducts research studies on the history and status of Panchayati Raj in south India. It is also engaged in monitoring and evaluating a Panchayati Raj training project being conducted by Karnataka’s State Institute

Panchayati Raj; Rural development; Research

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of Rural Development. ISEC also publishes periodic reports on devolution and decentralization.

National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development Regional Centre - Bangalore 35

18 New

Town

(Opp.

Escorts

Ltd.)

Yelahanka

Bangalore

– 560078

28462818/28461355/2334 2035 Fax: 28461793

[email protected] www.nipccd.org National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development, popularly known as NIPCCD, is an organisation devoted to promotion of voluntary action research, training and documentation in the overall domain of women and child development. Regional Centre, Bangalore covers the States of Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil

Child; Women; Nutrition Gender; VAG; Disaster; Laws; Programmes; Policies.

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Nadu and Union Territories of Puducherry and Lakshadweep.

VIKASANA Organization for Education and Social Development36

P.B.No.23,

Galihalli

cross

Tarikere

taluk 577

228

Chikmagal

ur district,

Karnataka

state,

India.

Phone : 08261-222500

Fax : 08261-222570

Mr. A.M.Varghees Cleatas

Chairman/Project

Director

09448224872,

9741953245


www.ngovikasana.org

Strengthening federation and capacity building of elected women leaders towards advocacy and action was the main programmatic objective to involve the elected women representatives in the development process. This initiative was financially supported by the HUNGER PROJECT, Bangalore. The series of workshop, trainings and short meetings called and strengthened the voice of 327 elected women

Training; Capacity Building; PRIs; Women; EWRs

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representative in the radius of 129 Gram panchayats from 09 working blocks of Chikmagalur, Shimoga, Hassan and Davangere districts.

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Kerala




Areas of Interest

Centre for Development Studies37

Prasanth Nagar, Medical College P.O, Ulloor, Thiruvananthapuram 695 011, Kerala, India.

+91-471-2774200, 2448881-2 FAX : +91-471-2447137, +91-471-2448942

[email protected]

http://www.cds.edu/ The Research Unit on Local Self-Government at CDS has been carrying out research on agriculture and local self-government and on environmental challenges in urban areas. Gender has been a key theme in research on local government at CDS. This has included research on elected

Research; Gender; Budgeting; Panchayats; SHGs; Kerala

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women leaders in Kerala’s rural and urban local bodies, gender budgeting in Panchayats, and the state-wide network of women’s self-help groups under the Kerala State Poverty Alleviation Mission, the Kudumbashree.

State institute of Rural Development, Kerala38

ETC P.O, Kottarakara, Kollam District, Pin code: 691531, Kerala, India

91-0474- 2454618, 2454169, 2454768 Fax : 91-0474-454169

[email protected] www.sird.kerala.gov.in

The State Institute of Rural Development, Kottarakkara was established as an autonomous body under the auspices of the Government of Kerala in 1987 with

Research; Rural Development

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the objective of developing managerial skills, organisational abilities, leadership qualities and decision making skills among different categories of Government officials, elected representatives of Panchayats and members of non-governmental organisations who are engaged in developmental activities in the State. It is also a major research and consultancy center on various facets of

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rural development.

ARSHABHARATH (Arshabharath Bahujana Bodhavalkarana Grama Vikasana Samithy)39

Nathamkuni P.O, Meppadi, Wayanad, Kerala, India - 673 577

Fax: 04936 – 282700 Phone:04936 282500

[email protected]

www.arshabharathindia.org

Arsha Bharath focuses on micro planning and participation in several Kerala districts. It conducts capacity building programs for NGOs and Panchayats to address local development needs. The organization also conducts training and orientation programs for elected members and awareness generation campaigns about PRI’s.

PRIs; Trainings; Capacity Building

Kerala Sastra Parishad Bhavan Tel: 0471- www.kssp.org KSSP has Gender;

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Information based on telephonic interviews conducted on 20th December, 2017.

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Sahitya Parishad (KSSP)40

Vanchiyoor Trivandrum 695035

460256 been involved in building up models for sustainable and equitable development; campaigning for decentralised planning and local level planning; initiating a large number of field experiments in local level planning; empowering the local communities through volunteer based resource mappings, socio-economic survey, data analysis etc; formulation of people's structures

Education; Health; Development and

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like "Neighborhood groups" and village committees for transparent democracy; analyzing the "Kerala Model" of development to arrive at general conclusions and seeking its improvement.

