Dr. Ruchira Bhattacharya

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Primary Email

Assistant Professor

National Institute of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj

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Brief Biography

Ruchira Bhattacharya is an Assistant Professor at the Centre for CSR PPP PA and Research Consultancy at the National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Delhi, India. She did her Ph.D. from JNU, New Delhi on the changes in the Public Distribution System in India, and jointly held a Researcher position in Centre for Social Science and Humanities-Delhi for a longitudinal village study of the London School of Economics. Prior to joining NIRDPR, she has taught development economics at the Ambedkar University Delhi, worked as a Program Officer in Population Council.

Website URL
https://vidwan.inflibnet.ac.in/profile/215596

Field of Interests

Her areas of interest are rural development, SDGs, food security, social transfer, equity, and gender. She has also worked in the areas of public health focusing on nutrition and risks of the population vulnerable to HIV.

Fields of Expertise

  • Agricultural Economics
  • Community Development
  • Gender Equity and Equality
  • Health
  • Integrated Rural Development
  • Livelihoods and Social Issues
  • Nutrition
  • Rural Development

Current Research Projects

As Principal Investigator

1. ‘Effectiveness of SERP Telangana’s Health/Nutrition Intervention in Improving Women’s Nutrition/Sanitation Practices’, Duration: January 2020 to May 2021, Grant amount: Less than 200,000 INR, Funded by National Institute of Rural Development, Hyderabad, India.

2. ‘Gender Differences in Access to Nutrition and Food Production in Rural India’, Duration: October 2018 to June 2019, Grant amount: Between 1,000,000 to 2,000,000 INR, Funded by National Institute of Rural Development, Hyderabad, India.

3. ‘Functioning of the “Dular” initiative of UNICEF: Case Study’, Duration: July to December 2018, Grant amount: Less than 200,000 INR, Funded by the National Institute of Rural Development, Hyderabad, India.

As Co-Principal Investigator

1. ‘From Self Help Group (SHG) leaders to Elected Women Representatives (EWRs): A study of Gender Responsive Governance in PRIs’, Duration: October 2018 to June 2019, Grant amount: Between 1,000,000 to 2,000,000 INR, Funded by National Institute of Rural Development, Hyderabad, India.

2. “Child Rights Resource Unit”: UNICEF-NIRDPR Duration: June 2019-December 2020, Grant amount: Above 1 Crore INR; UNICEF funded research at NIRDPR, (http://nirdpr.org.in/crru/index.html )

Key Publications

Bhattacharya, Ruchira (2020) Social identity as a driver of adult chronic energy deficiency: analysis of rural Indian households. Journal of Public Health Policy, 41(4): 436–452. (13th August). (https://doi.org/10.1057/s41271-020-00244-z)

Mahapatra Bidhubhusan*, Bhattacharya Ruchira, Atmavilas Yamini and Saggurti Niranjan (2018): Measuring Vulnerability Among Female Sex Workers in India Using a Multidimensional Framework. PlosOne. 13(9): e0204055. (https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0204055).

Mathur Sanyukta*, Okal J., Musheke M., Pilgrim N., Patel S.K., Bhattacharya Ruchira, et al. (2018): High Rates of Sexual Violence by Both Intimate and Non-Intimate Partners Experienced by Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Kenya and Zambia: Findings Around violence and other Negative Health Outcomes. PLoSOne. 13(9): e0203929. (https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0203929).

Najmuddin Omaid*, Deng Xiangzheng and Bhattacharya Ruchira (2018): The Dynamics of Land Use/Cover and the Statistical Assessment of Cropland Change Drivers in the Kabul River Basin, Afghanistan. Sustainability. 10(2): 423. (https://doi.org/10.3390/su10020423).

Bhattacharya Ruchira (2015): Estimating Poverty Including Social Expenditure: Adequacy and Implications of New Official Methods in the context of Urban India. Agrarian South: Journal of Political Economy. 4(3):394-432. (https://doi.org/10.1177/2277976016633345).

Bhattacharya Ruchira (2014): Effect of Non-Market Sources of Consumption on Nutritional Intake of Rural Labours in India. The Indian Journal of Labour Economics. 57(3): 203-212. (https://bit.ly/3wFfTze )

Bhattacharya Ruchira (2012): Comparative Analysis of the Extent of Free Education and Average Private Expenditure on Education in India. Procedia- Social and Behavioural Sciences. 37(2012): 277-295. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2012.03.294)

Bhattacharya Ruchira (2021): Gender Advocacy in Food and Nutrition Security. In: B Bonny et al. (Eds.) Engendering Agricultural Development: Dimensions and Strategies. CGS-ABI, Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur, Kerala, India.

Sinha Dipa* and Bhattacharya Ruchira (2018): Women: Possibilities and Constraints. Pp. 349-378. In: Himanshu, Lanjouw, Peter and Stern, Nicholas. How Lives Change: Palanpur, India, and Development Economics. Oxford University Press. United Kingdom. [ISBN 9780198806509] (DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780198806509.003.0011)

Sinha Dipa* and Bhattacharya Ruchira (2018): Human Development: Education. Health, Public Services. Pp. 379-403. In: Himanshu, Lanjouw, Peter and Stern, Nicholas. How Lives Change: Palanpur, India, and Development Economics. Oxford University Press. United Kingdom. [ISBN 9780198806509] (DOI:10.1093/oso/9780198806509.003.0010)

Postal Address

India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Rd, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi, Delhi 110003, India

Phone Number

+91 11 2464 6907

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