Jalandhar Pradhan

Professor

Humanities and Social Sciences

 (+91) 661 246 2696 , 3696

 pradhanj[at]nitrkl.ac.in

 Biosketch

48

Publications       

11

Sponsored Projects

0

Consultancy Projects

19

Doctoral Students

14

Continuing Education

15

PG Dissertation

 Personal Information

Prof. Jalandhar Pradhan

Professor

Humanities and Social Sciences

Joined in Mar 2009

 Room Number: HS-220

 Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Sundargarh, Odisha, India - 769008

 Education Qualification

  1. Ph.D. (IIPS, Mumbai)

 Experience

No Experience Found....

 Expertise Information

Research Group
Applied Economics and Development
Areas of Interest
Poverty and Inequality,Health Economics, Global Issues in Development

 Projects

Centre of excellence in(COE) Public Health Nutrition.

 UNICEF

 Principal Investigator

 48 months

 Completed

Sponsored

Providing technical support in FANI affected Puri District.

 UNICEF

 Principal Investigator

 24 months

 Completed

Sponsored

Social protection scheme in Odisha in the context of children.

 UNICEF

 Principal Investigator

 8 months

 Completed

Sponsored

Compendium of social stastitics and indicators.

 UNICEF

 Principal Investigator

 12 months

 Completed

Sponsored

Health of Tribal Elderly in Odisha: Challenges of Access and Affordability

 MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

 Principal Investigator

 12 months

 Completed

Sponsored

State human development report (SHDR).

 Planning & Convergence Department, Govt. Of Odisha

 Principal Investigator

 8 months

 Completed

Sponsored

Clustering of infants and child mortality among primitive tribes of odisha

 ICMR

 Principal Investigator

 12 months

 Completed

Sponsored

Social and Normative Barrier Analysis of Access to Reproductive, Material, New Born Child health services in Odisha

 UNICEF

 Principal Investigator

 6 months

 Completed

Sponsored

Catastrophic Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenditure and loss of Productivity: A study of Economic Impact of Malaria in Tribal Region of Orissa

 ICSSR

 Principal Investigator

 15 months

 Completed

Sponsored

Changing pattern of RH funding using both donor & domestic dolor from RF Surver

 NIDI

 Principal Investigator

 6 months

 Completed

Sponsored

Resource flow project

 NIDI

 Principal Investigator

 6 months

 Completed

Sponsored

 Continuing Education

Short-Term Training Programme on Application of SPSS in Demographic and Health Care Research

 Humanities and Social Sciences

 Coordinator

 16 Aug 2016 - 18 Aug 2016

Short-term Course

A Four Day Short Term Course on Fundamentals of Applied Econometrics using STATA

 Humanities and Social Sciences

 Coordinator

 28 Sep 2015 - 01 Oct 2015

Short-term Course

Univariate and Multivariate Data Analysis using SPSS

 Humanities and Social Sciences

 Coordinator

 10 Jun 2013 - 13 Jun 2013

Short-term Course

1.4 Billion Aspirations, One Sustainable Future: Unfolding India's Path to Development

 Humanities and Social Sciences

 Coordinator

 08 Nov 2023 - 10 Nov 2023

Conference

TWO-DAY NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON WOMEN@75: WORK, LIFE AND FREEDOM

 Humanities and Social Sciences

 Coordinator

 17 Mar 2023 - 18 Mar 2023

Conference

2nd National Conclave on Public Health Nutrition: Measuring progress towards Achieving Sustainable Development Goals

 Humanities and Social Sciences

 Coordinator

 16 Dec 2022 - 17 Dec 2022

Conference

National Conclave on Public Health Nutrition: Enriching the cycle of Research, Public Policy and Practice

 Humanities and Social Sciences

 Coordinator

 30 Jan 2020 - 31 Jan 2020

Conference

National Conference on Health, Public Policy and Human Development

 Humanities and Social Sciences

 Coordinator

 30 Mar 2017 - 31 Mar 2017

Conference

Five-Day Workshop on Climate Change and Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH)

