Mrs. Namrata Rai

Designation : Assistant Professor

Email : namratarailoreto@yahoo.com

Contact No. : +91 9635866044

PhD : Pursuing

B.Ed : 2006

CSIR/ UGC NET: Month & Year:NET June 2012

M.A / MSc: MA(Geography & Applied Geography) 2004,Uinverstiy of North Bengal

BA/ BSc : B.A. (Geography- Hons) 2002, Loreto College Darjeeling.

Areas of specialization: Cartography, RS & GIS, Rural Development

Areas’ of research interest:Rural Development and Women Empowerment

Professional Experience: 8 years +

Membership of Learned societies: NA

Number of Publication: Journal articles; Book; Book Chapters:

1. Effectiveness of Mahatma Ghandi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act on Women Empowerment in Bijanbari Block, Darjeeling District.
   ISSN: 2249-3352, IJBAR, Vol 9, No 1, January 2019
2. Self Help Group as an agency of women empowerment: A case study of Bijanbari Block of Darjeeling District.
   ISSN: 2456-4931, IJISSH, Vol 4, Issue 1, January 2019.
3. Achieving sustainable Development through ‘Convergence’ MGNREGS: West Bengal, November 2016

Self Learning/ Instructional materials: Power Point Presentation, e Books,

Year	Title of the paper	Title of the proceedings of the Conference	Name of the Organization Institution	Month & year of Publication	Name of the Conference
2015-16	Women empowerment through IEC (Information, Education & Communication) strategy: MGNREGS District Darjeeling.	Women, Environment and Science	UGC sponsored National Seminar	29-30 March 2016	Centre for women studies, University of North Bengal
	Women empowerment through MGNREGS in Bijanbari block of Darjeeling District: Issues and Challenge	Rural Development & Challenges in India: Avenues, Awareness & Assessment	ICSSR sponsored Interdisciplinary National Seminar	21-22 March 2016	Department of Geography, Cluny Women’s College
2016-17	Achieving sustainable Development through ‘Convergence’ MGNREGS: West Bengal	Need and prospect of environmental education	UGC sponsored national conference	16-17 November 2016	Department of Geography, Alipurdual College
	Empowerment through convergence of MGNREGA and NRLM in Bijanbari block of Darjeeling District	Women, society and crime	UGC sponsored national seminar	31st March 2017	Centre for women’s studies, University of North Bengal
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2018-19	Impact of MGNREGA on women empowerment with reference to Darjeeling Pulbazar Block	Public Policy in Theory and Practice with Special Reference to India	ERC-ICSSR National Seminar	30-31 March 2019	Department of Political Science Kalimpong College