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Prof. Rishi Kumar 

Head & Associate Professor
Department of Economics and Finance

Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani
Hyderabad Campus
Jawahar Nagar, Kapra Mandal
Dist.-Medchal-500 078
Telangana, India

Research projects

Ongoing

Project 1
Title: Public transport policies and women’s mobility in Indian cities
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding Agency: Azim Premji University’s Research Funding Programme 2021
Grant Amount: INR 10,00,000

Project 2
Title: The co-benefits of expanding water supply in urban India - Evidence from a quasi-experiment
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding Agency: South Asian Network for Development and Environmental Economics-International Centre For Integrated Mountain Development (SANDEE-ICIMOD)
Grant Amount: USD 25,000

Project 3
Title: A Study on Factors Affecting Students’ Academic Performance
Role:  Joint Investigator
Funding Agency: BITS Pilani

Completed

Project 4
Title: Women’s Falling Participation in Labour Force in India: A Ground Level Investigation into Factors and Obstacles in Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Telangana
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding Agency: National Human Rights Commission, India
Grant Amount: INR 11,86,290

Project 5
Title: Socio-Economic Impacts of Cyclones and the Coping Strategies of the Local Communities in Odisha, India with a Special Focus on Women
Role: Team Member
Funding Agency: Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute under Shastri Institutional Collaborative Research Grant (SICRG) 2020-21
Grant Amount: INR 10,00,000

Project 6
Title: Urban Low-Income Households’ Savings: Understanding Issues and Challenges in Indian Context
Role: Lead Researcher
Funding Agency: Dvara Research under Household Finance Research Initiative, 2020
Grant Amount: INR 14,05,000

Project 7
Title: Sustainability of Cashless Banking in Unorganized Retail Sector: A Comparative study of two districts of Telangana
Role: Joint Investigator
Funding Agency: Indian Institute of Banking & Finance, under Macro Research Proposals for the year 2018-19 
Grant Amount: INR 2,50,000

Project 8
Title: Does Financial Awareness lead to Better Financial Inclusion Outcomes? An Investigation
Role: Co-Project Director
Funding Agency: Indian Council of Social Science Research, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, under IMPRESS Scheme, 2019
Grant Amount: INR 4,50,000

Project 9
Title: An investigation into child nutrition in India
Role: Principle Investigator
Funding Agency: BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus under Research Initiation Grant, 2018
Grant Amount: INR 1,90,000