National Institute of Technology Rourkela

राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान राउरकेला

ଜାତୀୟ ପ୍ରଯୁକ୍ତି ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠାନ ରାଉରକେଲା

An Institute of National Importance

Faculty Profile

EXPERTISE INFORMATION

Research Group
  • Applied Economics and Development
Areas of Interest
  • Poverty and Inequality,Health Economics, Global Issues in Development

Jalandhar Pradhan Professor

Humanities and Social Sciences

pradhanj@nitrkl.ac.in

0661 - 246 2696

61

PUBLICATIONS

11

SPONSORED PROJECTS

22

DOCTORAL STUDENTS

14

CONTINUING EDUCATION

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Jalandhar Pradhan

Professor

Humanities and Social Sciences

Room Number: HS-220

Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Sundargarh, Odisha, India - 769008

Ph.D. (IIPS, Mumbai)

Centre of excellence in(COE) Public Health Nutrition. UNICEF
  • Principal Investigator
  • 48
  • Completed   Sponsored
Providing technical support in FANI affected Puri District. UNICEF
  • Principal Investigator
  • 24
  • Completed   Sponsored
Social protection scheme in Odisha in the context of children. UNICEF
  • Principal Investigator
  • 8
  • Completed   Sponsored
Compendium of social stastitics and indicators. UNICEF
  • Principal Investigator
  • 12
  • Completed   Sponsored
Health of Tribal Elderly in Odisha: Challenges of Access and Affordability MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS
  • Principal Investigator
  • 12
  • Completed   Sponsored
State human development report (SHDR). Planning & Convergence Department, Govt. Of Odisha
  • Principal Investigator
  • 8
  • Completed   Sponsored
Clustering of infants and child mortality among primitive tribes of odisha ICMR
  • Principal Investigator
  • 12
  • Completed   Sponsored
Social and Normative Barrier Analysis of Access to Reproductive, Material, New Born Child health services in Odisha UNICEF
  • Principal Investigator
  • 6
  • Completed   Sponsored
Catastrophic Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenditure and loss of Productivity: A study of Economic Impact of Malaria in Tribal Region of Orissa ICSSR
  • Principal Investigator
  • 15
  • Completed   Sponsored
Changing pattern of RH funding using both donor & domestic dolor from RF Surver NIDI
  • Principal Investigator
  • 6
  • Completed   Sponsored
Resource flow project NIDI
  • Principal Investigator
  • 6
  • Completed   Sponsored

Total Publications: 61

J. Pradhan, . Rinshu, S. Pati, and S. K. Rout,"Does spending matters? Re-looking into various covariates associated with Out of Pocket Expenditure (OOPE) and catastrophic spending on accidental injury from NSSO 71st round data", Health Economics Review, vol.7, no.48, Springer 2017, 10.1186/s13561-017-0177-z       Article

J. Pradhan, . Rinshu, and P. Banjare,"Relying on whom? Correlates of out of pocket health expenditure among the rural elderly in Odisha, India", Ageing International, vol.42, no.3, pp.306-323, Springer 2017, 10.1007/s12126-017-9293-7       Article

M. Sahoo, M. Som, and J. Pradhan,"Perceived barrier in accessing the reproductive health care services in Odisha", Indian Journal of Community Health, vol.29, no.3, pp.229-238, Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine 2017       Article

S. K. Rout, J. Pradhan, and S. Choudhury,"Estimating financial resources for universal access to sexual reproductive health care: Evidence from two states in India", Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare, vol.9, pp.1-6, Elsevier, October 2016, 10.1016/j.srhc.2016.05.001       Article

S. Goli, . Moradhvaj, Anu. Rammohan, . Shruti, and J. Pradhan,"High spending on maternity care in India: what are the factors explaining it?", PLOS ONE, vol.11, no.6, pp.1-17, Public Library of Science, June 2016, 10.1371/journal.pone.0156437       Article

1.4 Billion Aspirations, One Sustainable Future: Unfolding India's Path to Development Humanities and Social Sciences (Conference)
TWO-DAY NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON WOMEN@75: WORK, LIFE AND FREEDOM Humanities and Social Sciences (Conference)
2nd National Conclave on Public Health Nutrition: Measuring progress towards Achieving Sustainable Development Goals Humanities and Social Sciences (Conference)
Five-Day Workshop on Climate Change and Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH) Humanities and Social Sciences (Workshop)
Five-Day Workshop on Nutrition and Food Security among Indian Tribes Humanities and Social Sciences (Workshop)
National Conclave on Public Health Nutrition: Enriching the cycle of Research, Public Policy and Practice Humanities and Social Sciences (Conference)
Five-day Workshop on Applied Health & Nutrition Economics Humanities and Social Sciences (Workshop)
Workshop on Results-Based Management (RBM) for Strengthening Public Health Nutrition Programme Humanities and Social Sciences (Workshop)
Capacity Building Workshop on Applied Research Methodology for Strengthening Public Health Nutrition Programme Humanities and Social Sciences (Workshop)
5 days Capacity Building Programme on PROJECT MANAGEMENT FOR PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION Humanities and Social Sciences (Workshop)
National Conference on Health, Public Policy and Human Development Humanities and Social Sciences (Conference)
Short-Term Training Programme on Application of SPSS in Demographic and Health Care Research Humanities and Social Sciences (Short-term Course)
A Four Day Short Term Course on Fundamentals of Applied Econometrics using STATA Humanities and Social Sciences (Short-term Course)
  • Co-Coordinator
  • 28 Sep 2015 - 01 Oct 2015
  • Brochure
Univariate and Multivariate Data Analysis using SPSS Humanities and Social Sciences (Short-term Course)

