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School of Public Policy and Governance

Internship Profile – Second Semester

The purpose of the experiential learning component, undertaken at the end of the

second semester, is to acquire practical, political and administrative experience in the

sector in which students choose to develop their policy concentration/ specialisation.

The Policy Area Concentration aligned experimental learning involves six weeks of

hands on experience in a public or private authority, or an international organisation, or

autonomous institutions involved in conceiving, implementing, monitoring or evaluating

a specific public policy. Usually students join as interns in diverse international, national

and grassroots organisations (public, private, not for profit and for profit

corporations/companies) to acquire the hands on experience. The second semester

experiential learning ends with presentation of a comprehensive report to the interning

organisation and school faculty.

Experiential Learning -II

Amit Babu

Learnings

• Used mapping software to show spaitial inequality interms of natural features, government infrastructure,and their relationship with various caste groups.

• Attended workshops and talks related to urban issues,which were organised by Hyderabad Urban Lab.

Report Title: A Study on Shikohabad: The spatial inequality

Interning Organization

Hyderabad Urban Lab

Internship Mandate

Study of spatial inequality in Shikohabad through Mapping Softwares


Ashish Kumar

Learnings•Analyzed the policy framework outlined by the Kushal Yuva Program with respect to changes in the intergenerational occupational structure through primary data collection.

• Understood the framework of Skill Development programs and structure of various policy interventions that help development in skill sets of the youth at a national level and special focus at Bihar.

• Worked with Mission Director, Bihar Skill Development Mission.

Report Title: The Skill Development Initiatives: A Preliminary Assessment for the State of Bihar.



Bihar Skill Development Mission, Ministry of Labour, Government of Bihar

Internship Mandate

Conduct a comprehensive study of the Kushal Yuva Program (KYP), an initiative of the Bihar Government to increase the soft skills and life skills of the youth of Bihar.

Ashneet Gahlawat

Learnings

• Documented key informant interactions which directly affect the regulation of e-rickshaws.

• Conducted an awareness programme for auto rickshaw drivers for availing government subsidies.

• Grasped various research techniques, like formulating questionnaires and analysing data that provides information on socio-economic profile of E-Rickshaw operators.

Report Title: Factors affecting the growth of E-rickshaw in Delhi.


Asian Institute of Transport Development, Delhi

Internship Mandate

Collation of data for the regulatory framework governing E-Rickshaws of Delhi by profiling the socio-economic conditons of the E-Rickshaw operators and user perspective.


Avilasha Tripathy

Learnings

• Indepth understanding of Right to Education Act in reference to implemetaion of the quota provisions.

• Understood the RTE and similar state policy Urban Education Programme(Anwesha) by Govt of Odisha.

• Designed a model for integerating RTE and Anwesha for higher enrolment and lowering the dropout rates.

Report Title: Quota Provisons for the Economically WeakerSections and Disadvantaged Groups: A Study ofImplementation of the Right to Education Act in SambalpurDistrict, Odisha


Department of Education, Govt of Odisha

Internship Mandate

Carried out a study on the implementationof 25% quota provisions for the poor anddisadvataged social groups guranteedthrough the Right to Education in theunaided Private Schools in Sambalpurdistrict of Odisha.



Yes Foundation

Internship Mandate

Undertook the Yes Foundation Media for Social Change fellowship(Bangalore) that entailed working with the Samarthanam Trust for Disabled organization at Bangalore.

Bismay Ray

Learnings

• Analyzed the execution process of projects (social media campaigns, dry waste management, skill development etc ) through research, planning and coordinating the projects of the organization.

• Understood the working of NGOs and CSR funding structure of organizations.

• Attained first-hand understanding of viability of Social entrepreneurship and crowd funding to meet targeted objectives of social sector projects.


Report Title: Yes Foundation Media for Social Change Fellowship Report

Chandu B Prasad

Learnings

• Gained knowledge on various policies, legislations and got to know various issues which are persistent in the field and creating a major hindrance.

• Did a field study at urban, peri urban and village level to get a deep understanding of how the magnitude of things change.

• Extensive field work across different districts of Kerala to understand the implementation and change of strategy in different places according to their local context.

Report Title: Waste Management Strategy - A Case Study of the State of Kerala.


Suchitwa Mission, Swaraj Bhavan, Thiruvananthapuram

Internship Mandate

Study on various issues related to waste management and their resolution through policies and to reach the general public through programs and campaigns.


