ਪੰਜਾਬ ਐਗਰੀਕਲਚਰਲ ਯੂਨੀਵਰਸਿਟੀ
PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
62nd Year of Education & Service
College of Basic Sciences & Humanities / Economics & Sociology
College of Basic Sciences & Humanities / Economics & Sociology / Faculty
Name : |
Dr M. K. Sekhon |
Designation : |
Principal Economist (Agricultural Marketing) |
Office Phone : |
0161-2401960/301(Ext) |
Mobile : |
8146244118 |
Email (Office) : |
sekhon@pau.edu |
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College of Basic Sciences & Humanities / Economics & Sociology / Home
The Department of Economics and Sociology was founded in 1962. In the discipline of Economics, three thrust areas of research and teaching at the graduate and post graduate levels include
- Farm management and production economics
- Agricultural marketing and price policy
- Agricultural finance and cooperation
The specialization in case of Sociology include
- Rural sociology
- Social Change
The department offers M.Sc. and Ph.D. programmes in Agricultural Economics with specialization in Farm Management, Agricultural Marketing and Agricultural Finance. The department also offers M.Sc. and Ph.D. programmes in case of Sociology.
The department has a highly competent faculty of national and international repute. Highly eminent positions at the state, national and international levels have been occupied by its faculty members: Dr A S Kahlon, Dr S S Johl, Dr D S Sidhu, Dr Ramesh Chand and Dr Sukhpal Singh are a few to name.
The department established the Indian Society for Agricultural Development and Policy (ISADP) during the year 1990. The society publish the Journal of Agricultural Development and Policy (JADP) biannually. The stalwarts in the field of Agricultural Economics Drs S.S. Grewal, Karam Singh, Joginder Singh, A.S. Joshi, R.S. Sidhu, M.S. Sidhu, Sukhpal Singh and Kamal Vatta have been the ex-officio presidents of the society. For more information click here
 Lecture on Primarily findings of Akash Project on Paddy Stubble Management on June 7, 2023 |
 Lecture on Political economy of economic development in India on June 16, 2023 |
 Inauguration of Data Analytics Lab by Dr SS Gosal, Vice Chancellor, Punjab Agricultural University Ludhiana on February 1, 2023 |
College of Basic Sciences & Humanities / Economics & Sociology / Head of Department
Name : Dr. Jitender Mohan Singh
Address : Department of Economics & Sociology
Office : 0161-2401960 (Ext: 301), 0161-2406797, Ext-322
Phone : +91-9872301032
E-Mail : hodaes@pau.edu
Brief Introduction
Dr. Jitender Mohan Singh joined as Head, Department of Economics and Sociology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana on April 13, 2023. He is also working as Director, Agro-Economic Research Centre, Department of Economics & Sociology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana since January 2020. His research area is Farm Management and Agricultural Marketing. He started his career as District Extension Specialist (Farm Management) and later worked as Deputy Director (Tr.), Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Fathegarh Sahib.
His major research work emphasized on investigating the economic aspects of different oilseed crops, supply chain of horticultural commodities, labour migration, resource use planning for sustainable agriculture and subsidiary occupations of farming. As Director, AERC he has written twenty-two research reports and submitted to the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, Govt. of India and other funding agencies on various topical issues related to agriculture. Besides this, he acted as principal investigator (PI) in one and co-principal investigator (Co-PI) in four projects funded by reputed funding agencies. He has published about eighty research papers in various journals of repute and thirty-five extension articles in various magazines/newspapers. He made presentations in about forty ‘Research and Extension Specialist Workshops’ organised by the Punjab Agricultural University. He also delivered numerous Radio/TV talks for benefit of the farming community. Presently, he is guiding one Ph.D. and two M.Sc. students, while fifteen postgraduate (M.Sc./Ph.D.) students have completed their degree under his supervision. Dr. Singh presented papers in various conferences held in the country. He is associated with many professional societies and held various offices in these societies.
College of Basic Sciences & Humanities / Economics & Sociology / Thrust Areas
1. Prioritizing/Aligning research with short to long term challenges and priorities of Punjab Agriculture
Key areas of research:
- Analysis of relevant policies and their socio-economic implications for Punjab agriculture and its stakeholders
- Market outlook/intelligence and niche area development; market risks
- Enhancing farmers’ incomes and profitability
- Food Processing and value addition
- Supply/Value Chains
- Natural resource conservation
- Climate change and variability
- Ex-ante and ex-post impact evaluation (socio-economic as well as environmental)
- Behavioural economics
- Social aspects of agrarian economy of Punjab
2. Improving quality of research and publications
- Special focus on Capacity Building
- Quantitative methods
- Use of statistical software (STATA16, EViews12, NVivo, R, SPSS)
- Technical writing
- Idea Workshops (external experts)
- Extensive use of unit level National Sample Survey data
- Situation Assessment Surveys of 2003 and 2013 (approx. 35000 households)
- Employment and unemployment Surveys (quinquennial survey; approx. 1 lakh households)
- Household Consumption Expenditure Surveys (quinquennial survey; approx. 2 lakh households)
- Use of unit level cost of cultivation data for Punjab
- Introducing Policy Briefs and Policy Papers
- Generating and regularly updating databases on major socio-economic parameters in agriculture sector for policy analysis and formulation.
College of Basic Sciences & Humanities / Economics & Sociology / Faculty
Faculty
College of Basic Sciences & Humanities / Economics & Sociology / Faculty Distinctions
Trainings and visits abroad:
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Drs. J M Singh, Jatinder Sachdeva, Jasdev Singh and Baljinder Kaur awarded Prof. R.S. Deshpande Award for Research Paper in Agricultural Economics for 2023-24 for their research paper "Irrigation water policies for sustainable groundwater management in irrigated north-western plains of India" published in Current Science, Vol. 123, No. 10, 25th November 2022.