  • HS1340 : Principles of Economics {Theory}
  • HS1346 : Health Economics and Policy {Theory}
  • HS2340 : Principles of Economics {Theory}
  • HS341 : Managerial Economics {Theory}
  • HS448 : Health Economics and Policy {Theory}
  • HS5001 : Research Methodology in Social Sciences {Theory}
  • HS5313 : Gender and Development {Theory}
  • HS535 : Gender and Development {Theory}
  • HS542 : Poverty, Inequality and Human Development {Theory}
  • HS5423 : Contemporary Policy Issues in Development {Theory}
  • HS5424 : Poverty, Inequality and Human Development {Theory}
  • HS543 : Global Issues in Development {Theory}
  • HS5442 : Global Health and Health Inequalities {Theory}
  • HS546 : Population Dynamics and Development {Theory}
  • HS548 : Demographic Transition and Health Policy {Theory}
  • HS551 : Global Health and Health Inequalities {Theory}
  • HS615 : Economic Evaluation of Health Care {Theory}
  • HS7301 : Research Methodology {Theory}
  • HS7402 : Economic Evaluation of Health Care {Theory}
  • HS7403 : Population Policy, Programme Management and Evaluation {Theory}
  • SM503 : Managerial Economics {Theory}
  • HS1270 : Language Laboratory {Practical}
  • HS270 : Language Laboratory {Practical}
  • HS5471 : Statistical Laboratory - I {Practical}
  • HS572 : Statistical Laboratory {Practical}
  • HS576 : Data Management Laboratory {Practical}

Ph.D. Students [18]
Understanding the Perceived Causes of Poverty and Quality of Life: A Study of Rourkela City
Antarjeeta Nayak
Enrolled: Jul 2011
Graduated :  Dec 2016
Supervisor
Assessing Inequity, Catastrophe and Impoverishment in Healthcare Expenditure in India
Rinshu
Enrolled: Jul 2013
Graduated :  Dec 2018
Supervisor
Assessing Multidimensional Child Poverty in India: A Decomposition Analysis
Itishree Pradhan
Enrolled: Jan 2018
Graduated :  Dec 2023
Supervisor
Subjective Well-Being, Health and Healthcare Utilization: A Study of Rural Elderly in Odisha
Pallavi Banjare
Enrolled: Aug 2009
Graduated :  Jan 2016
Supervisor
Health Disparity in India: An Enquiry into Convergence and Divergence
Ajit Nag
Enrolled: Jan 2018
Graduated :  May 2024
Supervisor
Reproductive Healthcare Rights, Practices and Challenges among the Displaced Tribal Communities in India
Madhulika Sahoo
Enrolled: Jan 2014
Graduated :  Nov 2018
Supervisor
Reproductive Health Challenges and Coping Strategies: A Study of Female Construction Workers in India
Ananya Patra
Enrolled: Jan 2011
Graduated :  Nov 2019
Supervisor
Morbidity Patterns, Burden, and Healthcare Utilisation of Major Non-communicable Diseases in India
Sasmita Behera
Enrolled: Jul 2018
Graduated :  Nov 2023
Supervisor
Impact of Social Isolation and Loneliness on Cognition and Psychological Well-being: An Intervention Study among Residents of Indian Old Age Homes
Bijeta Mishra
Enrolled: Jul 2018
Graduated :  Sep 2024
Supervisor
Children’s Education, Migration, and Co-residence: Paving the Path to Health and Well-being of the Indian Older Adults
Binayak Kandapan
Enrolled: Jul 2018
Thesis Submitted
Supervisor
Health Economics
Kshirabdhi Tanaya Patra
Enrolled: Aug 2021
Continuing
Supervisor
Household Energy Deprivation and its Association with Child Health and Education in India: A Multidimensional Approach
Tapas Bera
Enrolled: Jul 2022
Continuing
Supervisor
Undernourishment Trajectories in Low and Middle-Income Countries: An Analysis of Multidimensional Dynamics
Soumyanayani Mahali
Enrolled: Jul 2022
Continuing
Supervisor
Health Economics
Geetarani Mohanty
Enrolled: Jan 2024
Continuing
Supervisor
TRADE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ECO-FRIENDLY AND SUSTAINABLE TEXTILE INDUSTRY IN INDIA
Tapan Swain
Enrolled: Jan 2024
Continuing
Supervisor
Health Economics
Asha Priyavasini Das
Enrolled: Jul 2023
Continuing
Supervisor
Health Economics
Manabindra Barman
Enrolled: Jul 2024
Continuing
Supervisor
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
Veni Priya Tudu
Enrolled: Jul 2024
Continuing
Supervisor
Executive Ph.D. Students [4]
Comparative assessment of triple burden of malnutrition in select South Asian countries
Sourav Bhattacharjee
Enrolled: Sep 2020
Continuing
Supervisor
Household Environmental Factors and Its Association with Child Undernutrition in India: A District Level Analysis
Himali Chhabra
Enrolled: Feb 2021
Continuing
Supervisor
Child Nutrition
Kalyan Dash
Enrolled: Aug 2022
Continuing
Supervisor
Bridging the gap between Rural and Urban Education
Rabi Shankar Singh
Enrolled: Aug 2023
Continuing
Co-Supervisor

Memberships / Fellowships
  • Association of Human Development and Capability Approach (HDCA) , International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP), International Development Evaluation Association (IDEAS),