Dhritiman Dutta

Learnings

• Understanding the waste managment sector – fromgeneration to recyling

• Understanding the social demography and livelihoodconstraints of individuals and communities involved inwaste management sector.

• Undestanding the problems of markets in waste paperpulp and recycling

Report Title: ‘Sustaining Environment and Creating Jobs:A Study of Waste to Market


Saahas Zero Waste, Bengaluru

Internship Mandate

Understand the waste to market linkages of waste pickers, scrap dealers as well as recycle mills through various field visits and stakeholders meetings


Gaurav Kumar

Learnings

• Understood the industry’s waste water managementprocess including water treatment and the variablecost of waste water treatment.

• Grasped the functioning of the pollution control boardin reference to industrial waste water management

• Understood the perspective of the industry to managethe waste water

Report title: Regulation of Industrial Waste ManagementInterning Organization

Super Tech Pumps and Equipments Pvt. Ltd, Chandigarh

Internship Mandate

To understand the regulation of industrial waste water management.


Kolimi Harikrishna

Learnings

• Extensively worked for enrollment of Transgender community in social entitlement schemes and application process for name change.

• Market study of best policy practices as enacted by different state governments to create a model framework for the Transgender Welfare Board.

• Actively engaged in filing RTIs highlighting concerns of the Transgender Community and framed reports for government bodies while observing the implementation of NALSA on field.

• Interacted with stakeholders which further developed into a report presented to the Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Mr. Ramdas Athawale.

Report title: Social Entitlements: A lens for understanding socio-economic issues of the transgender community of Telangana State.


Telangana Hijra Intersex Transgender Society(THITS), Hyderabad

Internship Mandate

To work for the availment of provision for social entitlements and name change process for the Transgender Community of the Telangana State.



Telangana Hijra Intersex Transgender Samiti (THITS)

Internship Mandate

Preparing a model design for creation of Transgender Welfare Board in in Telangana state and facilitating access to social entititlements to the transgender community members

Learnings

• Indepth understanding of social, political and economic issues affecting the transgeder community in Hyderabad.

• Experiencing the in(actions) of the local state when approached by the transgender community members to access their social entitlments

• Helped compiling a representation from THITS Collective to Telangana State Aids Control Society (TSACS) for Transgender welfare board.

Report Title: Understanding the Transgender Community in Hyderabad


Haritha Ramala

Huidrom BoichaInterning Organization

Solidarity and Action Against the HIV Infection in India (SAATHII) and All Manipur Nupi Manbi Association (AMANA)

Internship Mandate

Worked under projects that help enhance the access to better healthcare, education, legal institutes and livelihood for the transgender community in Manipur.

Learnings

• Identified skill set and job opportunities for members of the transgender community to advocate their economic inclusion in market space.

• Conducted a survey of Health Care Services Providers on their awareness of LGBTI communities in two district hospitals of Manipur.

• Understood the history of transgender movements in Manipur and the role of art and cultural activities of Trans-identities and the nature of their associations.

• Assisted in the process of Gender Identity Change Affidavit for a section of transgender community.

• Understood and analyzed the role of institutes like Manipur State Legal Services Authority and Manipur State Transgender Welfare Board.

Report Title: A dynamic life-study of the Transgender community in Manipur


Syed Jaasirah Syedain

Learnings• Gained insights into the lives of Transgender(TG)

community of Hyderabad and help them gain access to various social entitlements like PAN Cards (8), Voter I-Cards(8), Bank Accounts (2), Name Change (1) and testimonies (32)

• Presented a report to the Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment focusing on the gaps in the existing system and ways to mitigate the same through interactions with various stakeholders.

• Presented a report to Telangana Aids Control(TSACS) for establishing a Transgender Welfare board and contibuting to the formulation of the Transgender Anti Discrimination Bill

• Participated as a content developer for spreading awareness about the lives of Transgender people through TransVison, a Youtube channel.

Report Title: He, She ,I ;Of ‘Other' Humans: A report on the lives of Transgender people of Hyderabad


Telangana Hijra Intersex Transgender Samiti (THITS)

Internship Mandate

Grassroot involvement with the transgender community to recommend best policy practices for various governmental bodies in Hyderabad,Telangana.


Jada Kalyani

Learnings

• Filed RTIs, procuring government documents such as change of name application, PAN cards and Voter ID’s.

• Framing the necessary representations on behalf of THITS to governmental departments regarding the establishment of statutory board for transgender people in Telangana state and opening the up bank accounts etc.

• Recommendations presented to the Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Mr. Ramdas Athawale by the internship facilitators.

