Prof. Amrita Dhiman ( Assistant Professor )

Prof. Amrita Dhiman

Email : adhiman[@]dmi.ac.in

Academics

Prof. Amrita Dhiman, the Coordinator of the Centre of Excellence in Disaster Management at the DMI, has been selected for the Professional Fellows Program by the US Department of State, United States of America, under the Entrepreneurship and Economic Empowerment theme in 2024. She has also earned a second Master's Degree in Disaster Management.

Prof. Dhiman, a faculty member at the Development Management Institute for the last nine years, has a cumulative experience of 15 years working in Industry, Government Administration, and now in Academics. Notably, she has been a Prime Minister's Rural Development Fellow (PMRDF) under the Ministry of Rural Development, Govt. of India, demonstrating her commitment to work in Naxal-affected areas. She actively engages in research, capacity building, consultancy, and education activities relating to Agriculture Marketing, Small agribusiness, and Disaster Risk Reduction & Management. She steered the establishment of the Centre of Excellence in Disaster Management (CoEDM) at the DMI. Her research articles have been published in reputed journals, EPW, Invest & Harvest, & The Finapolis, The Hindu Business Line, and as book chapters.

Summary of Experience

Teaching and Research experience in years: 8.5

Industry experience in years: 8

Specialisation area: ABM

Subjects Taught: FABM, LGS-I, LGS-II, Social Audit, Public Systems and Policy

Area of Interest

Farm and Off-Farm Livelihoods, Agri-Business Management, Initiatives to increase the outreach of government schemes, Convergence, e-governance and Management of Collective Enterprises.

Publications

Book Chapter

Agarwal, S & Dhiman, Amrita (2024) "Technology-led Transparent and Accountable Mechanism for Direct Benefit Transfer to Disaster Affected Population in Bihar" (Chapter 1) CDM, LBSNAA (Ed.) Disaster Governance in India, Series 8, Issue 1: ISBN: 978-81-928670-8-3

Agarwal, S & Dhiman, Amrita (2024) "Ensuring Food Availability amidst Floods for Disaster Affected People in Bihar" (Chapter 1) CDM, LBSNAA (Ed.) Disaster Governance in India, Series 9, Issue : ISBN: 978-81-928670-9-0

Geetanjali Kumari, Vivek K Singh, Amrita Dhiman, Chapter 7 - Community resilience for disaster risk reduction by engaging local governance in Bihar (India), Editor(s): Indrajit Pal, Rajib Shaw, Multi-Hazard Vulnerability and Resilience Building, Elsevier, 2023, Pages 91-104, ISBN 9780323956826, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-95682-6.00011-5 (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780323956826000115) Keywords: Community-based disaster risk reduction (CBDRR); Family preparedness

S, R. and Dhiman, A. (2020, July 22). Bihar makes big strides in milk production. The Hindu Business Line, [online] Available at: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/bihar-makes-big-strides-in-milk-production/article32164257.ece

Dhiman, A. & Kumar, N. (2020, Jul 6). "Litchis in Mail: India Post delivers litchis in Bihar during lockdown". Village Square (online), https://www.villagesquare.in/2020/07/06/india-post-delivers-litchis-in-bihar-during-lockdown/

S, R. and Dhiman, A. (2020, June 9). Is Gujarat ready to lead India by moving beyond Operation Flood? The Hindu Business Line, [online] Available at: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/is-gujarat-ready-to-lead-india-by-moving-beyond-operation-flood/article31785279.ece

S, R. and Dhiman, A. (2020, April 7). Has Cow Vigilantism raised Milk output?. The Hindu Business Line, [online] Available at: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/has-cow-vigilantism-raised-milk-output/article31282451.ece

Dhiman, A. & Kumar, N. (2020). Can Biofortified Crops Reduce Malnutrition in Bihar? Economic & Political Weekly (EPW), 55(11), https://www.epw.in/engage/article/can-biofortified-crops-reduce-malnutrition-bihar

Dhiman, A. (2017, June 2). The development disconnect: MNREGA in Bihar’s Jamui district. https://www.ideasforindia.in/topics/governance/the-development-disconnect-mnrega-in-bihars-jamui-district.html

Book chapter:

Transition Strategies for Sustainable Community Systems pp 325-337| Peoples’ Power and Processes in Ushering Changes: Cases from Bihar

Faculty Qualification

Post-Graduation :

Post Graduate Diploma in Disaster Management (PGDDM) - 2023
Agri-Business Management - VAMNICOM - 2009

Graduation : Agriculture - GBPUA&T, Pantnagar- 2006

Conference Attended

-Paper "Understanding the response of the community to waste management under participatory governance in a Gram Panchayat in Bihar" presented at International Conference on “ Rural Development & SDG Governance towards Building an Agricultural & Rural Centric Economy" at Dr. MCR HRD Institute of Telangana, Hyderabad 14-15 December 2019

-Paper "Kaam Mango Abhiyan in convergence with Jeevika /NRLM – A Case Study from Gaya district” presented at National Seminar on “ Convergence in MGNREGA” at SIRD, Ranchi 24-25 March 2017 and Published by SIRD, Ranchi

-Paper “Peoples’ Power and Processes in ushering changes: Cases from Bihar” presented at 1st symposium on Transition Strategies for Sustainable Community Systems: Design & Systems Perspectives 18-20 Jan. 2017

-Paper “Livelihood Enhancement through Market Integration: Experience of a Producer Company in Bihar” presented at 5th NSoRM in Bhubaneswar 18-19 Nov., 2016

Faculty Care Center Association

CARE- Leadership and Governance

Faculty Research Interest

Agri-Business, Public Administration

Faculty Consultancy Project's

Consultancy Project:

Dhiman A., S. R., Kundu D. (2022) Evaluation of ATMA Scheme in Bihar for BAMETI, Deptt. of Agriculture, Govt. of Bihar

S. R., Dhiman A., Kundu D. (2022) Evaluation of Slurry Management Project of Barauni Dairy

Consulting assignment to assess Mayoral Election system in the state (A study commissioned by Urban Development and Housing Department of Govt. of Bihar; 2019)

Research Studies:

-Identify and address causes for low penetration of MGNREGA in Bihar for Rural Development Department, Govt. of Bihar

-Assessment of impact of Total Prohibition on Sale and Consumption of Liquor on the condition of women and girls in rural Bihar for Gender Resource Centre, Women Development Corporation, Govt. of Bihar

Faculty Training Programs

-Resource Person for session on Farmer Producers Organisations for Agriculture Coordinators under Department of Agriculture, Govt. of Bihar, training conducted by BAMETI (2020)

-Resource Person for sessions on Conflict Management for Induction Programme of employees of Bihar Rural Development Society funded by Rural Development Department, Government of Bihar (November - December 2019)

-Resource Person on the programme for middle management of Aga Khan Rural Support Programme (AKRSP) (India) on Conflict Management funded by AKRSP, India (December 2018)

-Designed and Delivered Competency Enhancement Programme (CEP) for Newly Elected Mukhiyas in Bihar

-Designed and Delivered Competency Enhancement Programme on “Motivation and Leadership Development” for District Project Managers of JEEViKA and Other SRLMs

-Designed and Delivered Competency Enhancement Programme (CEP) Under CM SC/ST Entrepreneurship Scheme

-Contributed in developing an illustrative comic book for Mukhiyas titled "Mukhiya Didi"