Research
The Institute engages in research on various themes in the broader area of human development, with the aim of contributing to academic analysis as well as informing policy and practice.
The broad research themes on which the Institute engages include:
- Growth and Employment
- Education and Capabilities
- Health and Nutrition
- Gender and Development
- Security and Vulnerability
- Governance and Institutions
The Institute has been actively involved in the evaluation of development policies and programmes of the Central and State Governments. It has also undertaken the preparation and coordination of several State Development Reports as well as Human Development Reports. All these efforts have helped the Institute gain valuable insights and experience in policy research and dialogues. IHD has completed about 300 research projects, including both conceptual and empirical ones. The empirical studies undertaken by it have been based on both secondary as well as primary data. In fact, the Institute has the experience of collecting primary data in most of the states of India, including remote areas like the North-east and the state of Jammu and Kashmir.
Growth and Employment
Employment is key to inclusive growth. The Institute has expanded its work to make growth inclusive, employment-intensive and sustainable while taking into account the needs and constraints of globalization. Read more…
Education and Capabilities
The theme of education encompasses all levels from pre-school to higher education. Since enrolment in primary education is well on its way to universality, IHD focuses its research on issues of quality of education and learning outcomes. Read more…
Health and Nutrition
The research undertaken at IHD on the subjects of healthcare and nutrition is guided by its underlying three core approaches of generating evidence, monitoring and evaluating progress and impacts, and facilitating capacity building. Read more…
Gender and Development
Four broad themes have been identified for IHD research on gender and development. The first concerns the institutions and structures that affect women in their everyday lives. Legislation and affirmative action constitute… Read more…
Security and Vulnerability
The sources of human insecurity and vulnerability in India are multiple. Some are structural (caste system, patriarchy, under-development, lopsided development), others conjunctural (natural disasters). More recently, growth, globalization and climate… Read more…
Governance and Institutions
IHD’s future activities will address the following topics: the roles of State and non-State actors such as Panchayati raj institutions, self-help groups, non-government organizations; the effectiveness of alternative … Read more…
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