Report Title: Understanding Hijra community in Hyderabad: A study on experiences of Hijra community with state governance mechanisms


Telangana Hijra Intersex Transgender Samiti

Internship Mandate

To learn best policy practices with respect to the transgender communities. Framing recommendations for governmental bodies in Telangana State.


Kashmiri Deori

Learnings

• Gained insights of the gaps in the frameworkgoverning the Food Processing Industry which hinderthe growth of the industry.

• Analyzed the legislative and policy measure that impactthe implementation structure of the industrial sector.

• Studied interactions between stakeholders directlyaffected by the policy within the industrial settingwhich are the labour class and the management class.

• Learned the economies of Food Processing Industries inPeri Urban areas of Guwahati City.

Report Title: Growth Of Food Processing Industries in Peri-Urban Areas of Guwahati


TISS Guwahati Under Dr. Debdulal Saha

Internship Mandate

To Investigate the growth of industrial andmanufacturing units with special focus on theFood Processing Industries, in the peri-urbanareas of Guwahati from a public policy lens.


Kiran Johnson

Learnings

• Had opportunity to understand public-privatepartnership of institutions, especially banks andinsurance companies, their network and collaborationwith each other to achieve goals set by government foraccessing variety of insurance products

• Observed the interaction of local government officeswith the private sector

Report Title: Implementation of Pradhan MantriSuraksha Bima Yojana and Pradhan Mantri Jeevan JyothiBima Yojana: A Case Study of Kannur District, KeralaInterning Organization

Kannur District Collectorate office, Kerala

Internship Mandate

To understand implementation Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana and Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyothi Bima Yojana


Mehak Bhatia

Learnings

• Collected primary empirical evidence using qualitativeand quantitative interviews to prove that corporates arenot satisfied with the current legal system to resolvetheir disputes and are inclined towards alternates todispute resolution such as mediation and arbitrationbecause of costly and time consuming judicial process.

• Regulators too talked about the inefficiency of thecourts in resolving commercial disputes in the absenceof any industry specific expertise.

• Also wrote a report on the social and economic impactsof ADR which would be submitted to the PrimeMinister's Office, for further policy review.

Report Title: Commercial Disputes: Scope of Alternate Dispute Resolution


Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs, Ministry of Corporate Affairs

Internship Mandate

The mandate of the internship was toconduct the first of its kind study in India toanalyze the Scope of Alternate DisputeResolution in resolving commercial dispute.


Mohammed Shahid

Learnings

• Was able to understand the working of two majorinstitutions i.e SHG and PRIs.

• Understood the efficiency, transparency, cost-benefitsof the programme and it’s contribution towardswomen empowerment.

• Also worked with Swacch Bharat Abhiyan , MGNREGA,PMGAY, Apna Khet Apna Kaam etc.


Rajasthan Grameen Ajeevika Vikas Parishad

Internship Mandate

To understand how the convergence programme is working in Udaipur, Rajasthan.


Report Title: Comprehensive Report on Convergence Policies

Nagina Suresh

Learnings

• Understood the planning procedures and processesthat take place from inception to the implementationof the Smart City Project of Davangere City.

• Was acquainted to the Area Based Developmentprojects in Davangere through field exposures.

• Attained clarity of the ground realities, issues andchallenges of implementation of Smart City Projects ofDavangere City through interactions with stakeholdersand primary data collection.


Infrastructure Development Corporation (Karnataka) Limited, Davangere

Internship Mandate

To understand the status of planning and implementation of the Smart City Project in Davangere City, Karnataka by carrying out socio-economic survey, data analysis and preperation of socio-impact assessment reports.


Report title: Davangere Smart City Project: A Comprehensive Report

Naveen Kumar Gond

Learnings

• Understood the various policies for Transgender and worked on project given by National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) and Delhi State AIDS Control Society (DSACS).

• Helped in the recruitment of Peer Educators and understood the requirements of recruitments in CBOs.

• Understood the major health problems in Transgender community with field and clinic engagements.

• Compiled the data of various projects and supported Technical Support Units (TSUs) in collection and report writing as per NACOs guidelines.


Pahal Foundation, New Delhi

Internship Mandate

To contribute to the processes that aid the Transgender Community for registration process of new transgender in CBO through data accumulation and analysis of the south zone of Saket, New Delhi.


Report Title: Implementation of Targeted Intervention among the Transgender Community.


Centre for Science and Technology for Rural Development, (COSTFORD)Thiruvananthapuram

Internship Mandate

To understand and analytically document a report for the affordable housing sector through the PMAY (Urban) Scheme.