 Humanities and Social Sciences

 Coordinator

 05 Dec 2022 - 09 Dec 2022

Workshop

Five-Day Workshop on Nutrition and Food Security among Indian Tribes

 Humanities and Social Sciences

 Coordinator

 01 Nov 2022 - 05 Nov 2022

Workshop

Five-day Workshop on Applied Health & Nutrition Economics

 Humanities and Social Sciences

 Coordinator

 20 Jan 2020 - 24 Jan 2020

Workshop

Workshop on Results-Based Management (RBM) for Strengthening Public Health Nutrition Programme

 Humanities and Social Sciences

 Coordinator

 23 Sep 2019 - 27 Sep 2019

Workshop

Capacity Building Workshop on Applied Research Methodology for Strengthening Public Health Nutrition Programme

 Humanities and Social Sciences

 Coordinator

 29 Jul 2019 - 02 Aug 2019

Workshop

5 days Capacity Building Programme on PROJECT MANAGEMENT FOR PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION

 Humanities and Social Sciences

 Coordinator

 06 May 2019 - 10 May 2019

Workshop

 Publications

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Total Publications: 48
B. Kandapan, I. Pradhan, and J. Pradhan, "Food Insecurity and Malnutrition among Indian Older Adults: Findings from Longitudinal Ageing Study in India, 2017-18", Journal of Population Ageing, vol.1, pp.1-21, Springer, June 2022, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12062-022-09378-2 Article
S. Behera and J. Pradhan, "A combination of moderate and vigorous physical activities reduces the burden of multimorbidity: findings from Longitudinal Ageing Study in India", Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, vol.41(1), no.1, pp.1-11., BMC 2022, 10.1186/s41043-022-00323-9 Article
I. Pradhan, B. Kandapan, and J. Pradhan, "Uneven burden of multidimensional poverty in India: A caste based analysis", PLOS ONE, Plos One 2022, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0271806 Article
S. M and J. Pradhan, "Adaptation and Acculturation: Resettling displaced tribal communities from wildlife sanctuaries in India", Migration Letters, vol.18, no.3, pp.237-259 2021 Article
P. I, K. B, and J. Pradhan, "Age-appropriate feeding practices and their association with undernutrition among children aged 6–23 months in aspirational districts of India: a multinomial analysis", Journal of Biosocial Science 2021, https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021932021000596 Article

