List of winners
S.No Nominees Topic Organisation Thematic Category
1 Mr. Gyana Ranjan Panda / Mr. Kaushik Ganguly Public Provisioning for Adaptation to Climate Change in India Centre for Budget and Governance Accountability, New Delhi Climate Change and Adaptation
2 Dr. Sujit Kumar Mishra Adaptation To Drought In Orissa: A Challenging Hydro Climate Council For Social Development, Hyderabad Climate Change and Adaptation
3 Dr. Parmod Kumar / Mr. Sudhir Kumar Singh Empirical Evaluation of the Targeted Public Distribution System in India Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore Enhancing Food Security
4 Ms. Namrata Ghosh / Ms. Purti Sharma Estimating Welfare Impact of a Rise in Prices of Rice and Wheat in India India Development Foundation, Gurgaon Enhancing Food Security
5 Dr Subodh Kandamuthan Equity In Health: A Study Of The Fishing Community In Coastal Kerala In South India Centre for Human Development, Administrative Staff College of India, Hyderabad Equity in Health Systems
6 Ms. Anjula Gurtoo / A. Udayaadithya Decentralization and decision making in rural India: Social dynamics or Institutional rational choice? Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore Rural Innovation Systems
7 Dr. Dibyendu Maiti Institutions, Networks and Industrialisation: Field level evidence of fragmentation and flexibility from India Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi Rural Innovation Systems
8 Dr.Ashok Balasundaram / Darez Ahamed Dalit Inclusion in Madurai Local Self Governments: A Case Study Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie Social Inclusion
9 Mr. Sony Pellissery Access to social protection: The mechanism of social networks in rural India Institute of Rural Management, Anand, Gujarat Social Inclusion
10 Mr. Anup Shekhar Chakraborty Politics of Social Exclusions and Inclusions in Mizoram Department of Political Science, St. Joseph's College, Darjeeling, North Bengal University Social Inclusion
List of Finalists
1 Dr. P Balamurugan A Study on the Economic Aspects of Fruit Processing Units in Dharmapuri District, Tamil Nadu Lal Bahadur Shastri Research Center for Public Policy and Social Change, New Delhi Enhancing Food Security
2 Mr. Sanjay Maruti Patil Threatened Indigenous Rice Biodiversity in Thane District of Maharashtra and BAIF-led Community-based Efforts in its Conservation and Revival Maharashtra Institute of Technology Transfer for Rural Areas (MITTRA), Thane Enhancing Food Security
3 Mr. Mahin Sharif / Dr. K. R. Ashok Impact of groundwater depletion on livelihood security of small and marginal farmers Tamil Nadu Agricultural University Enhancing Food Security
4 Ms. B. Rajalakshmi Management Of Depression And Enhancement Of General Well-Being In Cancer Patients Through Positive Therapy Avinashilingam University for Women, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu Equity in Health Systems
5 Ms. Mita Choudhury Public Expenditure on Health: Importance of Central Transfers to Low Income States in India National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, New Delhi Equity in Health Systems
6 Dr. Meerambika Mahapatro Analyzing health equity using household survey: A Case of Brahmin and Ramdas (a scheduled caste) in Solan, Himachal Pradesh National Institute of Health & Family Welfare, New Delhi Equity in Health Systems
7 Mr. William Joe Comprehending Health Equity In India A Note On Methods, Approaches And Policy Concerns Centre for Development Studies, Trivandrum Equity in Health Systems
8 Dr. Hansa Jain Resource Sustainability and Sustainable Rural Livelihoods -An Innovative Approach for Better Quality of Life Through Resource Conservation Techniques Sardar Patel Institute of Economic and Social Research, Ahmedabad Rural Innovation Systems
9 Ms. Anuradha (Anu) Kulkarni XRI Global | Seeds of Empowerment (USA) and SMSONE (India) XRI Research Institute, Stanford University Social Inclusion
10 Ms. Divya Sharma/Ms. Shrayana Bhattacharya A Stable Domestic Reflections on Shelter Security and Livelihoods for Domestic Workers in Delhi Institute of Social Studies Trust, New Delhi Social Inclusion
11 Ms. Amrita Lamba Strong State Society Synergy: A Novel Approach to Governance for Ameliorating Poverty in India Centre for the Study of Law and Governance, Jawaharlal Nehru University Social Inclusion
12 Dr. P. Vigneswara Ilavarasan Towards an inclusive vocational education and training system: A study of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Women in Industrial Training Institutes in India IIT DELHI Social Inclusion
13 Mr. Deepak Sasi Nikarthil Remittance And Development Social Security Of The Migrants Case Study Of A Region In Kerala Jawaharlal Nehru University Social Inclusion
List of Jury Recognition
1 Dr. Anish Chatterjee Enhancing the Adaptive Capacity of Rural Communities to Climate Change in Semi-Arid Areas of India Action For Food Production, New Delhi Climate Change and Adaptation
2 Dr. Akash Acharya / Paul McNamee Can Public Private Partnership reduce Maternal Mortality? Assessing efforts made by the Chiranjeevi scheme in Gujarat Centre for Social Studies, Gujarat Equity in Health Systems
3 Mr. Balwant Singh Mehta Social Exclusion And Earnings Institute for Human Development, New Delhi Social Inclusion
List of Jury Special Mention
1 Ms. Anjula Gurtoo Decentralization and decision making in rural India: Social dynamics or Institutional rational choice Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore Rural Innovation Systems
2 Dr. Ashok Balasundaram Dalit Inclusion in Madurai Local Self Governments: A Case Study Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie Social Inclusion

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