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BALWANT MEHTA

Senior Research Fellow at Institute for Human Development
, India
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Institute for Human Development
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👤 About

Skills & Expertise

SPSS STATA R SAS MS-Access Oracle NSS NFHS ASI Census of India CS-Pro Arc-GIS

Research Interests

Research Training Policy Analysis Data Analysis Quantitative Methods Econometrics Evaluation GIS Rural Appraisal Credit Management Group Formation Project Management Teamwork Leadership Communication Writing Editing

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💼 Experience

Senior Research Fellow

Institute for Human Development · January 2016 - Present

Visiting Faculty

ICSSR Institutes in India · -

Visiting Faculty

VVGNLI, Noida · -

Visiting Faculty

Kerala University of Health Sciences (KUHS) · -

Visiting Faculty

BIT Greater Noida · -

Visiting Faculty

IIT Delhi (Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi) · -

Visiting Faculty

Delhi University [Hindu College] · -

Post-Doctoral Fellow

Indian Council for Social Science Research(ICSSR) · January 2017 - July 2018

Research Associate Fellow

Institute for Human Development · January 2008 - January 2016

Amy Mahan Fellow

Pompeu Fabra University · January 2009 - January 2011

Research Fellow in ICT

SiRC, NTU · January 2007 - January 2009

SENIOR RESEARCH ASSOCIATE

Institute for Human Development · January 2003 - January 2007

Research Associate

IIM Ahmedabad (Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad) · January 2000 - January 2002

🎓 Education

Aptech Computer Education

Advance Diploma in System Management ·

Delhi University [Hindu College]

Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Application ·

Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), Ahmedabad

Master in Information Technology and Operations Management ·

Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), Ahmedabad

BA in Economics ·

University of Lucknow

BSC in Mathematics ·

University of Lucknow

Master in Economics ·

University of Lucknow

MPhil in Business Economics ·

Centre for North East Students and Policy Research Centre, Jamia Milia Islamia

PhD in Development Economics ·

🚀 Projects

Impact of Public Access to Internet on People Towns and Rural Areas in India
Agency Name: IDRC & UPF, Barcelona, Spain || January 2011 - January 2012
Impact on End-User of Mobile Phone in India, A Study of Rural Bihar and Punjab
Agency Name: University of Sussex, UK ||
Transforming the Lives of Girl Children In Delhi
Agency Name: Butterflies, New Delhi ||
Inequality and Employment Across Gender and Social Groups in South Asia
Agency Name: Christian aid, UK || January 2013 - January 2014
Employment and Social Security in South Asia Research Programme
Agency Name: IDRC, Canada || January 2013 - January 2015
Promoting Employment, productivity and Skill Development in the Manufacturing Sector in India
Agency Name: ILO, New Delhi || January 2014 - January 2015
The Socio-Economic Benefits of Eradication of Bonded Labour, Uttar Pradesh
Agency Name: FXB Centre of Harvard University Harvard School of Public Health || January 2014 - January 2015
Survey of Employers of Domestic Workers in India: Delhi and Mumbai
Agency Name: ILO || January 2014 - January 2015
Multiplier Effect of increasing Female Employment: Assessing impacts in urban Centres
Agency Name: ICSSR || January 2016 - January 2017
Daman, Diu and DNH Human Development Report
Agency Name: Government of Diu and DNH || January 2015 - January 2016
Uttarakhand Vision Document
Agency Name: Government of Uttarakhand || January 2017 - July 2018
Delhi Vision Document
Agency Name: Government of NCT Delhi || January 2017 - July 2018
Impact of Pradhan Mantri Jhan Dhan Yojana Schemes on Poor Households
Agency Name: ICSSR || January 2017 - July 2018
Uttarakhand Human Development Report
Agency Name: Government of Uttarakhand || January 2016 - July 2018

🏅 Certificates & Licenses (8)

Rural Appraisal and Credit Management through group formation
MYRADA · Issued on January 2004
Manpower and Employment at the State Level
IAMR · Issued on January 2005
ARC-View GIS
NIIT · Issued on January 2007
Evaluation Research Frameworks and Methodology
Pompeu Fabra University · Issued on January 2010
Policy Analysis Techniques
Southampton University · Issued on January 2009
Systematic Review
LIRNEasia · Issued on January 2012
Quantitative Method
University of Amsterdam · Issued on January 2017
Econometrics: Methods and Applications
Eramus University · Issued on January 2018

🏆 Awards & Achievements (6)

🏆 Research Fellowship Grant in ICT4D
Awarded by: Singapore Internet Research Centre (SiRC) || Year: 2007
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🏆 emerging Social Science Jury Award
Awarded by: International Development, Research Centre (IDRC) || Year: 2009
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🏆 Amy Mahan Fellowship in ICT4D
Awarded by: || Year: 2010
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🏆 best research paper award
Awarded by: International Management Conference onBusiness and Economy: Growth, Governance and GlobalisationatFortune Institute of International Business (FIIB) || Year: 2016
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🏆 Certificate of Excellence
Awarded by: Secretariat of United Nation Convention to Combat Desertification || Year: 2017
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🏆 Post-Doctoral Fellowship
Awarded by: ICSSR, New Delhi || Year: 2017
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📚 Publications (17)

ICT Sector in India: A Key Driver of the Nations Economy
Journal: IOCOM Digest and Dialogue: The International Journal for Outcome Management Research and Practice • October-December 2017
Impact of Mobile Phone on Rural People
Journal: Journal of Rural Development • July-September 2016
Employment in ICT sector in India
Journal: International Journal of Social Science & Development Policy • January 2018
Inequality in IndiaII: The Wage Sector
Journal: Economic and Political Weekly • January 2017
Inequality in IndiaI
Journal: Economic and Political Weekly • January 2017
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