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J. Pradhan, "Ageing, morbidity and psychological distress among tribal elderly: Is there an association?", Mainstreaming the Marginalised: Fresh Perspectives on India’s Tribal Story, ch.3, pp.53, Taylor & Francis 2021 Inbook
D. R, J. Pradhan, and A. R, "Measuring catastrophe in paying for healthcare: a comparative methodological approach by using national sample survey, India", International Journal of Health Planning and Management, vol.36, no.5, pp.1887-1915, Wiley 2021, 10.1002/hpm.3272 Article
S. M and J. Pradhan, "Reproductive health care status of the displaced tribal women in India: An analysis using Nussbaum Central human capabilities", Health Care for Women International, vol.42, no.4-6, pp.390-419 2021, https://doi.org/10.1080/07399332.2020.1743994 Article
G. S, . Moradhvaj, J. Pradhan, and T. Reja, "The unending burden of high out-of-pocket expenditure on institutional deliveries in India", Public Health, vol.193, pp.43-47, Elsevier 2021, j.puhe.2021.01.029 Article
S. Behera and J. Pradhan, "Uneven economic burden of non-communicable diseases among Indian households: A comparative analysis", Plos One, vol.16, no.12 december, PLoS 2021, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0260628 Article
S. M and J. Pradhan, "Using Three Delay Model to Understand the Social Factors Responsible for Neonatal Deaths Among Displaced Tribal Communities in India", Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, vol.23, no.2, pp.265-277 2021, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-020-00990-y Article
D. R and J. Pradhan, "Does affordability matter? Examining the trends and patterns in health care expenditure in India", Health Services Management Research, vol.33, no.4, pp.207-218 2020, https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0951484820923921 Article
J. Pradhan and B. S, "Does choice of health care facility matter? Assessing out-of-pocket expenditure and catastrophic spending on emergency obstetric care in India", Journal of Biosocial Science 2020, https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021932020000310 Article
D. R and J. Pradhan, "Revisiting equity in healthcare spending through capability-approach: assessing the effectiveness of health-insurance schemes in reducing OOPE and CHE in India", International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare, vol.14, no.2, pp.117-132 2020, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/IJHRH-08-2020-0070 Article
S. M and J. Pradhan, "Sustainable development goals and reproductive healthcare rights of internally displaced persons in India", International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare, vol.12, no.1, pp.38-49 2019, 10.1108/IJHRH-12-2017-0074 Article
B. P, J. Pradhan, D. R, M. S. S, and D. B. R, "Concern and Maintenance During Twilight Years: Perception and Observation of Elderly Towards the Younger Generation in Rural Odisha", journal of health management, vol.19, no.2, pp.214-223 2017, https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0972063417699667 Article
J. Pradhan and D. R, "Do we provide affordable, accessible and administrable health care? An assessment of SES differential in out of pocket expenditure on delivery care in India", Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare, vol.11, pp.69-78, ELSEVIER 2017, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.srhc.2016.10.006 Article
. Rinshu and J. Pradhan, "Does equity in healthcare spending exist among Indian states? Explaining regional variations from national sample survey data", international journal for equity in health, vol.16, no.1 2017, DOI 10.1186/s12939-017-0517-y Article
J. Pradhan, . Rinshu, S. Pati, and S. K. Rout, "Does spending matters? Re-looking into various covariates associated with Out of Pocket Expenditure (OOPE) and catastrophic spending on accidental injury from NSSO 71st round data", Health Economics Review, vol.7, no.48, Springer 2017, 10.1186/s13561-017-0177-z Article
M. Sahoo, M. Som, and J. Pradhan, "Perceived barrier in accessing the reproductive health care services in Odisha", Indian Journal of Community Health, vol.29, no.3, pp.229-238, Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine 2017 Article
J. Pradhan, . Rinshu, and P. Banjare, "Relying on whom? Correlates of out of pocket health expenditure among the rural elderly in Odisha, India", Ageing International, vol.42, no.3, pp.306-323, Springer 2017, 10.1007/s12126-017-9293-7 Article
J. Pradhan, D. R, and B. P, "Relying on whom? Correlates of out of pocket health expenditure among the rural elderly in odisha, india", Ageing International, pp.1-18 2017, 10.1007/s12126-017-9293-7 Article
S. A, A. P, J. Pradhan, J. K, and P. S. K, "Sibling and family level clustering of underweight children in Northern India", Journal of Biosocial Science, vol.49, no.3, pp.348-363 2017, https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021932016000390 Article
S. K. Rout, J. Pradhan, and S. Choudhury, "Estimating financial resources for universal access to sexual reproductive health care: Evidence from two states in India", Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare, vol.9, pp.1-6, Elsevier, October 2016, 10.1016/j.srhc.2016.05.001 Article
