Rajesh Shukla (statistician)

Indian researcher and author (born 1965)

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Rajesh Shukla

Born| (1965-08-01)1 August 1965
Nationality| Indian
Alma mater| Indian Agriculture Research Institute, Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology

Rajesh Shukla (born 1 August 1965) is an Indian researcher, author and applied statistician.[1] His major area of work is the Indian Consumer landscape and citizens’ environment. Shukla has served as the Director for NCAER-Centre for Macro Consumer Research[2][3] and is a visiting professor at Institute for Human Development (IHD), India.[4][5] He is currently serving as the Managing Director & CEO of People Research on India's consumer economy (PRICE, branded as ICE 3600), an independent not-for-profit ‘think-tank’ cum ‘fact-tank’, engaged in identifying data gaps, collecting, building and disseminating seminal knowledge and insights into India's Citizens’ Environment and Consumer Economy.[6][7][8][9]

## Academic career

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He received his MSc (1989) and PhD (1993) in Agricultural Statistics from Indian Agriculture Statistics Research Institute (IASRI), India and BSc (1985) in Agriculture from N.D. University of Agriculture & Technology (NDUAT), India.

In 1993, he has started his career as survey statistician at National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER), the India's oldest and largest independent economic think tank, reached highest level in research ladder as the Senior Fellow (NCAER) in 2004 and became the Director of NCAER-CMCR.

Shukla has created Pan India primary baseline databases on issues of national importance, analytic constructs, and actionable insights relating to household well-being;[10] income distribution and inequality;[11] regional disparity;[12] Rural & Urban well-being;[13] Financial Inclusion;[14]  Indian Middle Class,[15] Tourism;[16] Science and Technology;[17] Public Understanding of Science;[18] Indian Youth;[19] Caste and Energy.[20][21][22]

## Key publications

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### Books/Reports

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* Martin W Bauer, Petra Pansegrau and Rajesh Shukla (2018) "The Cultural Authority of Science Comparing across Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas", 1st Edition, Routledge, U.K. ISBN 9781138059924, ISBN 9781315163284[23]
* Rajesh Shukla (2018). "Indian Citizens' Basic Needs: A Progress Report”. PRICE, New Delhi[24]
* Rajesh Shukla (Principal Investigator) (2018) "Mapping the Merchant's Mind: An Analysis of Digital Payment Behaviours by Fixed Store Merchants in Jaipur”, CATALYST, PRICE, New Delhi.[25]
* Martin W. Bauer, Rajesh Shukla], Nick Allum (2011) "The Culture of Science: How the Public Relates to Science Across the Globe”, Routledge, U.K. ISBN 978-0415873697, ISBN 9780415851022, ISBN 9780203813621[26]
* Rajesh Shukla, P.K. Ghosh and Rachna Sharma (2011) "Assessing the Effectiveness of Small Borrowing in India", NCAER, New Delhi. ISBN 8185877726, ISBN 978-8185877723.[27]
* Rajesh Shukla (2010) "How India Earns, Spends and Saves: Unmasking the real India”, NCAER and SAGE, New Delhi.  ISBN 978-8132104766[28]
* Rajesh Shukla, Sunil Jain and Preeti Kakkar (2010) "Caste in a Different Mould: Understanding the Discrimination”, Business Standard and NCAER, New Delhi. ISBN 9788190573597[29]
* Rajesh Shukla (2010) "Indian Youth: Demographics and Readership”, National Book Trust and NCAER, New Delhi.[30]
* Rajesh Shukla (Team Leader, 2010). "Handloom Census of India 2009–10", NCAER, New Delhi. ISBN 81-88830-14-3.[31]
* Rajesh Shukla and Roopa Purushothaman (2008) "The Next Urban Frontier: Twenty Cities to Watch, NCAER, New Delhi and Future Research Capital, Mumbai. ISBN 81-88830-10-0[32]
* Rajesh Shukla (2005) "India Science Report", NCAER and Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi. ISBN 8188830070.[33]
* Rajesh Shukla (2005) "The Great Indian Market: Results from the NCAER Market Information Survey of Households”, NCAER and Business Standard, New Delhi. ISBN 8188830089[34]
* Rajesh Shukla (2004) "The Great Indian Middle Class: Results from the NCAER Market Information Survey of Households”, NCAER and Business Standard, New Delhi. ISBN 8188830046[35]
* Rajesh Shukla (2001). People Perception towards Science & Technology, NCAER, New Delhi. ISBN 8185877726[36]
* Rajesh Shukla and S.D. Brahmankar (1999). Impact Evaluation of Operation Flood on Rural Dairy Sector, NCAER, New Delhi. ISBN 8185877491[37]