- Dr. Kamal Vatta, Professor (Economics) visited University of Cambridge, UK to deliver a lecture from 10.03.2023 to 16.03.2023.
- Dr. Kamal Vatta, Professor (Economics) visited Research Institute for Humanity and Nature (RIHN), Kyoto, Japan and Research Institute for Humanity and Nature (RIHN), Japan and Research Institute for Business and Economics (RIEB), Kobe University, Japan to participate in seminars and meetings from 02.11.2022 to 09.11.2022.
- Dr. Kamal Vatta, Professor (Economics) visited Research Institute for Humanity and Nature (RIHN), Kyoto, Japan to particiate as a panellinst on 6th September, 2022.
- Dr. Kamal Vatta, Professor (Economics) visited Research Institute for Humanity and Nature (RIHN), Kyoto, Japan to deliver a lecture on 30th July, 2022.
- Dr Narinderpal Singh, Principal Extension Scientist (Agricultural Economics) visited Langkawi, Malaysia to participate in international conference from 07-07.2022 to 08.07.2022.
- Dr. Kamal Vatta, Professor (Economics) visited University of Cambridge, U.K. from 9th November to 19th November, 2019 in the exchange programme as part of the TIRGRESS programme.
- Dr. Kamal Vatta, Professor (Economics) visited Bangkok Liaison Office of the Centre for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University to participate in the International Seminar on 'Rural Finance & Economy in South Asian and Land Tenancy Development in South Asia' from 3.11.2019 & 5.11.2019.
- Dr. Sangeet Ranguwal, Agricultural Economist visited Aeres TCI, Barneveld, Netherlands to attend “Agricultural Training and Extension” from 06.06.2019 to 04.07.2019.
Awards, distinctions and recognitions:
- Dr. Sukhpal Singh, Principal Economist (Agricultural Marketing) (Retd.) has joined as Chairman, Punjab State Farmers' & Farm Workers' Commission.
- Dr. Laishram Priscilla received Dr. Anamitra Saha Prize of Indian Society of Agricultural Economics for best paper published in the October-December 2021 issue of Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics.
- Dr. Shaikh Mohd Mouzam received Dr. R. T. Doshi second prize for the best presentation in 30th Annual Conference of AERA held at SKUAST-Jammu during 21st to 23rd December, 2022.
- Dr. Sanjeev Kumar, Agricultural Economist, has received Gold Medal in Ph.D. (Agricultural Economics) in 11th Annual Convocation held at Dr. Y S Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni (Solan) on 07.12.2021
- Dr. Amit Guleria, Economist (Q.M.) has received Gold Medal in Ph.D. (Agricultural Economics) in 10th Annual Convocation held at Dr. Y S Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni (Solan) on 05.03.2020.
- Dr. Sangeet Ranguwal, Agricultural Economist received OKP Fellowship from Nuffic, Dutch organisation for Internationalisation, the Netherlands.
College of Basic Sciences & Humanities / Economics & Sociology / Important Achievements
New Establishment
Establishment of new permanent scheme in the department “Agricultural Marketing, Innovation, Research and Intelligence Centre (PAU-AMIRIC)” in January, 2021.
| Projects Completed | ||
| Name of Project | Total funding (Lakh Rs.) | Funding Agency |
| District-wise Cost of Cultivation study Important Crops in Punjab, 2015-17 | 466.00 | Govt. of Punjab |
| Improving Food and Livelihood Security in Punjab through Water-energy-agriculture Management, 2012-16 | 203.00 | IDRC, Canada |
| Social Impact Assessment Study of Different Land Acquisition projects in Mohali District, 2015-19 | 168.95 | Govt of Punjab |
| Impact Assessment of Central Sector Scheme for Promotion of Agricultural Mechanization for In-Situ Paddy Stubble Management in Punjab, 2021-23 | 65.00 | Directorate of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare, Govt. of Punjab |
| Study on Agricultural Lending, Credit Absorption, End Use, Recovery and Return from Farming in the State of Punjab, 2019-22 | 32.70 | Punjab & Sind Bank, New Delhi |
| Survey on farmers’ and agricultural labourers’ suicides due to indebtedness in the Punjab State, 2015-17 | 33.21 | Govt. of Punjab |
| Resource Use Planning for Sustainable Agriculture, 2017-19 | 20.18 | ICAR-NIAP |
| Regional Crop Planning for improving resources use efficiency and Sustainability, 2015-17 | 17.00 | ICAR, New Delhi |
| Development & Validation of Indicators for Evaluation and Monitoring Education in Agricultural Institutions, 2015-17 | 14.50 | ICAR, New Delhi |
| Overseas Marriages: A Sociological Study on Abandoned Brides of NRI Grooms in Rural Punjab, 2014-16 | 7.54 | UGC, New Delhi |
| Performance Evaluation of National Food Security Mission in Punjab, 2014-16 | 5.00 | Govt. of India |
| Social Impact Assessment (SIA) of acquiring land for construction of Water Supply and Sewerage Treatment Plant in Village Alour, Khanna, 2022 | 2.00 | Department of Local Government (Local Government-4 Branch), Chandigarh |
| Social Impact Assessment (SIA) of acquiring land for construction of Intermittent Pumping Station (Disposal) at Village Taraf Saidan, Ludhiana, 2022 | 2.00 | Department of Local Government (Local Government-1 Branch), Chandigarh |
| Research Publications | ||||
| Journal | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 |
| Above 6 NAAS and Impact factor | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 |
| AERA | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| IJAE | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| EPW | 2 | - | 4 | 1 |
| Lecture organized during 2021-22 and 2022-23 | |||
| Sr. No. | Name of the speaker | Topic | Date of lecture |
| 1 | Dr. Divya Balan, Assistant Professor, Flame University, Pune | Women and Migration: Locating and Mainstreaming Gender in Migration Discourses | 22 February, 2022 |
| 2 | Dr. Rakesh Rajan, Assistant Professor, Tata institute of Social Sciences, Patna | International Labour Migration, Remittances, and Development in India | 22 February, 2022 |