Nihal Ranjit

Learnings

• Understood the implementation process of public housingprogrammes for the urban areas of Thiruvananthapuram.

• Understood the nuances of eco-friendly cost effectivehousing practices and the convergence of the same withpublic housing programmes.

• Worked along-side officials of Urban Local Bodies andinteracted with the beneficiaries of public housingschemes, which enabled to develop an in-depthunderstanding of the implementation process of publichousing schemes.

• Analytically documented policy framework of the PMAY(Urban) scheme for Kudumbashree State Mission.


Report Title: A brief study of the Affordable Housing Sector through the lens of PMAY (Urban) Scheme

Prachi Wankhede

Learnings

• Made project proposals for various initiatives which were funded by organizations like Global Fund and Voluntary Health Services.

• Submitted a proposal to the Chief Minister of Maharashtra for a separate ward for Transgender People in Government hospital of Nagpur.

• Understood how CBOs and NGO's operate and learnt the basics of how to frame a proposal, conduct advocacy meetings, how to secure appointments of VIPs, etc.

• Analyzed the gaps between policy making and its implementation.

Report Title: A study on the issues of Transgender Community in Nagpur.


Sarathi Trust, Nagpur

Internship Mandate

To interact with the Transgender and the MSM community for understanding and documenting their issues while also proactively engaging with the bureaucracy for policy implementation.


T. M. Pranathi

Learnings

• Interacted with the Directors and Executive Directorsof the 3 branches at the PPP Cell of the Railway Board.

• Understood the framework of PPP policies through thelens of participative models outlined in the form ofModel Concession Agreements (MCAs).

• Analyzed various feasibility studies for High Speed RailCorridors, particularly focusing on economic & financialanalysis.

• Interacted with several stakeholders such as the RailVikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) and Pipava RailwayCorporation Limited (PRCL).


Public Private Partnership (PPP) Cell, Ministryof Railways

Internship Mandate

With the emerging role of public privatepartnerships in the railway sector and thevision of the railway ministry to modernizerailways, the internship mandate was tounderstand the role and prospects of PPPprojects in achieving the same.


Report Title: The Role and Prospects of PPP on modernising Indian Railways

Saroj Kumbhar

Learnings

• Learned the policy framework of the National Urban Street Vendors Policy and Street Vendors Act for the city of Bhubaneswar with respect to the working model of street vendors.

• Understood the working model of street vendors through livelihood constraints, opportunities in market and their protection/promotion.

• Identified various strategies adopted by Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation for procurement and management of street vendors.

• Worked with the National Urban Livelihood Mission at Odisha.

Report Title: A Case Study of Policy implications on Street Vendors of Bhubaneswar, Odisha.


Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation, Odisha

Internship Mandate

To understand the roles and responsibilities of different stakeholders as outlined under the National Urban Street Vendors Policy, 2009 and Street Vendors Act, 2014.


Sneha Kuriakose

Learnings

• Understood the planning processes and institutionalmechanisms involved in the implementation of theSmart City Project.

• Was acquainted with the Area Based Developmentinterventions through field exposure.

• Grappled with the issues and challenges faced in theimplementation of the projects through interactionswith various stakeholders.


Infrastructure Development Corporation (Karnataka) Limited, Bangalore

Internship Mandate

To understand the planning and implementation process of the Smart City Project for Davangere city through conducting socio-economic surveys, data analysis and a social impact assessment.


Report Title: A Comprehensive Study of the Davangere Smart City Project

Sonny Chungkham

Learnings

• Learned about the Operational model of Regional airlines.

• Understood the regulatory and institutional framework of the Airline operations.

• Interacted with professionals from the aviation sector, Globe Ground Group and other Airport management groups

• Understood the PPP models that govern the functioning of the Bangalore Airport.Interning Organization

Air Pegasus Private Limited, Bangalore

Internship Mandate

To understand the Indian Aviation sector withspecific interest in the functioning of two sectionsi.e. regional airline operations & managementand airport administration & management. To alsostudy the airport development models in India.


Report Title: A regional focused analysis of the Indian Civil Aviation sector.

Soumyaparna Samanta

Learnings

• Analyzed documented findings of three projects namely, Vihaan, Svavriti and Pehchan that entailed details of sexual harrassment and violence faced by the transgender community for five states.

• Learnt about health issues faced by the community to supplement relevant information through awareness programs on various health hazards of unprotected sexual intercourse and HIV/AIDS.