### Research articles

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* Rajesh Shukla (2018). "The great Indian middle class: a force to reckon”, Gold 2048: The next 30 years for gold, World Gold Council, UK; 14.[38]
* Rama Bijapurkar, Rajesh Shukla and Mridusmita Bordoloi (2014). "Reasons and Attitudes Toward Using Cash in India." IBGC Working Paper 14-03.[39]
* Rajesh Shukla (2010) "The Official Poor in India, Summed Up", Indian Journal of Human Development, 4 (2), 301–328.[40]
* Rajesh Shukla, Ishan Bakshi and Palash Baruah (2010) "Trends in Poverty and Inequality: An Analysis of the High Growth Period”, Indian Journal of Human Development, 5 (2), 345–364.[41]
* Rajesh Shukla, Anil Rai and Nitasha Monga (2010) "India Protection Index: An Objective Measurement of Economic and Social Well Being of Indian Population”, Margin, The Journal of Applied Economic Research, 4 (3), 339–367.[42]
* Rajesh Shukla and Martin Bauer (2009) "Construction and Validation of ‘Science Culture Index’: Results from Comparative Analysis of Engagement, Knowledge and Attitudes to Science: India and Europe”, Working Paper (WP 100), NCAER, New Delhi.[43]
* Rajesh Shukla (2007) "Use Pattern of Human Resources in Science and Technology in India, Margin: The Journal of Applied Economic Research, Vol. 1, No. 2, 215–230.[44]
* Rajesh Shukla and Monga, Nitasha (2006) "An Exploration of Leisure and Holidays", Margin, 38/2, pp 37–46.
* Rajesh Shukla and Preeti Kakar (2006) "Role of Science & Technology, Higher Education and Research in Regional Socio-Economic Development", Working paper (WP98), NCAER, New Delhi.[45]
* Rajesh Shukla (2005) "NCAER's Market Information of Households: Statistical Properties and Applications for Policy Analysis”, “The Great Indian Poverty Debate”, pages: 484–493.
* Suman Bery and Rajesh Shukla ( 25–31 Jan. 2003) “NCAER's Market Information Survey of Households: Statistical Properties and Applications for Policy Analysis, Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 38, No. 4, pp. 350–354.[46]
* Pradeep Srivastava and Shukla R.K. (2003). Estimating Domestic Tourism Expenditure in Developing Economies: Lesson from India. Tourism Satellite Accounts (TSA), Implementation Project, Enzo Paci Papers on Measuring the Economic Significance of Tourism, Vol 3, World Tourism Organisation, Madrid, Spain.[47]