| 3 | Dr. Lakhwinder Singh Gill, Former Professor and Head, Economics Department, Punjabi University Patiala | Punjab Economy-Grand Challenges and Opportunities | 09 March, 2022 |
| 4 | Dr. Simran Kaur, Former Professor of Sociology, PAU Ludhiana | Ikigai: A Japanese Approach Towards Meaning life | 11 March, 2022 |
| 5 | Dr MS Toor, Former Professor of Economics, PAU Ludhiana | Changing Scenario of Agriculture | 30 March, 2022 |
| 6 | Dr Takahira Sato, Associate Professor, Hirosaki University, Japan | Primarily findings of Akash Project on Paddy Stubble Management | 7 June, 2023 |
| 7 | Dr HS Bhatti, Former Professor of Sociology, Punjabi University, Patiala | State violence and culture: Implications for future generations of Punjab | 8 June, 2023 |
| 8 | Dr Lakhwinder Singh, Visiting Professor, Institute of Human Development | Political economy of economic development in India’ | 16 June, 2023 |
| Events organized | |||
- Discussion for Working Draft for Punjab State Farmers Policy on January 01, 2018.
- Organized 13th Indo-Japanese Dialogue on Indian Economic Development on September 06, 2019.
- Organized one day workshop on 'Contemporary Social Issues and Punjab Agriculture' on October 22, 2019.
- Organized North zone regional training of Assistant Statisticians and field Supervisors under CS Scheme from October 29-31, 2019.
- Organized one day Training Workshop on 'Quantitative Techniques for Impact Assessment' on December 16, 2019.
- Organized 27th Annual Conference of Agricultural Economics Research Association (India) from December 17-19, 2019.
- Organized 1st Annual Conference of the Indian Society for Agricultural Development and Policy (ISADP) on the theme 'Challenges of Indian Agriculture' during March 21-22, 2022.
- Organized training of the field staff working in the Comprehensive Scheme for Studying the Cost of Cultivation of Principal Crops in Punjab on May 24, 2022.
Other Important Functions
- The department provides the data regarding Cost of Cultivation (COC) of the principal crops viz. wheat, paddy and cotton to the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India. This information is used by the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices and the Government in the fixation of Minimum Support Price (MSP) of these crops every year.
- The department provides feedback regarding various policy issues related with agricultural development to the State Government and Government of India from time to time.
College of Basic Sciences & Humanities / Economics & Sociology / Current Projects
DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS & SOCIOLOGY, PAU LUDHIANA
| Sr. No. | Name of the Project ( PI & Co-PI) | Funding Agency | Full Budget in Rs. |
| State Funded Projects | |||
| 1. | Establishment of Department of Economics & Sociology (Teaching) (Dr. V K Sharma, Dr. Shalini Sharma, Dr. Kamal Vatta, Dr. Gaganpreet Kaur, Dr. Atinderpal Kaur, Dr. Amanpreet Kaur, Dr. Lavjit Kaur, Dr. Vinita Kanwal) |
Government of Punjab | 2,36,41,000 |
| 2. | Establishment of Department of Economics & Sociology (Research) (Dr. H S Kingra, Dr. L Priscilla, Dr. Amit Guleria, Dr. Sanjeev Kumar) |
Government of Punjab | 2,64,79,000 |
| 3. | Farm Advisory Service Scheme (Extension) (Dr.Raj Kumar,Dr. Gurpreet Kaur, Dr. Narinderpal Singh) |
Government of Punjab | 1,07,02,000 |
| 4. | Setting up of Agricultural Marketing, Innovation, Research and Intelligence Centre with PAU (Dr. Sunny Kumar, Dr. Kashish Arora, Dr. Priya Brata Bhoi, Dr. Pradip Kumar) |
Government of Punjab | 67,23,000 |
| Centrally Sponsored Research Project | |||
| 5. | Establishment of Agro-economic Research Centre at PAU, Ludhiana (Dr. J M Singh, Dr. Parminder Kaur, Dr. Arjinder Kaur, Dr. Sanjay Kumar) |
Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Government of India, New Delhi | 2,25,00,000 |
| 6. | Comprehensive Scheme for Studying the Cost of Cultivation of Principal Crops in Punjab (Dr. Jasdev Singh, Dr. GS Romana, Dr. Jatinder Sachdeva, Dr. Baljinder Kaur Sidana, Dr. Sangeet Ranguwal) |
Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Government of India, New Delhi | 3,55,00,000 |
| Externally Funded Projects | |||
| 7. | Strengthening of Agricultural Marketing Research in the Department of Economics & Sociology Misc.7 (PC-4007) (Dr. Mini Goyal, Dr. Harsimranjit Kaur Mavi, Dr. Shaikh Mohd. Mouzam, Dr. Namami Gohain) |
Punjab Mandi Board, SAS Nagar | 1,42,00,000 |
| Adhoc Research Projects | |||
| 8. | Ecosystems, Agribusiness and Institutions Component: Impact Assessment of Agricultural Technology (Dr. Kamal Vatta, Dr. Baljinder Kaur Sidana, Dr. Laishram Priscilla) |
National Institute of Agricultural Economics and Policy Research (ICAR-NIAP), New Delhi | 39,80,000 |
| 9. | Social Impact Assessment Study (SIA) and Social Impact Management Plan (SIMP)-Acqusition of private land for KLP (Defence) purposes in village & Tehsil Abohar, District Fazilka (Dr. J M Singh, Dr. Sanjay Kumar, Dr. Amit Guleria) | Special Land Acquisition Collector-cum- Deputy Commissioner, Jalandhar | .11,80,000 |
| 10. | Concurrent Feedback Survey of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-Kisan) (Dr. J M Singh, Dr. Parminder Kaur, Dr. Arjinder Kaur, Dr. Sanjay Kumar) |
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Economics, Statistics & Evaluation Division (AER) Division, New Delhi | .4,00,000 |
College of Basic Sciences & Humanities / Economics & Sociology / Important Publications
- Fujita, K., Ohno, A., & Vatta, K. (2023). Contrasted agrarian change in Punjab, India: Case study of two villages in Ludhiana and Jalandhar districts. Economic and Political Weekly, 58 (5), 41-51
- Sharma, I., Arora, K., Kumar, S., Bhoi, P. B. & Vatta, K. (2023). Global trade competitiveness of Indian buffalo meat: Trends and determinants. Buffalo Bulletin 42(1), 105-124.