S. Goli, . Moradhvaj, Anu. Rammohan, . Shruti, and J. Pradhan, "High spending on maternity care in India: what are the factors explaining it?", PLOS ONE, vol.11, no.6, pp.1-17, Public Library of Science, June 2016, 10.1371/journal.pone.0156437 Article
S. M and J. Pradhan, "Counting Conflict-induced Internally Displaced Persons in India", Economic and Political Weekly, vol.51, no.40, pp.14-16 2016 Article
G. S, . Moradhvaj, R. A, . Shruti, and J. Pradhan, "High Spending on Maternity Care in India: What Are the Factors Explaining It?", Plos One, vol.11, no.6 2016, 10.1371/journal. pone.0156437 Article
P. N and J. Pradhan, "Menstrual management and low-cost sanitary napkins", Economic and Political weekly, vol.51, no.12, pp.27-29 2016 Article
B. P, D. R, and J. Pradhan, "Factors associated with the life satisfaction amongst the rural elderly in Odisha, India", Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, vol.13, no.1 2015, 10.1186/s12955-015-0398-y Article
S. K. Rout, J. Pradhan, and S. Choudhury, "1. Making Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Count: Evidence from Two States in India", Asia Pacific Alliance for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (APA) and the Netherlands Interd 2014 Techreport
J. Pradhan, S. E. M, K. A, and B. E, "Mapping of reproductive health financing: Methodological challenges", Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare, vol.5, no.3, pp.90-98, Elsevier 2014, 10.1016/j.srhc.2014.05.003 Article
B. P and J. Pradhan, "Socio-Economic Inequalities in the Prevalence of Multi-Morbidity among the Rural Elderly in Bargarh District of Odisha (India)", Plos One, vol.9, no.6 2014, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0097832 Article
Cvs. Prasad and J. Pradhan, "Economic Differentials of Fertility and Utilization of Maternal and Child Health Services in Uttarakhand", Population, Health and Development: Perspectives on Uttarakhand, ch.7, pp.183-196, Academic Foundation 2013 Inbook
K. A, J. Pradhan, . Harun-Ar-Rashid, B. E, G. M, and S. A, "Financing Reproductive Health in Bangladesh", Journal of health management, vol.15, no.2, pp.177-201 2013, https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0972063413489004 Article
A. P, J. K, G. S, and J. Pradhan, "Health inequalities among urban children in India: A comparative assessment of Empowered Action Group (EAG) and South Indian states", Journal of Biosocial Science, vol.45, no.2, pp.167-185 2013, 10.1017/S0021932012000211 Article
A. P and J. Pradhan, "Maternal health care in India: access and demand determinants", Primary Health care research and development, vol.14, no.4, pp.373-393 2013, https://doi.org/10.1017/S1463423612000552 Article
S. E. M, J. Pradhan, B. E, A. T. M, and M. B, "Reproductive health financing in Kenya: An analysis of national commitments, donor assistance, and the resources tracking process", Reproductive Health Matters, vol.21, no.42, pp.139-150, Elsevier Ltd 2013, 10.1016/S0968-8080(13)42738-6 Article
P. Arokiasamy and J. Pradhan, "Gender Bias against Female Children in India", Gender Issues and Empowerment of Women, ch.10, pp.187-203, NOVA 2012 Inbook
A. P and J. Pradhan, "Measuring wealth-based health inequality among Indian children: The importance of equity vs efficiency", Health Policy and Planning, vol.26, no.5, pp.429-440, OUP 2011, 10.1093/heapol/czq075 Article
P. Banjare and J. Pradhan, "Self-rated poor health and its socio-economic inequalities among Indian elderly: an analysis of NSSO 60th round data", Health, Poverty and Human Development: Perspectives and Issues, ch.18, pp.353, Global Research Publications 2011 Inbook
L. J and J. Pradhan, "Socio-economic inequality of immunization coverage in India", Health Economics Review, vol.1, no.1, pp.1-6, Springer Verlag 2011, 10.1186/2191-1991-1-11 Article
J. Pradhan and P. Arokiasamy, "Clustering of Child Deaths in Orissa: A New Strategy for Policy Intervention", Advances in Medicine and Biology, ch.4, pp.100, NOVA 2010 Inbook
J. Pradhan, "Demographic Profiles of Economic Resources and Environment in South Asia", Managing Cultural Diversity in Asia: A Research Companion, ch.14, pp.307-329, Edward Elgar 2010 Inbook
J. Pradhan and A. P, "Socio-economic inequalities in child survival in India: A decomposition analysis", Health Policy, vol.98, no.2-3, pp.114-120, Elsivier 2010, 10.1016/j.healthpol.2010.05.010 Article
J. Pradhan, "Socioeconomic inequality in the use of family planning services in Madhya Pradesh: A decomposition analysis", Family Welfare and Fertility India, 2010, ch.12, pp.205-214, SHYAM’ Institute 2010 Inbook
S. D, J. Pradhan, J. V, and Kha. N, "Why immunization coverage fails to catch up in India? A community-based analysis", Child: Care, Health and Development, vol.36, no.3, pp.332-339 2010, 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2009.01003.x Article
A. P, A. K, and J. Pradhan, "Environmental risk factors and prevalence of asthma, tuberculosis and jaundice in India", International journal of environment and health, vol.1, no.2, pp.221-242 2007, https://doi.org/10.1504/IJENVH.2007.014633 Article
J. Pradhan and A. P, "High infant and child mortality rates in Orissa: an assessment of major reasons", Population, Space and Place, vol.12, no.3, pp.187-200 2006, https://doi.org/10.1002/psp.408 Article

