Kerala Centre for Policies and Programms (KCPP)

Projects in Kerala

• Need Assessment and Detailed Project Report (DPR) preparation for Backward GramaPanchayat, Tribal Panchayat and Revenue Deficient Municipalities. Kerala Local Government Service Delivery Project, Local Self Government Department, Government of Kerala
• A Poverty Eradication Programme in Kerala : Performance, Impact and Lessons for other States, Planning Commission, Government of India
• Strengthening of Local Government Institutions in the Implementation of Right to Education Act: Bihar, Kerala and UP in a Comparative perspective, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India. National University of Educational Planning and Administration (NUEPA), Government of India
• A Study on Effectiveness of Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) in Health Care System in the State of Kerala with special reference to relevant Acts, Planning Commission, Government of India
• Research on Innovation Systems and Social Inclusion in Emerging Economies and Beyond (RISSI in BRICS), International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Canada and FundacaoUniversitaria Jose Bonifacio, Brasil
• Research Study Interregional migration from Eastern States to Kerala: A Socio Economic Analysis, Ministry of Labour, Government of India
• Strengthening of Local Government Institutions in the Implementation of Right to Education Act: Bihar, Kerala and UP in a Comparative perspective, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India. National University of Educational Planning and Administration (NUEPA).
• Development of an Appropriate Methodology and framework for creating a database of Self Help Groups, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India
• Research study on socio- economic and health problems of Theyyam Dancers belong to Scheduled Castes of Kerala, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
• A study on Socio- Economic Analysis of students loans for higher education, Ministry of Human Resources Development, Government of India and NUEPA
• A study on the impact of global financial crisis on poor people in India with special reference to Kerala focusing on health and education. South Asia Network of Economic Research Institutes (SANEI)
• Workshop on Ayurveda in Kerala : A workshop was organized in Kerala on Ayurvedic medicine and social inclusion, as a case study of a local productive and innovative system . This was a part of an IDRC funded an international research project- Research on Innovation Systems and Social Inclusion in Emerging Economies and Beyond The general objective of this project was to develop research activities and to foster capacity building for improving the knowledge-base on how science, technology and innovation can contribute to reduce poverty and promote inclusive development. The workshop is sponsored by IDRC, Canada
• Workshop on Kerala in Delhi on “Health and Development: The Kerala Experience” organized in 2007 , Supported by UNICEF, New Delhi
• Seminar on Kerala in Delhi “Agriculture sector in Kerala: Issues and Strategies”, organized in 2006, Supported by the Office of Resident Commissioner, Government of Kerala
• Workshop on Kerala in Delhi “Educational Development in Kerala: Retrospect and Respects” organized in 2005, Supported by University Grants Commission, Government of India
• Panel discussion on Kerala in Delhi“Kerala on a Development Path?” KDS had organized a panel discussion on “Kerala on a Development Path?” in February 2008. The panelists include Dr. E. Sreedharan, MD, Delhi Metro Railway Corporation and Professor T.K. Oommen, reputed sociologist Kerala model of development was discussed in detail during the programme.
• Seminar on Kerala in Delhi, “Development of Kerala: The Challenges and Opportunities” organized in 2003, CSR Funding.
• Seminar on Kerala in Delhi, “Kerala's Development in a Globalised Setting: Fiscal Issues” organized on 2nd September 2006 in New Delhi.
• Study cum seminar on Kerala in Delhi on fiscal issues at sub national level (2006). A study cum seminar on fiscal issues at sub national level was organized in 2006. The study report was published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing, London in 2009, Title of the book is “Sub-national Fiscal Sustainability in a Globalised Setting’