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Madhya Pradesh



Areas of Interest

M.P. Institute of Social Science Research, Ujjain41

6, Ramsakha Gautam Marg Administrative Zone, Bharatpuri Dewas Road, Ujjain - 456010 (M.P.) INDIA

Phone: +91 734 2510978, 2524645 Fax: +91 734 2512450

[email protected] www.mpissr.org The M.P. Institute of Social Science Research (MPISSR) is an autonomous, multidisciplinary Centre for research and training located in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh. MPISSR has been working in the areas of Panchayati Raj and Rural Development; Education; Gender; Caste and Tribe; Development and Deprivation; Social Justice; Information Technology and Society and Environment since last two decades.

Research; Panchayati Raj and Rural Development; Education; Gender; Caste and Tribe; Development and Deprivation; Social Justice; Information Technology and Society and Environment

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National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development Regional Centre - Indore42

Gomat Giri (Opposite MPSEB Office), Hathod Road, Gandhinagar, Indore-452005

Regional

Director(I/C)

Indore

Dr. Aneel V.B.

Babu: (0731)

2882111-12

Telefax :

2882110

rdnipccdin@rediffmai

l.com

www.nipccd.nic.in National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development, popularly known as NIPCCD, is an organisation devoted to promotion of voluntary action research, training and documentation in the overall domain of women and child development. Regional Centre, Indore covers the States of Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Union Territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.

Child; Women; Nutrition Gender; VAG; Disaster; Laws; Programmes; Policies.

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University of Social Sciences43

Dr. Ambedkar Nagar (Mhow) - 453 441, Distt.-Indore (M.P.)

Phone : (07324) 274377, 273186 Fax : (07324) 273645 Prof. R.D Maurya: 9826167575

[email protected]

https://brauss.in/index.html

Activities : SOCIAL WELFARE; RESEARCH INSTITUTE; SOCIAL WELFARE; SC/ST; BACKWARD CLASSES; RURAL DEVELOPMENT; PANCHAYATI RAJ

Social Welfare; Research Institute; Social Welfare; Sc/St; Rural Development; Panchayati Raj

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Maharashtra Name of the Organization



Areas of Interest

Advanced Centre for Women’s Studies44

Chairperson & Professor, Advanced Centre for Women's Studies, School of Development Studies, 702, 7th Floor, Prof. M. S. Gore Academic Block-1, New Academic building 2, Naoroji Campus,Tata Institute of Social Sciences, V.N. Purav Marg, Opp. Deonar Bus

Phone- +912225525310 (Direct), Board: 25525000/Ext. 5310

E-mail id: [email protected], [email protected]

www.tiss.edu

Research has been one of the strongest areas of the ACWS. The faculty of the Centre have undertaken several research projects and commissioned assignments for national and international funding agencies on various issues like environment; agriculture development; issues of water and women’s

Gender planning and Gender; Mainstreaming in Rural Development; Gender Budgeting and Policy Development; Rural Women and Livelihoods; SHG; Gender Mainstreaming in Health, Nutrition, Education, Employment; Women Empowerment and Poverty; Policies and Programmes of Social Justice for Gender Equality

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Information provided by Prof. Vibhuti Patel, Chairperson ACWDS.

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Depot, Deonar, Mumbai-400088

rights to natural resources; health; migration; new reproductive technologies; urban and rural poverty; macro policies and micro level impacts with respect to gender; women’s empowerment; violence; feminist theory and methodology etc. Hence, the Centre is fairly well placed in terms of credibility for raising some funds for research in addition to the support of the UGC.

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Tata Institute of Social Sciences45

V.N. Purav Marg, Deonar, Mumbai-400088

91-22-25525000; Fax: 91-22-25525050

[email protected]

www.tiss.edu Areas of research include children and youth; climate change; community development; corporate social responsibility; dalits and tribals; disaster management; education; food security; governance; human rights; labour and migration; mental health; natural resources management; rural development; urban issues; and women and gender.

