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P. Aparna

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P. Aparna

Assistant Professor

Area:
Agriculture and  Development Economics 

Qualification:
 Ph d

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Brief Profile

P Aparna is a doctorate in Development Studies with specialization in Economics and she has worked on Rural Non-agricultural Employment and Enterprises in Andhra Pradesh in 2009 at Centre for Economic and Social Studies in collaboration with B.R. Ambedkar Open University, Hyderabad. She is a Post-graduate in Economics from Aacharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur. She did her Graduation in Economics from Maris Stella College, Vijayawada

Research Interest

Agriculture and Development Economics

Post PhD Work Experience

A Teaching

As Economics Lecturer in Bhavans Vivekananda Degree College, Sanikpuri, Hyderabad (June 2009 – March 2010). Subjects taught: Business Economics and Banking

B Research
  • Worked as Visiting Fellow in Rural Livelihoods and Natural Resources (RULNR), CESS, Hyderabad (June 2010 – June 2011)
  • Worked as Research Associate for the project on the preparation of Approach Paper for the 12th Plan for the state of Andhra Pradesh in CESS (June 2011 – November 2012)
  • Worked as Consultant at the Rural Livelihoods and Natural Resources (RULNR), CESS, Hyderabad, working on the project ‘Risk and Uncertainty of Agriculture on Livelihoods in Dry Lands of Maharashtra’ (April 2012 to May 2013).
Present Position

Since August 2013, working as Assistant Professor at CESS and workedfor the projects –

  • Agricultural Development in Andhra Pradesh: Strategy for the Twelfth Plan
  • Agricultural Development in Telangana State: Strategy for the Twelfth Plan
  • Livestock Development in Andhra Pradesh: Strategy for the Twelfth Plan
  • Human Development in Telangana State: District Profiles
  • Human Development in Andhra Pradesh: Vol I and Vol II
  • Human Development Report-Telangana State
  • Scheduled Castes’ Human Development Report 2017-Telangana State
  • Minority Commission, Government of Telangana
  • Mission Bhagiratha Baseline Survey 2017
  • Agriculture in Tribal Areas: Maharashtra- ICSSR project
  • Telangana Gazetteer 2018- Occupations, farm and non-farm labour
  • ILO project-Rapid Assessment of Fundamental Rights and Principals at Work among Cotton Cultivation Communities in Telangana
  • ILO project-Assessment of the Supply and Demand Financial Services (SDFS) forFarmers and Workers in Cotton Supply Chain in Telangana
  • Currently working for
  • Telangana Development Series-Status of Agricultural Credit by Public Sector Banks in Urban Areas of Telangana-A Review

Seminars/Workshops/Conferences

  • Presented a paper on ‘Compatibility of Economic Efficiency of Rural Financial Institutions and Credit Inclusion of Weaker Sections’,  for National Seminar on Inclusive Growth in Agriculture, conducted by Department of Economics, Osmania University, on 27th March, 2010.
  • Presented a paper on ‘Female Agricultural Workers in Dry Lands of South India’, for ICSSR Development Convention for Southern Region, conducted by Institute of Public Enterprises, on 3rd March, 2011
  • A Paper on ‘Risk of Agriculture in Dry Land Areas of Maharashtra’ at the National Conference on “AGRICULTURAL RISK MANAGEMENT: Challenges and strategies in Making Small and Marginal Farm Holdings Sustainable and Profitable” at CGG on January 3-4, 2014
  • Paper presented as co-author on ‘Marginalised groups and Food Security in Telangana’ at the Consultation Workshop on ‘Tackling Food inflation in India: Towards a Sustained Solution’ Jointly organized by IFPRI-CESS-NAARM, during Friday, 28 November 2014
  • Paper presented on Urban Informal Sector in Telanganaat the seminar on The New Industrial Policy of Telangana State, 2015: A Critical Look” during 30-31 January, 2015
  • Paper presented on Inter-State Variations in Literacy and School Education in India at the National Workshop on ‘Convergence of Rural Institutions and Socio-Economic Development Programmes’ (19 and 20 October) conducted on the occasion of National Council for Rural Institutes- Decennial Foundation Day Celebrations, October 2015
  • Paper presented on ‘Problems of Domestic Migrants in Electoral Participation in Telangana: Observations and Suggestions’ at 98th Annual Conference of Indian Economic Association held on December, 2015
  • Paper presented on Occupational Structure of Muslimsin Telangana State on 5th February, 2016 during the advisory board meeting of the Minority Commission, Government of Telangana
  • Paper presented on Educational Conditions of Muslimsin Telangana State on 5th February, 2016 during the advisory board meeting of the Minority Commission, Government of Telangana
  • Paper presented on Status of Youth in Education and Unemployment in Telangana State-SDG 8.6 at the third annual conference of Telangana Economic Association held on 9-10 February, 2019
  • Delivered a lecture on Employment Concerns and Policies for the Refresher Course in Cognitive Economics- 9-22 February 2021, organized by UGC Human Development Centre, Maulana Azad Urdu National University (MANUU)
  • Delivered a lecture on Informal Economy and its Challenges for the Refresher Course in Cognitive Economics- 9-22 February 2021, organized by UGC Human Development Centre, Maulana Azad Urdu National University (MANUU)
  • Presented a paper on Women in Labour Market in Telangana: Issues and Challenges at TEA annual Conference held on 27– 28th March 2021
  • Delivered a talk on Inequality in Female Labour Market Participation in Indiaon the occasion of roundtable on Gender Equality organized by CESS on International Women’s’ Day 8th March,2022 
  • Delivered a lecture on Informal Enterprises on 15th July 2022 for the Two-week Capacity Building Programme (online) for Social Science Faculty members of Universities / Colleges /Institutions -July 4th to July 16th, 2022organised by CESS

