The List of Study & Research

A. On SHG and women empowerment

Study of SHGs under SGSY in Tripura conducted through NABCON/SPADE in 2007.
Strategy Development study for the Women’s groups at Bankura district, WB, India in 2008.
Study of SHGs and Microfinance in West Bengal in 2000.
Video documentation of Evolution of the SHGs in West Bengal.
Feature film on SHG Promotion – one of most widely circulated film in social development and women empowerment issues.
Study on the socio-economic status of woman prawn seed collectors in Sunderban area.
Women’s Empowerment – a social choice – a study of Gender Impact of Microfinance.
SHG based development paradigm.

B. On governance

Developing a Participatory Module for Monitoring and Evaluation of SHGs.
Empowerment of women through participation in decentralized planning.
Role of SHGs among the Tea Garden inhabitants – that in fact worked as the first laboratory for evolution of Gram Unnayan Samity in West Bengal.
Study on role of SHG in PRI.
Documentation of relevant case studies on SHG and local governance.

C. On livelihood

A mega eco-development study on optimum resource utilization of entire Chhotanagpur & Santal Parganas of South Bihar (now Jharkhand) in 1998 – 1999.
The Flood and Livelihood Study undertaken to make a situational analysis of the livelihood of people in general, and vulnerable communities and women in particular suffering from regular flood in 8 districts of West Bengal in 1999 – 2000.
Diagnostic study of Savings programmes of CARE Bangladesh.
Preparation of a status paper for large micro-finance program at South 24 Parganas district in 1994.
Long term financial feasibility of a large micro-finance project at Howrah district in 1995.
A study on the impact of utilization of irrigation water through Teesta Barrage Project under Irrigation department of Govt. of West Bengal in 1997.
Livelihood study for the Tea Estates of Dooars (in North Bengal).
Micro Enterprise Promotion Pilot Project in RDA promoted SHGs in West Midnapore.
Study on the Scope of Legal Framework for MFIs in West Bengal.
Study on Baxa tiger reserve (BTR) Eco Development Initiatives.
Study on state of urban microfinance in West Bengal.

D. On General Development

Impact assessment study of a long term integrated rural development project at West Bengal in 1996.
A study on “District profile of Jalpaiguri district: Situational analysis & intervention strategy in 1997.
Hazard Risk Vulnerability Analysis for the district of Jalpaiguri under GOI-UNDP Disaster Risk Reduction Programme, sponsored by Department of Disaster Management, GoWB in 2010.
History of Natural Disaster since independence for the State of West Bengal.
Disaster Management Plan, Govt. of West Bengal for the year 2008-09 and its upgradation for the year 2009-10.
Formulation of Regional strategy paper of West Bengal state for ActionAid in 1996.
From Disaster to Development – Role of Various Women’s SHGs during and after the Flood in West Bengal – September 2000.
Problems and Prospects regarding formation of SHGs among Ragpickers in East Kolkata.
State SHG status in West Bengal (2993, 2006, 2010, 2011).
Status of SGSY SHGs in Tripura – 2011.