- Singh, J. M., Kaur, A., Chopra, S., Kumar, R., Sidhu, M. S. & Kataria, P. (2022). Dynamics of production profile of pulses in India. Legume Research 45, 565-572.
- Vatta, K., Bhogal, S., Green, A. S., Petrie, C. A., Sharma, H., & Dixit, S. (2022). Groundwater use and sustainability in Punjab agriculture: insights from a field survey. Agricultural Economics Research Review, 35(1), 45-56.
- Vatta, K., Kaur, A., Sidana, B. K., Bhangu, P. K. S. & Kaur, A. (2022). Agricultural credit in Punjab: trends and future potential. Agricultural Economics Research Review, 35(Conference Number), 61-73.
- Chand, P., Singh, J. M., Sachdeva, J., Singh, J., Agarwal, P., Jain, R., Rao, S. & Kaur, B. (2022). Irrigation water policies for sustainable groundwater management in irrigated northwestern plains of India. Current Science, 123, 1225-1231.
- Vatta, K., Bhogal, S., Green, A. S., Sharma, H., Petrie, C. A., & Dixit, S. (2022). COVID-19 Pandemic-Induced Disruptions and Implications for National Food Security and Farm Incomes: Farm-Level Evidence from Indian Punjab. Sustainability, 14(8), 44-52.
- Singh, J. M., Sachdeva, J., Bhangu, P. K. S., Singh, J., Kaur, B. & Kumar, H. (2022). Groundwater saving in Punjab: Role of short duration paddy varieties in agricultural sustainability. Indian Journal of Ecology, 49, 358-362
- Singh, O. K., Priscilla, L., Vatta, K. (2022). Land use dynamics and its implication for the agricultural sector in Indian Punjab. Agricultural Economics Research Review, 35 (Conference Issue), 172-172.
- Singh, P., Goyal, M., & Choudhary, B. B. (2022). How sustainable is food system in India? Mapping evidence from the state of Punjab. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 1-27.
- Kumar, S., Arora, K., Singh, P., Gupta, A. K., Sharma, I. & Vatta, K. (2022). Performance comparison of ARIMA and time delay neural network for forecasting of potato prices in India. Agricultural Economics Research Review, 35(2), 119-134.
- Singh, Parminder, Sharma, Shalini & Kaur, Lavjit (2022) Socio-familial and marketing problems faced by women entrepreneurs: An analytical analysis. Indian Research Journal of Extension Education, 22(2): 90-95.
- Kanwal, V., & Sirohi, S. (2022). Addressing agricultural income risks in India: efficacy of risk management options in hazard-prone regions. Current Science, 122(2), 178.
- Singh, G., Sachdeva, J. & Walia, G. S. (2022).Paddy Straw Management in Punjab: An Economic Analysis of Different Techniques. Indian Journal of Ecology, 49 (1), 301-307.
- Kaur, A.P. (2022) Migration a road to empowerment? Agency, resources, and the left behind women in Punjab, India. Asian Journal of Women’s Studies, 28(2),1-19.
- Petrie, C., Green, A., Vatta, K., Dixit, S., Bhogal, S., & Sharma, H. (2022). COVID-19 Pandemic Induced Disruptions in Punjab Agriculture: Farm Level Evidence on Impacts and Adaptations.
- Bhogal, S., & Vatta, K. (2021). Can crop diversification be widely adopted to solve the water crisis in Punjab? Current Science, 120(8), 1303-1307.
- Ohno, A., Fujita, K., & Vatta, K. (2021). Agrarian Structure of Punjab in the Post-green Revolution Era. Economic & Political Weekly, 56(40), 57.
- Kaur, L., Sharma, S. and & Kaur, A. (2021). Fatalism and stigma amongst cancer patients in South-Western Punjab, Environment Conservation Journal, 22(3), 375-386.
- Bhoi, P. B., Wali, V. S., Swain, D. K., Sharma, K., Bhoi, A. K., Bacco, M., & Barsocchi, P. (2021). Input use efficiency management for paddy production systems in India: a machine learning approach. Agriculture, 11(9), 837.