Research; Training; Capacity Building; Gender; Governance; Education; Food security; Health; Human Rights; Urban issues; Policy; Advocacy

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TISS Tuljapur Campus46

Tata Institute of Social Sciences, School of Rural Development Tuljapur-413 601, District-Osmanabad, Maharashtra, India

9270105222 Fax: 02471-242061

[email protected]

www.tiss.edu Areas of research include children and youth; climate change; community development; corporate social responsibility; dalits and tribals; disaster management; education; food security; governance; human rights; labour and migration; mental health; natural resources management; rural development; urban issues; and women and gender.

Research; Training; Capacity Building; Gender; Governance; Education; Food security; Health; Human Rights; Urban issues; Policy; Advocacy

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Research Centre for Women’s Studies (RCWS), SNDT Women’s University47

Sir Vithaldas Vidyavihar, Juhu Road, Juhu, Mumbai - 400 049, India

Tel : +91-22-2661 0751, 2660 4001 (D) +91-22-2660 8462, 2660 8493, 2660 6648 (Ext. 227, 228, 297) FAX : +91-22-2660 4001

[email protected]; [email protected]

http://www.rcwssndt.org

The RCWS has undertaken several research projects with generous grants from national and international donor agencies, with a very broad-based research focus, which has led to theoretical studies (some with policy implications) and action based projects.

Social Welfare; Research Institute; Women's Studies; Outreach Programme; Gender Budget; Monitoring; Prevention Sexual

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CEHAT 48

Survey No.2804 & 2805, Aaram Society Road, Vakola, Santacruz East, Mumbai - 400 055

Tel: +91-22-26673571/ 26673154 Fax: +91-22-26673156


www.cehat.org CEHAT (Centre for Enquiry Into Health and Allied Themes) is the research centre of Anusandhan Trust. They are involved in research, training, service and advocacy on health and allied themes. CEHAT runs two courses every year the Health and Human Rights Course and the national Course on Violence against Women and the role of Healthcare Providers. Now 2011 onwards CEHAT is

Health; VAW; Human Rights;

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going to start two other National courses on Developing a Comprehensive Health Care Response to Survivors of Sexual Assault and another is Responding to Violence against women through Feminist Counselling.

Mahila Sarvangeen Utkarsh Mandal (MASUM) 49

B-1, Flat No. 42, Kubera Vihar, Gadital, Hadapsar Pune 411 028 Maharashtra India Gramin Mahiti

91-020-26995625/33, 26997031 Tel:- 02488-240515

[email protected]

www.masum-india.org.in

MASUM works towards strengthening political participation of women in village governance. Along with this they work on women’s right to

Women; VAW; SHGs; Panchayati Raj Institutions; Village Panchayat; Gram-Sabha; Health; Children

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Kendra (MASUM), At Post Ralegan Sidhi, Parner Taluka, Ahmednagar District, Maharashtra India.

physical and emotional health, violence free life, economic empowerment and rights of children.

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Odisha




Areas of Interest

State Institute for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (SIRD & PR50

Unit – 8, Gopabandhunagar, Bhubaneswar – 751 0 12.

Tel. 0674-2562645,2560059 Fax : 2562453

sirdorissa[at]gmail[dot]com ,sirdodisha[at]nic[dot]in

www.sirdodisha.nic.in

SIRDPR is a nodal institute for training, research, evaluation and consultancy in the field of rural development under the aegis of Panchayati Raj Department, GoO. SIRD & PR organizes various training programmes for elected members of 3-tier PRIs and NGOs.

Training; Research; Capacity building; Panchayati Raj; Rural Development

Centre for Advocacy and Research51

N-1/204, IRC Village, Nayapalli, P O/PS Nayapalli, Dist. Khurda, Bhubaneswar, Odisha

0674-6552266 [email protected] www.cfar.org.in The Centre for Advocacy and Research (CFAR), a non-profit organization, founded in January 1998, is committed to advancing the rights of a cross-

Media; Girl child; Urban poor; HIV/AIDs; Health; Hygiene; Sanitation; Gender-based Violence; Legal activism

50

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section of marginal communities such as the urban poor, the girl child, unorganized workers, transgender persons and sexual minorities, single women, People Living with HIV, sex workers, people who inject drugs (PWID) and those living with disabilities.