• Understood the implementation of various projects in different districts and the funding structure through the Global fund.

Report Title: Concealment and Violence: An analysis of the Transgender Community of West Bengal


Solidarity and Action Against the HIV Infection in India, Kolkata

Internship Mandate

Grassroot interaction with the transgender community to develop and implement projects that provide social entitlements, protection against violence and sexual harrassment and care centers to the community.


Modukuru Sai Sravya Reddy

Learnings

• Received in-depth understanding of the institutional mechanisms and issues by interacting with government officials.

• Interacted with NGOs, Media, Eligible beneficiaries to understand the ground reality.

• Attended the meetings between the government and citizens to resolve the grieveances


Andhra Pradesh Township and Infrastructure Development Corporation, Vijayawada

Internship Mandate

To study and analyze the affordability of housing for Economically weaker sections under PMAY (Urban)


Report Title: A Study on Affordable Housing for Economically Weaker Sections under PMAY (Urban)

Sushant Deshpande

Learnings

• Understood the views of diverse stakeholders whoapproached National Green Tribunal (NGT) forresolution of environmental conflicts/ disputes.

• Read and analysed the judgments delivered by the NGT.

• Attended a high court proceeding in a case related to waste management.

• Attended workshops conducted for governmentofficials on laws governing the waste management sector.


Environment Support Group, Bengaluru

Internship Mandate

To understand the idea of wide rangingenvironmental conflicts and conflictresolutiion models practised by stateinstitutions including National Green Tribunal


Report Title: Environmental Conflicts: A Study of Courts and National Green Tribunal

Tanniya

Learnings

• Understood and identified gaps noticed in regulatory framework with the work of Amendment of the Jharkhand Tourism Policy and Compendium of Indian PPP projects: A Case Study (for 5 sectors).

• The Transferable Development Rights Case-Study study helped in understanding the regulatory framework of compensation to displaced communities outlined by the government for private players in the market.

• Extensive research of Policy documents and linkages to various attributes that govern different sectors and partnerships helped to understand and become aware of roles of Government players –Private players-Institutions and Individual market systems.

Report Title: A need for Strategy and Policy Advisory in Infrastructural Projects in India.


Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited, iDeCK (Karnataka)

Internship Mandate

To provide a strong, credible and proactive advisory services/assistance for initiatives in infrastructure development as Project Advisory Services & Strategy and Project Development Services through Program Management and Capacity building


Tinu Baby

Learnings

• Learned to address issues that might come up if water is considered a human right and to analyse different water programmes and schemes in the state -their content, mode of implementation, norms and processes.

• Was given thorough orientation on the different segments of the institution and had exposure to the operational areas and gained knowledge on the policy level aspects of ‘Drinking water in peri-urban area’.


Kerala Water Authority, Trivandrum

Internship Mandate

To review and analyse the institutional and policy frameworks of Kerala’s water sector, including the governance systems at various levels, with a view to assess its capacity.


Report Title: Analysis of Drinking Water Policies in India


Infrastructure Development Corporation (Karnataka) Limited, Bangalore

Internship Mandate

Understand and gain policy perspective and implemention knowledge in the transport sector.

Vijay D Pamarathi

Learnings

• Proposed an institutional mechanism and frameworkfor the Multimodal Logistic Parks at Ennore, Chennai.

• Developed a project proposal for a Smart Traffic Lightsystem, which was to be pitched to the Government ofKarnataka and Bangalore Traffic Police.

• Understood and proposed a solution to the congestionproblem that paralyses traffic in Bangalore.


Report Title:Part - I Multimodal Logistics Parks – a Need for Institutional Mechanisms Part - II Smart Traffic Lights – a Proposal to Decongest Bangalore

Vishal U

Learnings

• Understood the policies, legislations, institutions etc whichregulate Inland Water Transport sector in India.

• Analysis of tourism and cargo data related to NationalWaterway 3. Understood the gap between infrastructureand potential to utilize in this sector.

• Field engagement helped to identify the blind spots inpolicy regarding socio-economic aspects related toinfrastructural development of a potential sector.Understood the private and public involvement in thesector's development and operations.

• Submitted a comprehensive report the findings in the fieldto NATPAC.

Report Title: Inland Water Transport: A Study on Exploring Potential of Tourism-Cargo Movement through Inland Water Transport Policy 2001.


National Transportation Planning and Research Centre (NATPAC), Thiruvananthapuram

Internship Mandate

Field oriented internship to understand the Inland Water Transport Sector in India.


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