- Singh, P., Goyal, M., & Choudhary, B. B. (2021). Drivers of Foodgrain Productivity in Uttar Pradesh. Economic & Political Weekly, 56(38), 41.
- Singh, P., Goyal, M., Choudhary, B. B., & Guleria, A. (2021). Sustainable food security index: planning tool for district-level agricultural development in Uttar Pradesh. Agricultural Economics Research Review, 34(1).
- Kaur, G. Kaur, L & Kaur, A.P. (2021) Interpersonal relations of old aged people with their families in Punjab.Journal of Community Mobilization and Sustainable Development. 16(1)33-38. (NAAS=5.67)
- Tiwari, P., Pant, K. S., Guleria, A., & Yadav, R. P. (2021). Economic analysis and feasibility of pastoral agroforestry systems in north-western Himalayas. Range Management and Agroforestry, 42(1), 157-166.
- Kanwal, V., Sirohi, S., & Chand, P. (2021). Farmers’ perception on climate extremes and their coping mechanism: evidences from disaster prone regions of India. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge (IJTK), 20(2), 512-519.
- Singh, S., Sekhon, M., & Kumar, S. (2021). Staggered public procurement of good grains in Punjab: New policy regime. The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 91(10).
- Priscilla, L., Singh, O. K., & Vatta, K. (2021). Effects of Income Sources on Inequality among Agricultural Households in North-east India. Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics, 76(4).
- Kallummal, M., & Mouzam, S. M. (2021). Indo-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IJCEPA): lessons for India’s access to agricultural markets. Agricultural Economics Research Review, 34(1).
- Ranguwal S & Kaur, G. (2021) Women Entrepreneurship in India vis a vis Punjab: Status, Motivation and Challenges. Journal of Community Mobilization for Sustainable Development. (Accepted: 05, Mob/21) NAAS=5.67
- Sidana, B. K., & Kumar, S. (2021). Climate adaptation strategies: optimizing farm-level water use and profitability in Punjab. Agricultural Economics Research Review, 34(1).
- Sharma, Y., Sidana, B. K., Kaur, S., & Kumar, S. (2021). Role of public policy in sustaining groundwater: impact of’The Punjab Preservation of Sub Soil Water Act, 2009. Agricultural Economics Research Review, 34.
- Singh, J. M., Sidhu M.S., Kaur A, Chopra S and Kataria P. (2021).Changing profile of Punjab Agriculture- Need for Diversification. Economic & Political Weekly 56 (41), 22-26
- Kumar, R., Chahal, P., Mukteshawar, R., Meena, D. K., & Kumar, S. (2021). Role of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in agriculture trade’s information. The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 91(7).
- Singh, O. K., Priscilla, L., & Vatta, K. (2021). The impact of public expenditure on agricultural growth: empirical evidence from Punjab, India. Agricultural Economics Research Review, 34.
- Kaur, L. & Sharma, S. (2020) Quality of health services and state intervention for cancer in south western region of Punjab, J of Community Mobilization and Sustainable Development, 15(2): 339-346. NAAS Rating: 5.67
- Vatta, K., & Budhiraja, P. (2020). Farmers’ income in India: trends and prospects for future growth. Agricultural Economics Research Review, 33(347-2021-781).
- Green, A. S., Dixit, S., Garg, K. K., Sandya, N. R., Singh, G., Vatta, K., … & Petrie, C. A. (2020). An interdisciplinary framework for using archaeology, history and collective action to enhance India’s agricultural resilience and sustainability. Environmental Research Letters, 15(10), 105021.
- Vatta, K., & Budhiraja, P. (2020). Challenges of growth and sustainability: Agriculture in Indian Punjab. In Sustainable Development in India (pp. 160-183). Routledge.
- Bhoi, P., Swain, D. K., Mishra, S., Mishra, D., Santra, G. H., & Borah, S. (2020). Stochastic Frontier Model Approach of Technical Efficiency for Paddy Farming in Odisha. In Electronic Systems and Intelligent Computing (pp. 1135-1140). Springer, Singapore.
- Kakar, R., Sharma, J. C., Mogta, A., Guleria, A., & Thakur, J. (2020). Assessment of various nutrient management technologies for quality, fertilizer use efficiency, and economics of ginger production under subtropical to subtemperate conditions. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis, 51(22), 2805-2820.
- Kanwal, Vinita, Smita Sirohi, and Prem Chand. (2020) Effect of drought on livestock enterprise: Evidence from Rajasthan. Indian J Anim Sci 90.1: 94-98.
- Mouzam, S. M. (2020). Trade Competitiveness and Market Access Issues in India’s Coconut and Cashew Nut Trade. Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics, 75(4).
- Singh, G., & Vatta, K. (2019). Assessing the economic impacts of farmer producer organizations: a case study in Gujarat, India. Agricultural Economics Research Review, 32(347-2020-1020).
- Kanwal, V., Thorat, V. S., & Chand, P. (2019). Vulnerability of rural households to food and nutritional insecurity in arid regions of India: some evidence from Rajasthan. Agricultural Economics Research Review, 32(347-2020-1024).
- Kumar, S., & Kaur, B. S. (2019). Impact of climate change on the productivity of rice and wheat crops in Punjab. Economic and Political Weekly, 54(46), 38-44.
- Kumar, S., & Sidana, B. K. (2019). Input-use efficiency of adopters of climate resilient technologies in paddy and wheat crop in Punjab agriculture. Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability, 7(1), 51-60.