Centre for Youth and Social Development52

E-1, Institutional Area, Gangadhar Meher Marg, Bhubaneswar-751013

Phone: (0674) 2301777 / 2301725

[email protected] / [email protected]

www.cysd.org CYSD trains Panchayat members and NGOs on issues of Panchayati Raj and community development. It maintains a network of centers throughout Orissa that organize district-level training programs, disseminate non-formal educational materials on PRI’s, and conduct research on local governance and civic participation issues.

PRIs; Health, Water; Sanitation; Women; Child Rights; Capacity Building

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Institute for Women's Development53

At/Po. Hilpatna, Berhampur Ganjam District, Odisha - 760 001 India

Tel. +91 680 2233462 Mobile No.+91 9437066362 / 9556594377


http://iwdorissa.org/

Institute for Women Development (IWD) as a Secular, Non-Profit and non-political organization was formed in the year 1993 by a group of women activists in Odisha. With support from The Hunger Project India, IWD has been working with Elected Women Representatives (EWRs) in Rayagada and R.Udayagiri Blocks of Gajapati district .

Women; PRIs; EWRs; Federation; Food Security; Capacity Building

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Puducherry



E-mail id

Website About the Organization Areas of Interest

Institute of Social Sciences54

Regional Centre Puducherry Plot No. 07-10, F-401, 04th Floor Akshayaa Towers MGR Street, VP Singh Nagar Mettupalayam Village Puducherry – 605009

+91-413-2278802 (fixed line) +91-7708703802 (mobile)

[email protected]

Since its inception, democratic decentralisation has been a major area of research of the Institute. It includes the studies of the growth, development and performance of Panchayati Raj institutions (PRIs) and urban local bodies, which have been constitutionally designated as 'institutions of self-government.' At regular intervals the Institute publishes status of Panchayats in the States of India. The Institute is also engaged in studies and research on gender justice in the overall context of Women's Studies, for the last several years. Specific studies under this area include: gender justice and role of women in participatory democracy; political empowerment of women; and awareness building among the women representatives. It is also engaged in a sustained programme of awareness raising and training for capacity building and women's political participation in several Indian States.

Research; PRIs; Gender; Political participation; Women

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Rajasthan




Areas of Interest

Institute of Development Studies (IDS)55

IDS, 8B, Jhalana Institutional Area, Jaipur 302 004, India.

TELE: 0141-2706457, 0141-2705726, Fax: 0141-2705348

[email protected] www.idsj.org The Institute has been pursuing research studies and organising development dialogues, training and interactions in five main areas, viz., (1) Economic Policies and Strategies, (2) Women and Gender Studies, (3) Social Policies: Institutions and Governance, (4) Civil society, Human Rights and Social Movements, (5) Human Development, Urban Poverty and Social Security.

Research; Economic Policies; Women; Gender Studies; Social Policies; Governance; Human Rights; Human Development; Urban poverty.

Indira Gandhi Panchayati

Jawahar Lal Nehru Marg ,

Phone :0141 - 2706577 - 78

[email protected]

igprgvs.rajasthan.gov.in

Indira Gandhi Panchayati Raj

Research; PRI; Rural

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Raj & Gramin Vikas Sansthan56

Jaipur Rajasthan , India - 302004

Fax : 0141 - 2706575

& Gramin Vikas Sansthan (I.G.P.R. & G.V.S.) is an autonomous organization promoted by the Government of Rajasthan as an Apex Institute of the State with a view to develop human resources in Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) and the Rural Development Sector.

Development

Astha Sansthan57

Address: 39, Kharol Colony, Old Fatehpura, Udaipur Rajasthan, India Pin- 313 004

Ph: 91 294 245 1348 Tele-fax: 91 294 2451391

[email protected] www.astha.ngo Strengthening Panchayati Raj Institutions and capacity building of women elected representatives is one of the

Women; PRIs; EWRs; Trainings

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several issues taken up by the organization.

Jatan Sansthan58 NGO

UDAIPUR 5, Tirupati Vihar, Bhuwana Road, Near Celebration Mall Udaipur(Raj), 313001

Ph: +917665211777

Email: [email protected] [email protected]

www.jatansansthan.org

Jatan facilitates Women’s Leadership Workshops, with respective preparation and follow-up meetings, to enhance the skills of the women leaders. Jatan also works to improve the system of village-level Gram Sabha meetings, by engaging and informing women on the processes and functions of their local government and elections.