## References

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1. ^ "Shukla, Rajesh". SAGE Publications Inc. 5 February 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
2. ^ "NCAER sets up centre for consumer research". The Hindu. 18 March 2010. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
3. ^ Alang, Astha (23 April 2012). "'Knowledge hub of India is NCR: Dr Rajesh Shukla, Former Director, NCAER-CMCR". The Economic Times. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
4. ^ "How do you measure new movements?". ORF. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
5. ^ "Institute for Human Development". www.ihdindia.org. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
6. ^ "Home – People Research on India's Consumer Economy". ice360.in. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
7. ^ "99% Indian households are covered by a bank account". www.ibef.org. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
8. ^ "WGC tracks the global gold market over next 30 years". Floroscent. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
9. ^ "Team – People Research on India's Consumer Economy". www.ice360.in. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
10. ^ "Measuring household well-being". The Financial Express. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
11. ^ "Addressing income distribution". The Financial Express. 15 January 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
12. ^ Shukla, Rajesh (4 January 2010). "Inclusive growth & regional disparity". The Economic Times. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
13. ^ "Rural-urban continuum and the lessons for India". The Financial Express. 12 August 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
14. ^ Rajadhyaksha, Cafe Economics | Niranjan (7 December 2010). "Financial inclusion 2.0". Mint. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
15. ^ "India's middle class population to touch 267 mn in 5 yrs". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 6 February 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
16. ^ Shukla, Rajesh (2006). "Tourism Satellite Account for India". Development Economics Working Papers 22176\. East Asian Bureau of Economic Research.
17. ^ Bauer, Martin W.; Shukla, Rajesh; Allum, Nick (2011). The Culture of Science: How the Public Relates to Science Across the Globe. Routledge.
18. ^ "Rajesh Shukla, 2006. Public understanding of science and technology: results from first India science report". pcst.co. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
19. ^ "Publications". www.ncaer.org. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
20. ^ Shukla, R. K.; Jain, Sunil; Kakkar, Preeti (2010). Caste in a Different Mould: Understanding the Discrimination. Business Standard Books. ISBN 9788190573597.
21. ^ "Shukla, Rajesh". SAGE Publications Inc. 13 January 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
22. ^ "Institute for Human Development". www.ihdindia.org. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
23. ^ "The Cultural Authority of Science: Comparing across Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas, 1st Edition (Hardback) – Routledge". Routledge.com. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
24. ^ "Publications – People Research on India's Consumer Economy". ice360.in. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
25. ^ Shukla, Rajesh. "Mapping the Merchant's Mind" (PDF). Cashless Catalyst.
26. ^ "Routledge".
27. ^ "The RBI and the Ministry of Finance should view the MFIN-sponsored NCAER study on small borrowings with a great deal of caution". Moneylife NEWS & VIEWS. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
28. ^ "How India Earns, Spends and Saves". SAGE Publications Inc. 24 November 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
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30. ^ "Welcome to National Book Trust India". www.nbtindia.gov.in. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
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32. ^ "In India, 20 cities give 60% of savings". www.rediff.com. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
33. ^ "India Science Report" (PDF). www.insaindia.res.in. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
34. ^ "Great India Market" (PDF). thesuniljain.com. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
35. ^ "Great Indian Middle Class" (PDF). thesuniljain.com. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
36. ^ "9788185877723: People's perception towards science & technology – AbeBooks: 8185877726". www.abebooks.de (in German). Retrieved 5 February 2019.
37. ^ Shukla, R. K. (1999). Impact evaluation of Operation Flood on rural dairy sector. National Council of Applied Economic Research. ISBN 9788185877495.
38. ^ "The great Indian middle class: a force to reckon" (PDF). www.valuewalk.com. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
39. ^ "Reasons and Attitudes Toward Using Cash in India" (PDF). fletcher.tufts.edu. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
40. ^ Shukla, Rajesh (2010). "The Official Poor in India Summed Up". Indian Journal of Human Development. 4 (2): 301–328\. doi:10.1177/0973703020100205. ISSN 0973-7030. S2CID 55971237.
41. ^ Shukla, Rajesh; Bakshi, Ishan; Baruah, Palash (2011). "SAGE Journals: Your gateway to world-class journal research". Indian Journal of Human Development. 5 (2): 345–363\. doi:10.1177/0973703020110203. S2CID 157343685.
42. ^ Shukla, Rajesh; Rai, Anil; Monga, Nitasha (2010). "SAGE Journals: Your gateway to world-class journal research". Margin: The Journal of Applied Economic Research. 4 (3): 339–367\. doi:10.1177/097380101000400305. S2CID 154497650.
43. ^ "Construction and Validation of Science Culture Index: Results from Comparative Analysis of Engagement, Knowledge and Attitudes to Science: India and Europe". www.ncaer.org. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
44. ^ "IDEAS".
45. ^ "Role of Science & Technology, Higher Education and Research in Regional Socio-Economic Development". www.ncaer.org. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
46. ^ Bery, Suman; Shukla, R. K. (2003). "NCAER's Market Information Survey of Households: Statistical Properties and Applications for Policy Analysis, Economic and Political Weekly". Economic and Political Weekly. 38 (4): 350–354\. JSTOR 4413133.
47. ^ "Estimating Domestic Tourism Expenditure in Developing Economies: Lesson from India. Tourism Satellite Accounts (TSA), Implementation Project, Enzo Paci Papers on Measuring the Economic Significance of Tourism" (PDF). statistics.unwto.org. Retrieved 14 January 2019.

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