- Priscilla, L., & Chauhan, A. K. (2019). Economic impact of cooperative membership on dairy farmers in Manipur: a propensity score matching approach. Agricultural Economics Research Review, 32(347-2019-3221), 117-123.
- Singh, J. M., Singh, J., Kumar, H., Singh, S., Sachdeva, J., Kaur, B., & Chand, P. (2019). Management of paddy straw in Punjab: An economic analysis of different techniques. Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics, 74, 301-310.
College of Basic Sciences & Humanities / Economics & Sociology / Academic Programs
Masters in Agricultural Economics (No. of seats: 16+7 (ICAR seats))
Field of Specialization: Farm Management, Agricultural Marketing and Agricultural Finance
Minor fields: Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Extension Education, Agri-business management and other field related to the research problem selected by the student.
Masters in Sociology (No. of seats: 8+3 (ICAR seats))
Field of Specialization: Rural Sociology, Social Change
Minor fields: Economics, Statistics, Extension Education, Business Management, Human Development and Family Studies, Extension Education and Communication Management, Journalism and other fields as recommended by the advisory committee of the student
Doctorate in Agricultural Economics (No. of seats: 6+3 (ICAR seat))
Field of Specialization: Farm Management, Agricultural Marketing and Agricultural Finance
Minor fields: Agricultural Economics, Agri-business management and other field related to the research problem selected by the student.
Doctorate in Sociology (No. of seats: 4+2 (ICAR seat))
Field of Specialization: Rural Sociology, Social Change
Minor fields: Economics, Extension Education, Business Management, Human Development and Family Studies, Statistics or any other as approved by the Dean PG
| Courses offered | ||
| Agricultural Economics | ||
| Post Graduate Courses, Semester I | ||
| Course No. | Course Title | Credit hours |
| AEC-501 | Micro Economic Theory and Applications | 3+0 |
| AEC-502 | Agricultural Production Economics | 1+1 |
| AEC-503 | Agricultural Marketing and Price Analysis | 2+1 |
| AEC-504 | Macro Economics and Policy | 2+0 |
| AEC-509/Soc.- 506 | Research Methodology for Social Sciences | 1+1 |
| AEC-510 | Indian Economy: History and Contemporary Issues | 2+0 |
| AEC-511 | International Economics | 2+1 |
| AEC-512 | Institutional Economics | 1+0 |
| AEC-514 | Commodity Future Trading | 2+0 |
| AEC-515 | Development Economics | 2+0 |
| AEC-517 | Evolution of Economic Thought | 1+0 |
| AEC-605 | Operations Research | 2+1 |
| AEC-606 | Advanced Agricultural Marketing and Price Analysis | 2+1 |
| AEC-607 | Quantitative Development Policy Analysis | 1+1 |
| AEC-608 | Natural Resource Management | 2+1 |
| AEC-609 | Environmental Economics | 2+1 |
| Post-graduate Courses, Semester II | ||
| Course No. | Course Title | Credit hours |
| AEC-505 | Econometrics | 2+1 |
| AEC-507 | Agricultural Finance and Project Management | 2+1 |
| AEC-508 | Linear programming | 1+1 |
| AEC-509 | Research Methodology for Social Sciences | 1+1 |
| AEC-506 | Agricultural Development and Policy Analysis | 2+0 |
| AEC-513 | Natural Resource and Environmental Economics | 1+1 |
| AEC-516 | Rural Marketing | 2+0 |
| AEC-601 | Advanced Micro Economic Analysis | 1+1 |
| AEC-602 | Advanced Macro Economic Analysis | 2+0 |
| AEC-603 | Advanced Econometrics | 2+1 |
| AEC-604 | Advanced Production Economics | 2+1 |
| AEC-591 Master’s Seminar | ||
| AEC-599 Master’s Research | ||
| AEC-691 Doctoral Seminar-I | ||
| AEC-692 Doctoral Seminar-II | ||
| AEC-699 Doctoral Research | ||
| Sociology | ||
| Post Graduate Courses, Semester I | ||
| Course No. | Course Title | Credit hours |
| Soc.-501 | Rural Society | 3+0 |
| Soc.-502 | Society and Change | 3+0 |
| Soc.-503 | Sociological Theories | 2+0 |
| Soc.-505 | Women Development Studies | 3+0 |
| Soc.-506 | Research Methodology for Social Sciences | 2+1 |
| Soc.-507 | Social Stratification | 3+0 |
| Soc.-510 | Development and Quality of life | 2+0 |
| Soc.-603 | Contemporary Rural Social Problems | 3+0 |
| Soc.-604 | Demographic Analysis | 3+0 |
| Post Graduate Courses, Semester II | ||
| Course No. | Course Title | Credit hours |
| Soc.-504 | Evolution of Social Thought | 2+0 |
| Soc.-508 | Rural Leadership | 2+0 |
| Soc.-509 | Human Ecology and Dynamics of Population | 3+0 |
| Soc.-601 | Sociology of Development | 3+0 |
| Soc.-602 | Recent Advances in Rural Sociology | 3+0 |
| Soc.-605 | Studies of Marginalized Sections | 2+0 |
| Soc.-606 | Environment and Social Organization | 2+0 |
| Soc.-607 | Peasants Movements and Indian Agrarian Structure | 2+0 |
| Soc.-608 | Society in India | 2+0 |
| Soc.-591 Seminar | ||
| Soc.-691 Doctoral Seminar- I | ||
| Soc.-692 Doctoral Seminar- II | ||
| Soc.-599 Master's Research | ||
| Soc.-699 Ph.D. Research | ||
College of Basic Sciences & Humanities / Economics & Sociology / Facilities & Services
 Data Analytics Lab |
 Departmental Library |
 Smart Classroom |
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College of Basic Sciences & Humanities / Economics & Sociology / PG Students
M.Sc.
