Dr. Oommen John
Professor
Kerala institute of Local Administration
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Personal Information
Date of Birth : 18.02.1959
Sex : Male
Marital Status : Married
Languages Known : English , Malayalam , Hindi & Telegu
Communication Address
KILA Centre for Human Resource Development , ETC P.O, Kottarakara,Kollam District,Pin code: 691531, Kerala, India
Mode of Appointment : Regular
Date of Joining in Service : 10.04.1995
Educational Qualifications
- M.A
- M.Phil
- Ph.D
Current Projects
- Preparation of Integrated Cluster Action Plan and Detailed Project Report under National Rurban Mission
- Two Research Projects sponsored by NIRD&PR, Hyderabad
Areas of Expertise
- Local Governance
- Rural Development
- Decentralised Planning
Present Responsibilities
- Master Trainer on RTI
- Master Trainer Citizens Charter
- Master Trainer Training Need Analysis
- Master Trainer SAGY
- Master Trainer Unnat Bharat Abhiyan and National Rurban Mission
- Carrying out training and research
Positions Held
- Worked as Faculty in National Institute of Rural Development, Hyderabad from December, 1984 to March, 1995
Consultancy Programmes
- Activity Mapping of PRIs sponsored by Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India
- Study of Women Component Plan sponsored by UNICEF
- Study of Micro Water Supply Scheme sponsored by UNDP
- Social Audit Manual sponsored by Kerala Local Development Service Project
Research Reports
- Evaluation of JRY in Kollam District
- Panchayati Raj Finances in Kerala
- Evaluation of IWDP in Wayanad District
- Study of WCP in Kerala (UNICEF)
- Documentation of Drinking Water Schemes in Kerala (UNDP)
- Human Development Report of Kannur District ( Jointly with KILA)
- Sanitation Behaviour – A Study Amongst the Fishermen Community of Alappuzha and Thiruvanthapuram District (Sponsored by NIR&PR)
- An Analysis of Savings and Credit Pattern among the Women Workers in MGNREGS – Alappuzha and Kollam Districts
- Published
Selected Publications
- Publications in Economic and Political Weekly
- Publications in Indian Journal of Public Administration
- Publications in Kurushetra
- Publications in Journal of Rural Development
National / International Fellowships & Visits
- Visited Budapest, Hungary for Course on Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations
- Visited Dhaka for Course on Disaster Management
- Attended National and International Conferences on various themes like Panchayati Raj, Poverty Alleviation Programmes, Disaster Management, Right to Information Act etc. and presented papers on various themes