Dr. Sachchidanand Prasad

Interest Area :

Public Policy, Tribal Law and Governance, Tribal Development

Courses Taught :

• Introduction to Tribal India

• Research Methodology

Awards and Memberships :

• Awarded UGC National Fellowship for OBC for pursuing Doctoral Research.

• Lifetime membership of New Public Administration Society of India.

Seminars / Conferences / Workshops :

1. Presented a paper in the ICSSR Sponsored National Seminar on Public Policy, Governance and Development in India: Issues and Challenges (September 23-24, 2016) Organised by Department of Public Policy, Law and Governance, Central University of Rajasthan, on the topic “Decentralised Governance at the gram sabha level in fifth Scheduled Area”.

2. Presented a paper in the International Conference on Decentralization, Poverty and Marginalisation (November 19-22, 2016), at Kerala Institute of Local Administration (KILA), Thrissur, Kerala, on the topic of “Decentralisation for poverty reduction in Jharkhand: issues and challenges and the way forward”.

3. Presented a paper in the National Seminar on Participatory Decentralised planning at Grassroots: problems, challenges, and opportunities (February 09-10, 2017) at National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, Hyderabad, on the topic of “Decentralised planning at grassroots in Scheduled Area: A critical appraisal in Jharkhand”.

4. Presented a paper in the Golden Jubilee International Seminar on Governance, Public Policy and Public Administration (March 29-31, 2017) organised by the Department of Public Administration, University of Rajasthan, on the topic “Policy perspective for the inclusive development of Tribal India”.

5. Presented a paper in ICSSR sponsored National Seminar on Emerging Trends in Administration through Good Governance- Expectation and Challenges in Present Perspectives, May 20-21, 2019 Organised by the Department of Public Administration, Kurukshetra University, Haryana on the topic “PESA as an Instrument of Tribal Self Governance and Protection of their Identity”.

6. Presented a paper in the 6th International Seminar on Human Resource (Nov.-01-03, 2014) organised by Institute for Social Development, Ranchi, on the topic of “Socio-economic Factors of Migration in Jharkhand: An Exploratory analysis”.

7. Participated in the Basic Training Workshop on Right of Women during Feb 25-26, 2019, Organised by the Department of Social Work, Central University of Rajasthan in Collaboration with National Human Right Commission, New Delhi.

8. Attended Workshop on Drug Abuse awareness and prevention: From Drugs to Dedication in Collaboration with National Institute of Social Defense, New Delhi, on 28 March 2019 at Central University of Rajasthan.

9. Participated in Capacity Building Programme on Drug Abuse awareness and prevention: From Drugs to Dedication in Collaboration with National Institute of Social Defense, New Delhi, on 29-30, March 2019 at Central University of Rajasthan.

10. Attended ICSSR Sponsored Ten days Research Methodology Workshop for PhD Students in Social Sciences on 10th -19th March 2016, at Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar.

11. Attended 15 days Workshop on “English for Academic Writing: From Synopsis to Thesis Writing” Organised by Linguistic Empowerment Cell, Jawaharlal Nehru University from 29 July 2016, to 12 August 2016.

12. Attended ICSSR Sponsored Ten days Research Methodology Workshop for PhD Students in Social Sciences on 08th -17th May 2017, Organised by Department of Public Policy, Law and Governance, Central University of Rajasthan.

Publication (Book Chapter) :

1. “Public Policy and Migration: A lost paradigm in Jharkhand” in “Human Resource” (2015) Published by Institute of Sustainable Development Research. ISBN: 978-93-84686-04-8.

2. “Tribals and Public Policy: Problems and Perspectives in Indian Context” In the manuscript for edited book “Aadiwasi Tribes of India"(2017) published by Akhand Publishing House. ISBN No-978-93-81416-23-5.

3. “Policy Perspectives for the Inclusive Development of Tribal People in India” in the manuscript for edited book “Social Policies in India: Contemporary Perspectives"(2019) Published by ABD Publishers. ISBN No-978-8183766876.

Publication (Journal Article) :

1. “Pathalgadi: A critical way to empower the Gram Sabha” published in “Sodh Sanchar Bulletin.” Vol.-09, Issue-36, 2019. ISSN No-2229-3620.

2. “Decentralisation of Panchayat Extension in Fifth Scheduled Area: From Amendment to Implementation” published in “Pacific University Journal of Social Sciences” Vol. 1, Issue-1, 2016. ISSN No-2456-7477.

3. “Grassroot Poverty Alleviation in Jharkhand: Issues, Challenges and the Way forward” published in “The International Journal of Political Science” Vol.-3, Issue-1, 2017. ISSN No-2454-9371.