| M.Sc. Agril Economics | ||||
| Sr. No. | Name of the student | Admission No. | Major Advisor | Thesis Title |
| 1. | Pratush Bhushan | L-2020-BS-267-M | Dr. Sanjay Kumar | Socio-Economic Attributes of Village Inhabitants: A Comparative Study of Punjab and Bihar |
| 2. | Harbir Singh | L-2021-BS-255-M | Dr. Raj Kumar |
Intra and Inter-State Marketing of Wheat Dry Fodder (Turi/Bhusa): A Study of Punjab |
| 3. | Varinder Khatter | L-2021-BS-346-M | Dr. Baljinder Kaur Sidana |
Performance and Growth of Primary Agricultural Co-operative Societies in Punjab |
| 4. | Ajaypal Singh | L-2022-BS-188-M | Dr. V K Sharma | Impact of Lending through Joint Liability Groups in Rural Punjab |
| 5. | Anmoldeep Singh | L-2022-BS-189-M | Dr. Namami Gohain | Production, Trade Performance and Competitiveness of Eggs in India |
| 6. | Anuvesh Rikhi | L-2022-BS-190-M | Dr. Amit Guleria | Economic Valuation of Paddy Agro-Ecosystems in Punjab |
| 7. | Arshdeep Singh | L-2022-BS-191-M | Dr. Sangeet Ranguwal | An Economic Analysis of Ex-Situ Crop Residue Management for Power Generation in Punjab |
| 8. | Bhawanjot Kaur | L-2022-BS-192-M | Dr. Jitender Mohan Singh | An Economic Analysis of Different Methods of Wheat Sowing in Punjab |
| 9. | Hargankaran Singh Sidhu | L-2022-BS-193-M | Dr. Laishram Priscilla | Economic impact of Extent of Input Utilization and Choice of Input Sources in Punjab |
| 10. | Iranshu Mittal | L-2022-BS-195-M | Dr. Harsimranjeet Kaur Mavi | An Economic Analysis of Shrimp Farming in Punjab |
| 11. | Lovepreet Singh Brar | L-2022-BS-197-M | Dr. Mini Goyal | Production and Marketing of Guava: A Study in Punjab |
| 12. | Manjinder Kaur | L-2022-BS-198-M | Dr. Kamal Vatta | Pattern and Drivers of Land Lease Markets in Punjab Agriculture |
| 13. | Navbir Bath | L-2022-BS-199-M | Dr. Sanjeev Kumar | An Empirical Study on Contract Farming of Vegetables in Punjab |
| 14. | Rimaldeep Singh | L-2022-BS-200-M | Dr. Jasdev Singh | Production and Marketing of Jaggery in Punjab: An Economic Analysis |
| 15. | Simran Saini | L-2022-BS-201-M | Dr. Parminder Kaur | Profitability and Employment Generation Through Integrated Farming Systems in Sub-Mountainous Region of Punjab |
| 16. | Bhavya | L-2022-BS-303-M | Dr. Shaikh Mohd. Mouzam | Yet to approve |
| 17. | Harsh Dagar | L-2022-BS-304-M | Dr. Jatinder Sachdeva | Yet to approve |
| 18. | Mareena Alex | L-2022-BS-305-M | Dr. Sanjeev Kumar | Yet to approve |
| 19. | Anshika | L-2023-BS-189-M | Dr. Arjinder Kaur | Yet to approve |
| 20. | Jaismeen Kaur | L-2023-BS-190-M | Dr. Kamal Vatta | Yet to approve |
| 21. | Khusvir Singh | L-2023-BS-191-M | Dr. Sanjay Kumar | Yet to approve |
| 22. | Alvin George S | L-2023-BS-321-M | Dr. Baljinder Kaur Sidana | Yet to approve |
| 23. | Anjanalakshmi J | L-2023-BS-322-M | Dr. Jatinder Sachdeva | Yet to approve |
| 24. | Pranjal Sharma | L-2023-BS-323-M | Dr. Shaikh Mohd. Mouzam | Yet to approve |
| 25. | Priyanka H B | L-2023-BS-324-M | Dr. Raj Kumar | Yet to approve |
| 26. | Soumditya Das | L-2023-BS-325-M | Dr. H S Kingra | Yet to approve |
| M.Sc. Sociology | ||||
| Sr. No. | Name of the student | Admission No. | Major Advisor | Thesis Title |
| 1. | Amandeep Kaur | L-2022-BS-221-M | Dr. Atinderpal Kaur | Status of Rural Industrial Women Workers in Ludhiana District of Punjab |
| 2. | Baljeet Kaur | L-2022-BS-222-M | Dr. Shalini Sharma | A Study on Factors and Implications of Child Labour in Rural Punjab |
| 3. | Abhay Pratap Singh | L-2023-BS-205-M | Dr. Gaganpreet Kaur | Yet to approve |
Ph.D.
