Professor, Department of Economics and Finance, BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus
Room No : - 6165 - L, New Academic Building,
Department of Economics and Finance,
Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani- 333031, Rajasthan. India.
Principal Investigator – “Linking Energy Poverty with Human Development: A case Study of Two Districts of Rajasthan” funded by ICSSR under the IMPRESS Scheme (2019-2021). Sanctioned amount Rs.7, 50,000. (Ongoing)
Principal Investigator - Technological Development, Financial Development and Economic Growth: Empirical Evidences from India", Sponsored by BITS (RIG), 2019 April - July, 2020, Rs. 1.5 Lakhs, (Completed)
Principal Investigator – “Establishing finance-growth linkage for India: a financial conditioning index (FCI) approach” Sponsored by RBI, August 2016 to July 2017. Completed. Rs. 2.0 Lakhs (Completed)
Principal Investigator – “Investment in Social and Economic Infrastructures and achievement of Sustainable Development Goals: An empirical investigation from Indian States” Sponsored by MHRD – SPARC Scheme with collaboration with University of Minnesota Morris, USA (proposal submitted)
Principal Investigator – “Does Water, Sanitation and Hygiene improve Health and Quality of Life? A Study of Selected Smart Cities from Odisha and Rajasthan” Sponsored by UGC – STRIDE Scheme (Proposal Submitted)
Principal Investigator - "Issues Related to Right to Education of the Children of Migrant Laborers in Rajasthan", Submitted to NHRC, Budget amount Rs. 8,91,000. (Under Review)
Principal Investigator - "Is there a declining trend of female labour force participation in Rajasthan? Identification of Issues and Determinants", Submitted to NHRC, Budget amount Rs. 7,70,000. (Under Review).
Co-PI - "Battery Swapping Stations: An Approach to Accelerate Electric Vehicle Adoption and Moving Towards Sustainable e-Mobility in Indian Smart Cities", Submitted to ICSSR under the IMPRESS Scheme Budget amount, Rs.13,64,000 (Under Review).
Co-PI - "Climate change, desertification and socio-economic impact on regional economy" Submitted to MHRD – SPARC Scheme with collaboration with Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Australia (proposal submitted), Budget amount Rs. 45,00,000.
Co-PI - "Food Security Concern of Migrants Workers in New Normal Situation: A Study of External Migrants Working in Rajasthan", Submitted to NHRC, Budget amount Rs. 4,67,500. (Under Review).
Co-PI - "Perception of parents of non-disabled children towards Inclusive Education: A case of Primary Schools in Rajasthan", Submitted to NHRC, Budget amount Rs. 6,62,000. (Under Review).