Publications

  1. Subrahmanyam S and P.Aparna (2005): Employment Guarantee in Andhra Pradesh: Magnitude and Operational Issues, (Co-author) in S.V.Rangacharyulu (ed) ‘Guaranteed Employment for the Rural Poor’, National Institute of Rural Development, Hyderabad.

 

  1. SubrahmanyamSand P.Aparna (2009): ‘Agricultural Development in Andhra Pradesh’, (Co-author) in S.MahendraDev, C.Ravi and M.Venkatanarayana (eds.) Andhra Pradesh Human Development Report, Centre for Economic and Social Studies, Hyderabad.

 

  1. Subrahmanayam S, P.Aparna and K.Hanumantha Rao (2010):’Planning and Implementation of NREGA in Orissa: A Process Study’, Centre for Wage Employment and Poverty Alleviation, National Institute of Rural Development, Hyderabad.

 

  1. Aparna (2011): ‘Female Agricultural Workers in Dry Lands of South India’, in R.K.Mishra and JayasreeRaveendran (eds.) Millennium Development Goals and India: Cases Assessing Performance, Prospects and Challenges, Allied Publishers Pvt. Ltd.

 

  1. Aparna (2011): ‘Rural Livelihoods in Dry Land Areas- Strategies and Outcomes: A Review’, RULNR Working Paper 9, CESS

 

  1. Aparna (2012): ‘Rural Livelihoods in Dry Land of India: A Sustainable Livelihood Framework’, RULNR Monograph -12, Centre for Economic and Social Studies, Hyderabad

 

  1. Aparna (2014): ‘The Status of Livelihood Assets in Dry Lands of India’, Review of Development and Change, Madras Institute of Development Studies, July-December 2014

 

  1. Aparna and N.Sreedevi (2015): ‘Problems of Domestic Migrants in Electoral Participation in Telangana: Observations and Suggestions’ in The Indian Economic Journal: Economy of Telangana, December 2015

 

  1. Galab, S, C.Ravi, E. Revathi, N. Sreedevi and P.Aparna (2017): Human Development in Telangana State 2017, Centre for Economic and Social Studies

 

  1. Galab, S, C.Ravi, E. Revathi, G. Alivelu, P.Aparna and D.Seetaramraju (2018): Mission Bhagirahta Baseline Survey-2017, Centre for Economic and Social Studies

 

  1. Aparna and E.Revathi (2019): Status of Youth in Education and Unemployment in Telangana State-SDG 8.6 Telangana Economic Association Conference Volume, 2019

 

  1. Aparna (2021): Educational Conditions of Muslims, in A Discourse on Equity, Development and Security edited by G.Sudhir, M.A. Bari, Amir Ullah Khan and Abdul Shaban, SpringerNature, 2021

 

  1. Aparna (2021): Structure of Employment,in A Discourse on Equity, Development and Security edited by G.Sudhir, M.A. Bari, Amir Ullah Khan and Abdul Shaban, SpringerNature, 2021

 

  1. Aparna and G.Alivelu (2021): Underemployment in India: Patterns and Determinants, in Journal of Economic Policy and Research, October 2021- March 2022, Vol.17 (1) Institute of Public Enterprise