| Ph.D. Agril Economics | ||||
| Sr. No. | Name of the student | Admission No. | Major Advisor | Thesis Title |
| 1. | Sukhdeep Singh | L-2018-BS-70-D | Dr. Arjinder Kaur | Non-Farm Livelihood Diversification : A Study of Agricultural Households in Punjab |
| 2. | Arshdeep Singh | L-2019-BS-98-D | Dr. Poonam Kataria | Maize Production in Punjab Competitive and Future Outlook |
| 3. | Avneet Kaur | L-2019-BS-99-D | Dr. Mini Goyal | An Economic Analysis of Production and Marketing of Major Fruits in Punjab |
| 4. | Ashika M | L-2020-BS-100-D | Dr. J M Singh | Groundwater Usage and Cost of Cultivation of Paddy and Wheat in Green Revolution Belt of India |
| 5. | Naresha N | L-2020-BS-101-D | Dr. Manjeet Kaur | An Economic Analysis of Production and Trade of Pulses in India |
| 6. | Simranjit Kaur | L-2020-BS-102-D | Dr. Jasdev Singh | Employment and Income Diversification of Rural Households in Punjab |
| 7. | Sukhjit Singh | L-2020-BS-103-D | Dr. Parminder Kaur | Value Chain and Market Analysis of Major Fruits in Punjab |
| 8. | Vidhi Jain | L-2020-BS-104-D | Dr. M K Sekhon | Status and Performance of Agricultural Market Regulations in India |
| 9. | Dev Shaynee Vashisath | L-2021-BS-095-D | Dr. Jatinder Sachdeva | Impact of Farm Mechanization on Punjab Agriculture: An Economic Analysis |
| 10. | P N Reddy | L-2021-BS-096-D | Dr. B K Sidana | Indian Virtual Water Flows in Cereal Trade: Implications on Groundwater Sustainability for Punjab |
| 11. | Rohlupuii | L-2021-BS-097-D | Dr. Laishram Priscilla | Assessment of Income Heterogeneity and its Effect on Poverty among Rural Households of India |
| 12. | Sonal Dhiman | L-2021-BS-98-D | Dr. Shaikh Mohd. Mouzam | Impact Assessment of India’s Free Trade Agreements on Agriculture and Allied Sector Trade |
| 13. | Harpreet Kaur | L-2021-BS-099-D | Dr. Kamal Vatta | Sustainability of Water-Energy-Food Nexus in Punjab: An Economic Analysis |
| 14. | Neha Manhas | L-2021-BS-100-D | Dr. Arjinder Kaur | Supply Chain Analysis of Fresh Milk in Punjab |
| 15. | Prakash Singh | L-2021-BS-101-D | Dr. Sanjay Kumar | Impact Assessment of National Horticulture Mission on Livelihood of Vegetable Growers in Punjab |
| 16. | Rupali Kaundal | L-2021-BS-102-D | Dr. H S Kingra | Livelihood Status and Economic Viability of Farmers in Punjab |
| 17. | Amit | L-2021-BS-103-D | Dr. Amit Guleria | An Economic Analysis of Farmers’ Mitigation and Adaption Strategies to Climate Change in Punjab Agriculture |
| 18. | Simarjot Kaur | L-2022-BS-088-D | Dr. J M Singh | Economic Insights into Sustainable Agriculture in Punjab and Haryana |
| 19. | Sukhdeep Singh | L-2022-BS-089-D | Dr. Jatinder Sachdeva | Life Cycle Assessment and Economic Evaluation of Paddy Production in Punjab |
| 20. | Varsha Devi | L-2022-BS-090-D | Dr. Kamal Vatta | Total Factor Productivity in Indian Agriculture: A State Wise Analysis |
| 21. | Danishbir Kaur | L-2022-BS-091-D | Dr. Arjinder Kaur | Supply Chain Analysis of Major Vegetables in Niche Areas of Punjab |
| 22. | Jyoti | L-2022-BS-092-D | Dr. Parminder Kaur | Livelihood Diversification and Indebtedness among Rural Households in Low Hill Regions of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh |
| 23. | Binky Singh Leishangthem | L-2022-BS-093-D | Dr. H S Kingra | Production and Trade Performance of Oilseeds in India |
| 24. | Sukhvir Singh | L-2023-BS-120-D | Dr. Amit Guleria | Yet to be decided |
| 25. | Sargik Sharma | L-2023-BS-121-D | Dr. Laishram Priscilla | Yet to be decided |
| 26. | Arpita Sharma | L-2023-BS-122-D | Dr. Shaikh Mohd. Mouzam | Yet to be decided |
| 27. | Astha Sood | L-2023-BS-123-D | Dr. Vinita Kanwal | Yet to be decided |
| 28. | Ajay Kumar | L-2023-BS-124-D | Dr. Baljinder Kaur Sidana | Yet to be decided |
| 29. | Khadse Prayag Naresh | L-2023-BS-125-D | Dr. Harsimranjeet Kaur Mavi | Yet to be decided |
| Ph.D. Sociology | ||||
| Sr. No. | Name of the student | Admission No. | Major Advisor | Thesis Title |
| 1. | Nishu Sharma | L-2020-BS-144-D | Dr. Gaganpreet Kaur | Health Status and Health Seeking Behaviour of Rural Women in Punjab |
| 2. | Pooja Rani | L-2020-BS-145-D | Dr. Amanpreet Kaur | A Sociological Study on Substance Abuse in Rural Punjab: Causes, Consequences and Mitigation Strategies |
| 3. | Priyanka Arora | L-2020-BS-146-D | Dr. Shalini Sharma | A Sociological Study on Widows of Farmers who Committed Suicides in Punjab |
| 4. | Saloni Charak | L-2020-BS-147-D | Dr. Atinder Pal Kaur | Gender Dimensions of MGNREGS Work in Rural Punjab: Participation, Impact and Future Options |
| 5. | Navjot Kaur | L-2022-BS-108-D | Dr. Shalini Sharma | Dynamics of Overseas Migration of Students from Rural Punjab |
| 6. | Ranjeet Kaur | L-2023-BS-142-D | Dr. Gaganpreet Kaur | Yet to be decided |