| 2025 |
Dutta, S. (Principal Investigator), Shylajan, C. S.
(Co-Investigator), and Lagesh, M. A. (Co-Investigator).
Evaluating the impact of solid waste management interventions
on households and government solid waste management practices
in India (ICSSR Major Project). Other Co-Investigators:
Suresh K. G., Ujjwal Paul, and Joseph.
Status: Ongoing.
Grant Amount: ₹20,00,000.
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| 2025 |
Dash, A. K., & Sahoo, D. (2025). The Pradhan Mantri
Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) and its effectiveness among tribal
rural women in Mayurbhanj District of Odisha (ICSSR Research
Project, Grant No. ICSSR/RPD/MN/2023-24/G/42). Indian Council
of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi.
Project Grant: INR 586,000.
Status: Completed; final report submitted
on January 29, 2025.
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| 2025 |
Dash, A. K. (Research Team Member). (2025). Relationship
between energy consumption and environmental degradation
(IDUB Research Project). Conducted under the supervision of
Professor PhD hab. Bartosz Jóźwik. Funded through the
“Inicjatywa doskonałości – uczelnia badawcza” (IDUB)
programme, supported by the Polish Ministry of Science and
Higher Education.
Grant Amount: 10,000 PLN.
Project Duration: April 17, 2025–December 31, 2025.
Research Visit: May 2–May 15, 2025.
Status: Completed.
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| 2025 |
Veerisetti, R. R. (2025–2026). Examining the relationship
between the quality of PFM and stock market stability in
emerging and developing economies (Public Financial
Management Research Program under PEFA Research Project).
Funder: World Bank on behalf of PEFA
(Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability).
Grant Amount: US$3,000.
Project Duration: July 2025–June 2026 (1 year).
Contract: Short-term employee, World Bank Group.
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| 2025 |
Mahapatra, S. K. (Principal Co-Investigator). (2025–2026).
Assessing the impact of COVID-19 on the educational sector
in Odisha, India: Measuring learning losses, human capital
depreciation, and developing future mitigation strategies.
Other researchers include Dr. Purna Chandra Padhan
(Principal Investigator), Professor at XLRI Jamshedpur, and
Dr. Muralidhar Majhi, Assistant Professor, G.M. University,
Odisha.
Project Approval No.: XLRG2502.
Approval Date: February 19, 2025.
Grant Amount: INR 3 lakhs.
Project Duration: February 2025–February 2026
(12 months).
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| 2024 |
Mahapatra, S. K. (Project Director–PD) and Kumar Neeraj
(Project Director–PD). Indian Council of Social Science
Research (ICSSR) grant-in-aid funded research project titled
“Breaking Glass Ceilings at Workplace: Empowering Women
Entrepreneurs in the MSME Sector of South India.” The project
was funded under the “Special Call for Collaborative Research
Projects on Vision Viksit Bharat @2047” (VVB@2047), Category A
(Explorative and Applied Research Project), Theme: Inclusive
Social Development, and Sub-Theme: Nari Sashaktikaran—Women
Empowerment and Entrepreneurship. Other researchers include
Dr. Y. Kesava Reddy, Associate Professor of Economics,
Central University of Andhra Pradesh, Ananthapuramu
(Project Coordinator–PC); Dr. Brajaraja Mishra, Assistant
Professor of Economics, Central University of Andhra Pradesh
(Project Director–PD); and Dr. Srinivasa Reddy Mandala,
Assistant Professor, Centre for Economic and Social Studies
(CESS), Hyderabad (Project Director–PD).
Grant Amount: INR 19 lakhs.
Project Duration: September 10, 2024–September 9, 2025.
Status: Completed.
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| 2024 |
Mahapatra, S. K. worked as Project Director (PD) on the
Ministry of Education, Government of India–Indian Council
of Social Science Research (ICSSR) grant-in-aid funded
research project titled “Impact Assessment of Green
Management Practices in MSMEs: Harnessing Stakeholder Power,
Government Support, and Eco-Performance for a Sustainable
Future.” The study covered Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi,
Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, and Chandigarh. It was
funded under the “Special Call for Collaborative Research
Projects on Vision Viksit Bharat @2047” (VVB@2047),
Category A (Explorative and Applied Research Project),
Theme: Law and Governance, and Sub-Theme: Bhartiya Model of
Inclusive Governance. Other researchers include Dr. Tanima
Dutta (Project Coordinator–PC), Dr. Rajesh Verma
(Project Director–PD), Dr. Pawan Kumar (Project Director–PD),
Dr. Pritpal Singh (Project Director–PD), and Dr. Jasveen Kaur
(Project Director–PD).
