Bishnu Prasad Mohapatra- Doctor of Philosophy
- Assistant Professor at MIT World Peace University
Bishnu Prasad Mohapatra
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Assistant Professor at MIT World Peace University
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Introduction
Dr. Bishnu Prasad Mohapatra has completed PhD in Development Studies (with specialisation in Political Science) from Centre for Economic and Social Studies (CESS), a leading social science research institution (An ICSSR Research Institute) located at Hyderabad in India. He has also obtained M.Phil in Political Science and MA in Political Science from Berhampur University, Odisha, have 18 years (6 years Post Ph.D. and 12 years Pre-Ph.D) of Experience in Teaching, Research.
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January 2022 - present
Independent Researcher
Description
- Working as Assistant Professor in Political Science
August 2018 - December 2021
Position
- Assistant Professor
Description
- As an Assistant Professor, I was involved in Research and Teaching activities of the Institute.
Education
August 2012 - June 2018
Publications
Publications (21)
Fiscal Devolution and Finances of the Urban Local Bodies in Telengana.
State Finance Commissions (SFCs) support the Local Self-governments in receiving the funds from the state resources and effectively discharging their functions as institutions of self-government. Constituted in 2018, the fifth SFC has, in its report submitted to the state government, recommended various measures for transferring funds to the Pancha...
Planning for promoting socio-economic development of marginalised people has emerged as a key function of Panchayats in India. This scenario is also found in the case of the scheduled areas of Odisha. On the basis of data collected from 300 households in two tribal districts of Odisha, this study argues that institutional arrangement and functionin...
The local governments’ financial sustenance crucially relies on transfers from the union finance commission, governed by Article 280(3)(bb) and (c) of the Indian Constitution, introduced in conjunction with the 73rd and 74th Amendments in 1992. This article evaluates the devolution of funds and the approaches employed by the UFC in augmenting the r...
How does the legally established gender quota in local self-government bodies affect the level of representation of women in power? How does the representation of women in power increase effective political participation? Previous studies were devoted to studying the consequences of gender quotas in the authorities and management, but the issue of...
Decentralised Governance and Development in India with a case study of Odisha, a state located in eastern part of India.
The Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) have emerged as instruments of local government since 1992 with the passage of the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act in India. In Telangana, the state government in the recent period has enacted State Panchayat Raj Act and constituted its first State Finance Commission (SFC). This article is a part of a larger...
The debates on the devolution of powers to the panchayats since the last two decades received enormous attention because of the increasing role played by these institutions in planning and implementation of the development programmes in rural India. But it is observed that devolution agenda including the agenda of fiscal devolution and tax decentra...
The chapter reflects the evolution, institutionalisation and functioning of the local self-governing institutions in the tribal areas of India in the context of the emergence of Globalised Model of development. The decentralised self-governing institutions, otherwise known as Panchayats have been functioning since a long period of time in the count...
This paper examines the process of the formulation of decentralised planning in the Tribal regions of Odisha, a state located in eastern part of India, while examining the powers devolved to the local governments in such regions in the state to formulate plan, and the ground reality of the preparation of such plans in the context of the implementat...
The decentralised self-governing institutions of India have been playing a catalytic role in the current development scenario while implementing a wide array of development programmes. These institutions have become instrumental in formulating decentralised planning for the rural areas and implementing such programmes keeping in mind the available...
Community farming is proving to be a viable alternative with the increase in depletion of commons all across the globe. Tribals have been using forest lands for subsistence agriculture. With increasing pressure on forest lands, community farming can be a viable alternative for tribals to sustain their livelihoods. Such initiative also helps them to...
The paper aims to provide an analytical glimpse of the evolution of Forest Policies in Odisha since the post independence era by unraveling the major stages of evolution of such policies. The paper also seeks to explore the issues of Livelihoods which have attained priority while formulating Forest Policies under the different political regime in t...
This paper traces the process of the formulation of Decentralised Planning in the Tribal Regions of Odisha while examining the case of Sundargarh District. The paper also tries to provide an analytical glimpse between the powers devolved to the Local Governments in the Scheduled Areas of Odisha to formulate Decentralised Planning and ground reality...
The aim of this paper is to analyze the issues and challenges linked with fiscal decentralization to the local self governing institutions in India. Local self Governing Institutions in India have been playing a prominent role in implementing development programs. The 73rd amendment act and provisions of Panchayat Act (PESA) have explicitly codifie...