 Courses Taught

  • HS1340 : Principles of Economics {Theory}
  • HS1346 : Health Economics and Policy {Theory}
  • HS341 : Managerial Economics {Theory}
  • HS448 : Health Economics and Policy {Theory}
  • HS5001 : Research Methodology in Social Sciences {Theory}
  • HS5313 : Gender and Development {Theory}
  • HS535 : Gender and Development {Theory}
  • HS542 : Poverty, Inequality and Human Development {Theory}
  • HS5423 : Contemporary Policy Issues in Development {Theory}
  • HS5424 : Poverty, Inequality and Human Development {Theory}
  • HS543 : Global Issues in Development {Theory}
  • HS5442 : Global Health and Health Inequalities {Theory}
  • HS546 : Population Dynamics and Development {Theory}
  • HS548 : Demographic Transition and Health Policy {Theory}
  • HS551 : Global Health and Health Inequalities {Theory}
  • HS615 : Economic Evaluation of Health Care {Theory}
  • HS7301 : Research Methodology {Theory}
  • HS7402 : Economic Evaluation of Health Care {Theory}
  • HS7403 : Population Policy, Programme Management and Evaluation {Theory}
  • SM503 : Managerial Economics {Theory}
  • HS1270 : Language Laboratory {Practical}
  • HS270 : Language Laboratory {Practical}
  • HS5471 : Statistical Laboratory - I {Practical}
  • HS572 : Statistical Laboratory {Practical}
  • HS576 : Data Management Laboratory {Practical}

 Research Scholars

Ph.D. Students [15]
Subjective Well-Being, Health and Healthcare Utilization: A Study of Rural Elderly in Odisha

 Pallavi Banjare

Enrolled: Aug 2009

 Graduated : Jan 2016

 Supervisor

Understanding the Perceived Causes of Poverty and Quality of Life: A Study of Rourkela City

 Antarjeeta Nayak

Enrolled: Jul 2011

 Graduated : Dec 2016

 Supervisor

Assessing Inequity, Catastrophe and Impoverishment in Healthcare Expenditure in India

 Rinshu

Enrolled: Jul 2013

 Graduated : Dec 2018

 Supervisor

Reproductive Healthcare Rights, Practices and Challenges among the Displaced Tribal Communities in India

 Madhulika Sahoo

Enrolled: Jan 2014

 Graduated : Nov 2018

 Supervisor

Reproductive Health Challenges and Coping Strategies: A Study of Female Construction Workers in India

 Ananya Patra

Enrolled: Jan 2011

 Graduated : Nov 2019

 Supervisor

Morbidity Patterns, Burden, and Healthcare Utilisation of Major Non-communicable Diseases in India

