Prof. Nilakantha Panigrahi

Professor and Head of Department

Work Experience

Area of Specialization

Development Anthropology Action and Academic Research Natural Resource Management Disaster Management Tribal Livelihood Ethnicity and Ethnic Problems Tribal Health

Projects & Patents

1. Status of Land Ownership and Empowerment of Baiga Tribal Women of Chhattisgarh: An Empirical Study, Sponsored by ICSSR-IMPRESS, New Delhi, 2019, Project cost-10.50 lakh, Award Letter: File No-IMPRESS/P3148/2018-19, 08.07.2019 (Surrendered due to COVID-19). 2. Impact of MGNREGA on the livelihood improvement of Tribal households: A study in KBK region of Odisha, Supported by ICSSR, New Delhi, 2013, Project Cost-9.00 Lakhs,(Project Director), (Report submitted 2014). 3. Fresh study of Mid-Day-Meal in three districts of Odisha, supported by Ministry of Human Resources Development, Govt of India, 2013, Project Cost-2.75 Lakhs, (Project Director), (Report submitted). 4. Status of Kenduleaf Binders and Livelihood issues in Orissa: A study based on selected Forest (KL) Divisions’, Project cost-7.00 lakh. Project sponsored by Kenduleaf Co-ordination Committee, Department of Forest and Environment, Government of Orissa, 2011, (Project Director), (Report submitted). 5. “Functioning of Right To Information Act, 2005 in the State of Orissa: A Retrospective and Prospective Look”, Sub-District study, Project Cost-6.00 lakh Report submitted to Orissa Information Commission (OIC), 2011, (Project Director), (Report submitted). 6. “Functioning of Right To Information Act, 2005 in the State of Orissa: A Retrospective and Prospective Look”, Project Cost-2.50 lakh project sponsored by Orissa Information Commission (OIC), (Co-Project Director).), 2009, (Report submitted). 7. “Management of National Rural Employment Guarantee Act: Issues and Challenges Orissa”, Report submitted to Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management Shastri Sadan R.K. Puram, 2010, New Delhi –110022. Project Cost-7.00 Lakh (Co-Project Director), (Report submitted). 8. “Public Report on Health”, Project cost-3.50 lakh with Council for Social Development, New Delhi, 2008, (Project Director), (Report submitted). 9. “Rehabilitation and Resettlement Action Plan for the Project Affected Families under Utkal-E Coal Mines Project, NALCO, India”, 2008, (Project Director), (Report submitted). 10. “Socio-Economic Benchmark assessment of the displaced villagers in Utkal-E Coal Mines, Project cost-9.00lakh, a project supported by NALCO, India, Bhubaneswar”, 2008, (Project Director), (Report submitted). 11. “Evaluation of National Child Labour School in Orissa, 2007” in Cuttack district, 2007, Project cost-3.00lakh, Project supported by National Labour Institute, New Delhi,(Project Director), (Report submitted). 12. “Evaluation of National Child Labour School in Orissa, 2007” in Ganjam district, 2007, Project cost-3.00lakh, Project supported by National Labour Institute, New Delhi, (Project Director), (Report submitted). 13. “Evaluation of National Child Labour School in Orissa, 2007” in Mayurbhanja district, 2007, Project cost-3.00lakh, Project supported by National Labour Institute, New Delhi (Project Director), (Report submitted). 14. “Role of Indigenous Institutions in Tribal Livelihood: An Empirical Study in a Tribal district of Orissa”, Project cost-0.80 lakh 2006. Fellowships awarded under Sir Ratan Tata Trust (SRTT) Visiting Fellowship to ISEC, Bangalore, India (Project Director), (Report submitted). 15. “Evaluation of Infant Mortality Reduction Mission, Rayagada District, Orissa”, 2005. For the Prime Ministers Award for Excellence in Public Administration, a Project supported by the General Administration Department, Government of Orissa, Orissa (Short Study), (Report submitted). 16. “Evaluation of the Involvement of Women Self Help Groups (WSHGs) in Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC) in Koraput District of Orissa”, 2005. For the Prime Ministers Award for Excellence in Public Administration, a Project supported by the General Administration Department, Government of Orissa, Orissa (Short Study), (Report submitted). 17. “Evaluation of the Community DOTS Intervention to reach Un-reached with RNTCP services in Malkangiri district of Orissa”, Project cost-3.50 lakh Sponsored by Danish Assisted Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme, Bhubaneswar, 2005, (Three months In Malkangiri district, Project Director), (Report submitted). 18. “Reaching the Unreached: Access to Health Services for the Tribal Communities of Malkangiri District, Orissa”, Project cost-8.00 lakh sponsored by Danish Assisted Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme, Bhubaneswar, 2004, (One Year in Malkangiri district, Project Director), (Report submitted). 19. “Water-based Livelihood Efforts for Tribals: A Case study of the Impact of IDEI’s Treadle Pump (TP) in Orissa”, Project cost-1.50 lakh International Water Management Institute (IWMI) Sri Lanka and Sir Ratan Tata Trust, Bombay, under IWMI_TATA Water Policy Programme, 2003, (Three months in Koraput district, Project Director), (Report submitted). 20. “Beyond Relief: Disaster Mitigation, Livelihood Rehabilitation and the Post Cyclone Recovery”, Project cost-16.00lakh Overseas Development Institute (ODI), London, 2003, (One year in three coastal districts, Co-Project Director), (Report submitted). 21. “Functioning of the Fifth Schedule of the Constitution in the State of Orissa through various appropriate State level Agencies in respect of the Welfare and Development of the Weaker section particularly the Scheduled Tribes”, Project cost-0.45lakh. I.C.S.S.R, New Delhi, 2001, (One year in four tribal districts of the state, Co-Project Director), (Report submitted). 22. “Functioning of Welfare Schemes for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes”, Project cost-2.50 lakh Committee of Governor, Govt. of India, Govt. of Orissa, 2001, (Three months, in Schedule Areas of the state, (Six months, Co-Project Director), (Report submitted). 23. Preparation of Rehabilitation Action Plan for the Project Affected Persons (PAP) in Mahanadi Chitrotpala Island Irrigation Project”, Project cost-15.00 lakh Dept. of Water Resources, Govt. of Orissa, World Bank Assisted, 2001. (Eight months, Co-Project Director), (Report submitted). 24. “Baseline Socio-Economic Survey of Project Affected Persons (PAP) Project Affected Persons (PAP) in Mahanadi Chitrotpala Island Irrigation Project”, Dept. of Water Resources, Govt. of Orissa, World Bank Assisted, 2001, for one year in coastal Orissa (Eight months, Co-Project Director), (Report submitted). 25. “Non-Timber Forest Produces: Collection, Benefits and Management in Orissa”, Project cost-5.00 lakh Funded by THE FORD FOUNDATION, New Delhi 1998, Two years research Project among the Juanga and Bhuiyan Tribe of Orissa (One and half year Co-Project Director), (Report submitted).

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