Grant Amount: INR 15 lakhs.
Project Duration: September 10, 2024–September 9, 2025.
Status: Ongoing.
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| 2024 |
Memdani, L. (Principal Investigator), Dr. Tamma Koti Reddy
(Project Director–PD), and Mahapatra, S. K.
(Project Director) worked on the Ministry of Education,
Government of India–Indian Council of Social Science Research
(ICSSR) grant-in-aid funded project titled “Demographic
Transition, Changing Family System and the Quality of Life
(QOL): A Study of Bihar, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
States of India.” The project was funded under the “Special
Call for Collaborative Research Projects on Vision Viksit
Bharat @2047” (VVB@2047), Category A, Theme: Social Security
and Ageing Population, and Sub-Theme: Preserving Dignity:
Strengthening Social Security for Ageing Citizens. Other
researchers include Dr. Gagan Bihari Sahu
(Project Director–PD) and Dr. Debajani Sahoo
(Project Director–PD).
Grant Amount: INR 12 lakhs.
Project Duration: September 10, 2024–September 9, 2025.
Status: Completed.
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| 2023 |
Swamy, V. (2023–2024). Geoeconomic dynamics: Assessing the
impact of trade tensions and economic coercion on Sustainable
Development Goals (Asian Development Bank Institute Project
2023–24; Grant No. C4361, dated October 30, 2023).
Funder: ADBI, Tokyo.
Grant Amount: US$7,000.
Project Duration: October 2023–June 2024.
Status: Completed.
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| 2023 |
Swamy, V. (Principal Investigator) and Lagesh, M. A.
(Co-Investigator). (2023–2024). Economic impact of Pradhan
Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) on reducing income inequality
(ICSSR Short-term Empirical Research Project 2023; ICSSR
Ref. No. F.No. 215/CRP-2023-849/JDY/SCD, dated September 25,
2023).
Funder: Indian Council of Social Science
Research, Ministry of Education, Government of India.
Grant Amount: INR 14,00,000.
Project Duration: September 2023–February 2024.
Status: Completed.
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| 2023 |
Mahapatra, S. K. worked as Principal Co-Investigator on the
Ministry of Education, Government of India–Indian Council
of Social Science Research (ICSSR) grant-in-aid project
titled “Menstrual Hygiene Management Practices and Associated
Factors among Primary School Tribal Adolescent Girls in
Odisha.” Dr. Debajani Sahoo, Associate Professor, Department
of Marketing and Strategy, ICFAI Business School (IBS), IFHE,
Hyderabad, served as Principal Investigator.
Grant Amount: INR 4.5 lakhs.
Project Duration: August 29, 2023–February 2024.
Status: Completed.
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| 2023 |
Mahapatra, S. K. worked as Principal Investigator on the
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) funded project
titled “Analysis of Pani Panchayats in Odisha: Potential to
Support Inclusive, Gender-Responsive and Climate-Resilient
Diversification of Cropping Systems and Livelihood.”
Grant Amount: INR 20,10,488.
Project Duration: January 2023–August 2023
(8 months).
Status: Completed.
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| 2023 |
Mahapatra, S. K. worked as Principal Investigator on the
Ministry of Education, Government of India–Indian Council
of Social Science Research (ICSSR) grant-in-aid project
titled “Measuring Digital Capability among Rural Women in
the Post-COVID Era: A Study from Rural Odisha.” Dr. Rajesh
Barik, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, ICFAI
School of Social Sciences, IFHE, Hyderabad, served as
Principal Co-Investigator.
Grant Amount: INR 5 lakhs.
Project Duration: March 10, 2023–February 2024.
Status: Completed on July 8, 2024.
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| 2022 |
Mahapatra, S. K. (2022–2024). Consultant-cum-Expert
(Economics) to the Engineer-in-Chief (EIC), Mahanadi Water
Disputes Tribunal (MWDT). Appointed by the Engineer-in-Chief
(Planning & Design), Department of Water Resources,
Government of Odisha, to provide economic expertise for the
State of Odisha before the Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal
constituted by the Government of India.
Tenure: January 4, 2022–April 3, 2024.
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