Women; Local governance; Leadership; Elections

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Tamil Nadu




Areas of Interest

The Madras Institute of Development Studies (MIDS)

9, Second Main Road, Gandhinagar, Adyar, Chennai - 600020, Tamil Nadu, INDIA

0091-44-2441289 2411574 24412295 24419771. Fax: 0091-44-24910872

[email protected]

http://www.mids.ac.in/ Research thrust areas include gender bias in demographic planning and policy making and in employment, education, science and technology; gender and reproductive rights. Women in urban employment sector; women and the law; fertility patterns as in southern Tamil Nadu; women and education; sexual division of labour; and social construction of sexuality.

Research; Demography; Education; Employment; Science; Technology; Women; Fertility; Tamil Nadu

M S Swaminathan Research Foundation59

3rd Cross Street, Institutional Area, Taramani Chennai 600 113, India

Tel: +91 (44) 22541229, +91 (44) 22541698

http://www.mssrf.org/ MSSRF is carrying out research and development in six major thematic areas, besides special projects and cross-cutting areas and themes: Gender and Grass Root

Gender and Grass Root Institutions; Coastal Systems Research; Climate Change; Biodiversity; Biotechnology ;

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http://59.160.153.185/mssrfnew2/content/gender-grass-root-institutions





http://59.160.153.185/mssrfnew2/content/coastal-systems-research


http://www.mssrf.org/mssrfnew2/content/climate-change

http://59.160.153.185/mssrfnew2/content/overview-programme

http://59.160.153.185/mssrfnew2/content/biotechnology

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Institutions; Coastal Systems Research; Climate Change; Biodiversity; Biotechnology ; Ecotechnology; Food Security ; Information, Education and Communication

Ecotechnology; Food Security ; Information, Education and Communication

SIRD, Tamil Nadu60

Maraimalai Nagar Tamilnadu

Fax: +91 44 27452506 Phone :+91 44 27452507, 27453892

[email protected] www.sird.tn.nic.in SIRD-TN offers training programmes in several thrust areas of rural development and decentralized governance for the elected representatives of PRIs, functionaries of rural development and sectoral (line) departments, NGOs, bankers and rural micro credit institutions.

Training; Capacity Building; PRI; Rural development

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http://59.160.153.185/mssrfnew2/content/overview-programme

http://59.160.153.185/mssrfnew2/content/biotechnology

http://59.160.153.185/mssrfnew2/content/ecotechnology-0


http://59.160.153.185/mssrfnew2/content/overview-programme-2









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Telangana




Areas of Interest

Telangana State Institute of Panchayat Raj and Rural Development (TSIPARD)61

Rajendranagar, Hyderabad , 500 030 Telangana, India

Phone: 040-24015959, 24014027, 24015337 , 24018656 , Fax: +91 40 24017005

[email protected]

http://tsipard.gov.in

It is the Apex Training Institute in Telangana for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development. It caters Capacity Building Programmes for 1.04 Lakhs Panchayat Raj Elected Representatives, Functionaries and for around 50,000 Officials of Rural Development. The Institute also extends its capacity building services to various other government departments. The main core functions are Capacity

Training; Capacity building; Panchayati Raj; Rural Development

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Building, Research and Consultancy Services.

National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRD&PR)62

Rajendranagar, Hyderabad - 500030, T.S, INDIA

Phone: 91-40-24008526 | Fax:91-40-24016500

www.nird.org.in It is an autonomous organisation under the Union Ministry of Rural Development, is a premier national centre of excellence in rural development and Panchayati Raj. Recognized internationally as one of the UN-ESCAP Centres of Excellence, it builds capacities of rural development functionaries, elected representatives of PRIs, bankers, NGOs and other stakeholders through inter-related activities of training, research and

Research; Training; Capacity Building; Panchayati Raj; Rural Development; Gender

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consultancy. Council for Social Development, Southern Regional Centre63

5-6-151, Rajendra Nagar Hyderabad – 500030.

