Jos Chathukulam
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Jos Chathukulam is the Director of the Centre for rural management
, Kottayam, Kerala
, India
. He did his Post Graduate Studies in Political Science at the University of Kerala and the University of Mysore
and later obtained a Doctorate in Development Administration from the Institute for Socio Economic Change (ISEC)http://www.isec.ac.in/, Bangalore with ICSSR Fellowship under the supervision of Prof.BS Bhargava http://www.issin.org/institute-social-science_2.asp?id_lvl_1=9&id_lvl_2=161.
He had served as a Post Doctoral Fellow at the School of International Relation of Mahatma Gandhi University in Kottayam
, later. He has a number of publications in Economic and Political Weekly
and other national and international Journals to his credit http://www.mgu.ernet.in/DLR/DLArchive/joh02.pdf.
Chathukulam has evaluated 52 major development projects in India which is administered by different national and international agencies including Government of India
. He was the team leader of the District Level Monitoring (DLM) of all the Rural Development Programmes in three districts of Kerala.
He has been a consultant of Kerala State Planning Board
, Government of Kerala
and Vice Chairman the District Planning Committee for the District of Kottayam
during the Ninth Five Year Plan. He closely involved in the literacy movement, resource mapping and Peoples Planning in Kerala
- a campaign for decentralisation. He is a national level consultant of projects on rural development, panchayat raj and decentralised planning. His areas of interest include decentralization
, development administration, employment
, rural development
, participatory planning and social movements.
Centre for rural management
The Centre for Rural Management is an autonomous multifaceted research organisation located at Perumpaikadu village, Kottayam, Kerala, India. Established in 1990 under the charitable societies act, the centre has been concentrating on research, project evaluation, training, consultancy and social...
, Kottayam, Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. He did his Post Graduate Studies in Political Science at the University of Kerala and the University of Mysore
University of Mysore
The University of Mysore , is a public university in India. The University founded during the reign of Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV, the Maharaja of Mysore, and was conceptualized on the basis of a report on educational progress in the United States and Australia, submitted by Messrs Thomas Denham and...
and later obtained a Doctorate in Development Administration from the Institute for Socio Economic Change (ISEC)http://www.isec.ac.in/, Bangalore with ICSSR Fellowship under the supervision of Prof.BS Bhargava http://www.issin.org/institute-social-science_2.asp?id_lvl_1=9&id_lvl_2=161.
He had served as a Post Doctoral Fellow at the School of International Relation of Mahatma Gandhi University in Kottayam
Kottayam
Kottayam is a city in the Indian state of Kerala, spread over an area of 55.40 km2. It is the administrative capital of the Kottayam district. Kottayam Kottayam (Malayalam: കോട്ടയം) is a city in the Indian state of Kerala, spread over an area of 55.40 km2. It is the administrative...
, later. He has a number of publications in Economic and Political Weekly
Economic and Political Weekly
The Economic and Political Weekly is a left-leaning Indian magazine published from Mumbai by the Sameeksha Trust, a charitable trust. The magazine was first published in 1949 as the Economic Weekly and since 1966 was re-christened the Economic and Political Weekly. It was edited by Krishna Raj...
and other national and international Journals to his credit http://www.mgu.ernet.in/DLR/DLArchive/joh02.pdf.
Chathukulam has evaluated 52 major development projects in India which is administered by different national and international agencies including Government of India
Government of India
The Government of India, officially known as the Union Government, and also known as the Central Government, was established by the Constitution of India, and is the governing authority of the union of 28 states and seven union territories, collectively called the Republic of India...
. He was the team leader of the District Level Monitoring (DLM) of all the Rural Development Programmes in three districts of Kerala.
He has been a consultant of Kerala State Planning Board
Kerala State Planning Board
The Kerala State Planning Board is an advisory board under the Government of the State of Kerala, India. It was constituted in 1967 with Chief Minister as Chairman and a non-official as part time Vice-Chairman. The board assists the state government in formulating a development plan based on a...
, Government of Kerala
Government of Kerala
The Government of Kerala is a democratically elected body that governs the State of Kerala, India for a period of 5 years. The state government is headed by the Governor of Kerala as the nominal head of state, with a democratically elected Chief Minister as real head of the executive. The state...
and Vice Chairman the District Planning Committee for the District of Kottayam
Kottayam
Kottayam is a city in the Indian state of Kerala, spread over an area of 55.40 km2. It is the administrative capital of the Kottayam district. Kottayam Kottayam (Malayalam: കോട്ടയം) is a city in the Indian state of Kerala, spread over an area of 55.40 km2. It is the administrative...
during the Ninth Five Year Plan. He closely involved in the literacy movement, resource mapping and Peoples Planning in Kerala
Peoples Planning in Kerala
People's Plan Campaign, held in 1996 in Kerala State, was a remarkable experiment in decentralisation of powers to local governments with focus on local planning. Kerala State lying in the south-west part of India, is considered a fertile land for decentralization...
- a campaign for decentralisation. He is a national level consultant of projects on rural development, panchayat raj and decentralised planning. His areas of interest include decentralization
Decentralization
__FORCETOC__Decentralization or decentralisation is the process of dispersing decision-making governance closer to the people and/or citizens. It includes the dispersal of administration or governance in sectors or areas like engineering, management science, political science, political economy,...
, development administration, employment
Employment
Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. An employee may be defined as:- Employee :...
, rural development
Rural development
Rural development in general denotes economic development and community development actions and initiatives taken to improve the standard of living in non-urban neighbourhoods, remote villages and the countryside...
, participatory planning and social movements.