 Sasmita Behera

Enrolled: Jul 2018

 Graduated : Nov 2023

 Supervisor

Health Disparity in India: An Enquiry into Convergence and Divergence

 Ajit Nag

Enrolled: Jan 2018

 Thesis Submitted : Nov 2023

 Supervisor

Assessing Multidimensional Child Poverty in India: A Decomposition Analysis

 Itishree Pradhan

Enrolled: Jan 2018

 Thesis Submitted : Aug 2023

 Supervisor

Health Economics, Population and Development

 Binayak Kandapan

Enrolled: Jul 2018

 Continuing

 Supervisor

PSYCHOLOGY

 Bijeta Mishra

Enrolled: Jul 2018

 Continuing

 Supervisor

Health Economics

 Kshirabdhi Tanaya Patra

Enrolled: Aug 2021

 Continuing

 Supervisor

Health Inequality

 Tapas Bera

Enrolled: Jul 2022

 Continuing

 Supervisor

Climate change and Health

 Soumyanayani Mahali

Enrolled: Jul 2022

 Continuing

 Supervisor

Health Economics

 Geetarani Mohanty

Enrolled: Jul 2022

 Continuing

 Supervisor

Health Economics

 Asha Priyavasini Das

Enrolled: Jul 2023

 Continuing

 Supervisor

Executive Ph.D. Students [4]
Comparative assessment of triple burden of malnutrition in select South Asian countries

 Sourav Bhattacharjee

 Continuing

 Supervisor

Child Health and Nutrition

 Himali Chhabra

 Continuing

 Supervisor

Child Nutrition

 Kalyan Dash

 Continuing

 Supervisor

Bridging the gap between Rural and Urban Education

 Rabi Shankar Singh

 Continuing

 Co-Supervisor

 Dissertations

PG Dissertation
  • Neha Kumari (413HS1009), "IMPACT OF URANIUM MINE ON HEALTH OF TRIBAL PEOPLE: A STUDY OF JADUGODA REGION" - MA    Supervisor     2014-15 Spring
  • Padmaja Bhujabal (413HS1005), "Measuring Child Health Status using Alternative Wealth Indices in India" - MA    Supervisor     2014-15 Spring
  • Dimple Pattnaik (414HS1014), "Economic Burden of Cancer among Indian Households: Evidence from 71st Round of National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) Data" - MA    Supervisor     2015-16 Spring
  • Priyanka Kumari (414HS1008), "Impact of Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram (JSSK) on out of pocket expenditure among rural women in Siwan and Gopalgang districts of Bihar" - MA    Supervisor     2015-16 Spring
  • Soumya Sucheta Das (415HS1003), "Socio-economic Inequality in the Healthcare Utilization of Non-communicable Diseases in India" - MA    Supervisor     2016-17 Spring
  • Pallabika Borah (417HS1001), "Unmet Need for Family Planning: A study of Manipur State" - MA    Supervisor     2018-19 Spring
  • Amrita Pal (418HS1012), "POVERTY AND HUNGER IN INDIA: A REGIONAL PERSPECTIVE" - MA    Supervisor     2019-20 Spring
  • Kalinga Asish Satpathy (418HS1014), "Adolescent nutrition : Understanding the gaps and trends in India." - MA    Supervisor     2019-20 Spring
  • Eram Naaz (419HS1006), "Patterns, determinants and inequality in immunization coverage among children aged 12-36 months in India: Evidence from 75th round of National Sample Survey (2017-18)" - MA    Supervisor     2020-21 Spring
  • Ashmita Sengupta (420HS1026), "LINKING NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF OLDER ADULTS WITH DEPRESSION IN INDIA: EVIDENCES FROM LASI WAVE-1" - MA    Supervisor     2021-22 Spring
  • Jaiswal Dhiraj Champalal (420HS1004), "An Impact of COVID-19 on Agri-Livelihoods:A Study of Yavatmal District in Maharashtra" - MA    Supervisor     2021-22 Spring
  • Oindrila Adhya (420HS1003), "Sociodemographic differentials in minimum dietary diversity among young children in South Asian countries: A cross-country analysis" - MA    Supervisor     2021-22 Spring
  • Ponnoju Kiran (420HS1011), "COVID-19 and Rural Communities A Case Study in Warangal District, Telangana" - MA    Supervisor     2021-22 Spring
  • Mannu Kumar Rai (421HS1023), "Influencing Factors Behind Selecting the Coaching Institutes in Kota for IIT Preparation" - MA    Supervisor     2022-23 Spring
  • Sencess Pradhan (421HS1022), "Period Poverty Among Tribal Adolescent Girls in Odisha" - MA    Supervisor     2022-23 Spring

 Awards and Honours

Memberships / Fellowships
  • Association of Human Development and Capability Approach (HDCA) , International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP), International Development Evaluation Association (IDEAS),