91-40-24016395 Fax No: 91-40-24001958


http://csdindia.org/ Capacity Building; Livelihoods; Women; Rural development; Poverty; Health; Education

The Centre for Economic and Social Studies (CESS)64

Begumpet, Hyderabad - 500016, Telangana,INDIA.

Tel No: +91-40-2340 2789, 2341 6780, 2341 6610/11/12/13. Fax: 91-40-2340 6808;

[email protected] www.cess.ac.in The Centre for Economic and Social Studies (CESS) was established as an autonomous research Centre in 1980.

SOCIAL WELFARE; RESEARCH INSTITUTE; TRAINING; RURAL DEVELOPMENT; SELF HELP GROUPS; SOCIETIES; PANCHAYATI RAJ; EDUCATION; HEALTH; POVERTY; FOOD; LIVELIHOOD

School of Gender Studies, TISS Hyderabad Campus

U.Vindhya, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology School of Gender Studies Tata Institute of Social Sciences 2nd Floor,

Tel. 040-24017701-2-3 (work) Mob. 9949037472

tisshyd[at]tiss[dot]edu www.tiss.edu Research; Gender; Public policy; Development; Education; Social Justice;

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S.R.Sankaran Block TSIPARD Campus Rajendranagar Hyderabad 500 030

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Sikkim



Participatory Research In Asia-Sikkim65

PRIA, C/O Office of 5th State Finance, Commission, Old West Point School Compound, Near Taxi Stand, Gangtok

918420823894 www.pria.org PRIA’s work is focused on empowerment of the excluded through capacity building, knowledge building and policy advocacy. Over three decades PRIA has promoted ‘participation as empowerment’, capacity building of community organisations, and people’s participation in governance. Initiatives are undertaken in the overall perspective of ‘making democracy work for all’ – in the political system; democratic culture in families, communities, and society; and participatory democracy with active citizenship.

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Tripura



E-mail id Website About the Organization Areas of Interest

State Institute of Public Administration and Rural Development (SIPARD)66

Arundhuti Nagar, Agartala, West Tripura, PIN : 799003. E-mail :

Phone : (0381)237-4048, (0381)237-4933, (0381)237-4326 Tele-Fax : (0381)237-0613


www.sipard.nic.in SIPARD is an autonomous training institute registered under the Registration of Societies Act, 1860 and it enjoys financial and functional autonomy. Main activity of the institute relates to training of State Government officials, PRI representatives, NGOs etc. in the relevant areas of their activity, comprising public administration, accounts and finance, office procedure, legal & judicial matters, RTI Act along with training on computer and other educational and research activities, including evolution studies and publication of newsletter, books, compendium etc on various subjects.

Training; Capacity building; PRIs; Rural Development

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Uttar Pradesh



Areas of Interest

V.V. Giri National Labour Institute67

Sec-24, Noida, PIN Code - 201301 Uttar Pradesh India

0120-2411533/34-38 Fax : 0120-2411536, 0120-2411471/474

[email protected]

Awareness on policies, skill development, capacity building, training, research and advocacy on various dimensions of gender and the labour market are some of the activities undertaken by the Centre for Gender and Labour Studies, V.V. Giri National Labour Institute.

Labour; women; Research; Capacity building; training;

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Giri Institute of Development Studies (GIDS)68

Sector - O, Aliganj Housing Scheme, LUCKNOW - 226024, (U.P.) INDIA

Phones : (0522) 2321860, 2325021 Telefax : (0522) 2332640


http://www.gids.org.in

GIDS research covers a wide range of issues, which includes Gender and Child Studies, Evaluation of government schemes and programmes, Social infrastructure particularly health, education and basic amenities and Agricultural and rural development.

Research; Gender; Child; Government programmes; Policies; Health; Education; Agriculture; Rural development

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Uttarakhand




Areas of Interest

Centre for Rural Studies69

Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration Mussoorie - 248 179 (Uttaranchal)

Phone: 0135-2630844 (direct) EPABX: 0135-2632405, 2632489, 2632374 Extension: 2318, 2278

[email protected]

http://centre.lbsnaa.gov.in/crs/index.php http://centre.lbsnaa.gov.in

The Centre for Rural Studies is involved research and training of Land Reform Management, Wage Employment, Common Property Resources, Displacement and Rehabilitation, Contemporary Agrarian Movements, Gender studies, Panchayati Raj Institutions, Poverty Alleviation Programmes etc.

