Dr. Vinod S
Lecturer in Sociology
Kerala institute of Local Administration
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drvinod@kila.ac.in
Personal Information
Date of Birth : 15.05.1982
Sex : Male
Marital Status : Married
Languages Known : English , Malayalam & Hindi
Communication Address
KILA Centre for Human Resource Development , ETC P.O, Kottarakara,Kollam District,Pin code: 691531, Kerala, India
Mode of Appointment : Contarct
Date of Joining in Service :28th January 2015
Educational Qualifications
- M Phil
- PhD
- SRF
Expert membership
- Member in Kerala Sociological Society
Other Academic Positions
- Sociology Visiting Lecturer in Regional Centre in IGNOU
- Guest lecturer in Sociology, School of Dissentience, University of Kerala.
Conferences, Seminars & Talks
- Inter National seminar on “Marginalization, Poverty and Decentralization” organized by Kerala Institute of Local Administration (KILA) from 19th to 22nd 2016. (Paper entitled: Fund, Functions and Functionaries Developed to Local Governance in Kerala)
- Inter National seminar on “Decentralization, Development and Social Harmony in Third World Countries” organized by Association of third world studies South Asia Chapter at Gandhigram Rural Institute – Deemed University Dindigul TamilNadu from 29th to 01st Deceember 2013. (Paper entitled: MGNREGS and Tribal Livelihoods: A case study in Wayanad District of Kerala)
- Inter National seminar on “Crisis Affecting Peace, Prosperity and Culture – the Third World Scenario” organised by Association of third world studies South Asia Chapter at Sri Sankaracharya Sanskrit University, Kaladi, Kerala from 10th to 12th December 2014. (Paper entitled: Urban Poverty and Vulnerability: The Role of Social Action and Social Protection)
- National Seminar on “Innovative and Integrated Banking” Organized by Dept of Commerce, KNM Govt. Arts and Science College Kanjiramkulam, Trivandrum, from 21st to 22nd January 2016. (Paper entitled: Financial Inclusion; Role of Banks)
Areas of Expertise
- Decentralized Planning
- Office Management and Record Keeping
- Total Quality Management
- Rural Sociology.
- Livelihood Enhancement
- Decentralization
- Participatory Planning
- SPSS
- Microsoft Access
Selected Publications
- Vinod. S, et.al (2016), “Local Development and Development Standing Committee –(Malayalam)”, Kerala Institute of Local Administration, Trissur, Kerala. ISBN 978-84-557-56-0
- Vinod and Belraj (2016), Hand Book on “Planning, Implementation and Monitoring of Development Projects- Role of Working Groups – (Malayalam)”, State Institute of Rural Development, Kollam, Kerala.
- Vinod S and Jamal (2016), Hand Book on “Decentralized Planning and Development – (Malayalam)” State Institute of Rural Development, Kollam, Kerala.
| Title of Paper | Journal / Vol / Page (s) | Year |
| Mahatma Gandhi NREGS: Towards Natural Resource Management and Agriculture Development | KILA Journal of Local Administration, Vol. 3 (1) | 2016 |
| Convergence Initiatives: Concept, Importance and Approach | Panchayat Raj, Vol.55(11) | 2016 |
| Livelihood enhancement Programmes and Urban poor in Kerala
| Urban Development: Challenges, Concerns and consideration, ISBN 978-93-5056-772-2 Publisher: Discovery Publishing House Pvt Ltd, New Delhi chapter 13; pages 124-135 | Edition 2016 |
| Role of Social Audit in Implementation of Rural Development and Social Welfare Schemes | Panchayat Raj | 2015 |
| Local Governance: Elements of Good Governance | Panchayat Raj, Vol.55(9) | 2015 |
| Livelihood Enhancement Strategy Effectiveness of Wage Employment Programme on Tribal Population | ISDA Journal, Institute for the study of development areas, Thiruvananthapuram, Vol. 25 No 2, pp 253-264 | 2015 |
| MGNREGS: A SWOT Analysis | Holistic Thought, Vol No 3 (2) | 2013 |
| Security against Poverty: A study of MGNREGS in Kerala | University College Journal of Politics and Society (UCJPS), 7(2): 137. | 2012 |
| Atrocities against Children: An Analytical Study | LPC Bulletin on Research, 3(1): 71-77 | 2012 |
| Legal Guarantee for Livelihood Security: A Special Reference of MGNREGS | LPC Bulletin on Research, 2(1): 40-46 | 2011 |
| Changing gender relation and women empowerment: MGNREGS implementation in Kerala | Kerala Sociologist, 22(2): 21-26. | 2011 |
| A Revolutionary Step towards Sustainable Rural Livelihood | Journal of Kerala Studies, 38: 24-33. | 2011 |