Land reform; Gender; Poverty; Research; Training; Policy Advocacy; PRI; Central government; State governments; Women; Rural Women

Uttarakhand Institute of Rural Development (UIRD)70

Rudrapur, Udhamsingh Nagar

Phone : 05944-241546,247798 Fax : 05944-247798

uird_rudrapur02@ yahoo.co.in

www.uird.in UIRD has been designated as the apex capacity building institute in the Rural Development and Panchayati Raj sector of the state.

Rural Development; Panchayati Raj; Training; Capacity Building

National Centre of Gender

National Gender Centre,

Contact: 0135-2633295

[email protected]

www.rcentre.lbsnaa.gov.in

Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration being

Gender Responsive Governance; Gender Budgeting; VAW;

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Training Planning and Research71

Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie-248179

the nodal agency in imparting administrative training has join hands with NCGTPR to delivers gender training through courses and sensitization inputs for understanding the conceptual and analytical gender relations framework, for the Officer Trainee's of All India Service, and Central Services in the Foundation Course, Phase-I, Phase-II.

Health; Economic development; Political Participation; Central government; State governments; Women; Trainings

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Areas of Interest

B.R. Ambedkar Institute of Panchayats & Rural Development72

Government of West Bengal B-18/204, Kalyani, P.O.Kalyani, District-Nadia, West Bengal, India PIN – 741235

Gandhi Bhavan: Phone: 033-25828161 033-25825975 033-25825641 Fax: 033-25828257 Benoy Bhavan Phone: 033-25829641 033- /25929642 Fax: 033-25829640

Benoy Bhavan Email: (1) [email protected] (2) [email protected]

www.siprd.org.in The B.R.Ambedkar Institute of Panchayats and Rural Development (BRAIPRD) Kalyani, West Bengal is an apex state level training & research Institute in the field of Panchayats & Rural Development.

Rural Development; PRIs; Research; Training

Institute of Development Studies (IDS)73

DD/27/D, Sector-1, Salt Lake Kolkata-700064

Tel: +91 (33) 2321 3120/21 Fax: +91 (33) 2321 3119


www.idsk.edu.in Institute of Development Studies Kolkata (IDSK) is an autonomous centre devoted to advanced academic research and informed policy

Education; Health; Employment; Technology; Women; Research; Policy Advocacy

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advice in the areas of literacy, education, health, women, employment, technology, communication human sciences and economic development.

Institute of Social Sciences Eastern Regional Centre74

CF-149, Sector 1 Salt Lake City Kolkata-700064 West Bengal

Tel: 033 – 23592684/23340233

[email protected] Since its inception, democratic decentralisation has been a major area of research of the Institute. It includes the studies of the growth, development and performance of Panchayati Raj institutions (PRIs) and urban local bodies, which have been constitutionally designated as 'institutions of self-government.' At regular intervals the Institute

Political participation; Gender; Women; PRIs; Research

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publishes status of Panchayats in the States of India. The Institute is also engaged in studies and research on gender justice in the overall context of Women's Studies, for the last several years. Specific studies under this area include: gender justice and role of women in participatory democracy; political empowerment of women; and awareness building among the women representatives. It is also engaged in a sustained programme of awareness raising and training for capacity building and women's

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political participation in several Indian States.

School of

Women’s

Studies,

Jadavpur

University

188, Raja

S.C. Mallick

Rd,

Kolkata -

700032.

Director Of School :

Dr. Samita Sen

Ph: 2414-6531 (D),

2414-6666 (O)

Extn.2445

[email protected]

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www.jaduniv.edu.in

School of Womens Studies, Jadavpur University, formed as a centre for developing Womens Studies in India, was a pioneering effort. Beginning its journey in January 1988 with Professor Jasodhara Bagchi as founder-director, the School was recognised by the UGC in February 1989.

Research;

Gender

Documents

Centre for Gender Studies and Development, National ...nirdpr.org.in/nird_docs/grg/3.pdfOdisha State Institute for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (SIRD & PR Centre for Advocacy