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Arvind P Arahant

Arvind P Arahant
Arvind P Arahant
Associate Professor
Centre/School/Special Centre
Atal Bihari Vajpayee School of Management and Entrepreneurship
Room No
11, JNIAS Building
Email
aparahant@mail.jnu.ac.in, arvindarahant@gmail.com
Personal Webpage
https://jnu.ac.in
Qualifications

M.B.A, M.Com, Ph.D

Areas of Interest/Specialization

Micro finance, Self Help Group (SHGs), PMFBY, Kishan Credit Card (KCC), Value Chain finance, Livelihood Encashment, Grassroots Level innovation, Social Innovation, Agripreneurship, Sociopreneurship, Agri-Rural enterprise development, Farm enterprise, Agri-tech, Gig economy, Tech disruptions and challenges.

Experience

18 Years

Awards & Honours
  1. Awarded Empirical Research project by ICSSR, Ministry of Human Resource Development, New Delhi on “Socio-Economic Impact of Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana In North-Eastern States of India” 2023 as Project Director.
  2. Awarded Empirical Research project by ICSSR, Ministry of Human Resource Development,  New Delhi on “Comparative Study on the Implementation of Skill India Mission (PM Kaushal Vikas Yojana) in the Institutes of Assam and Delhi” 2023 as Project Co-Director.
  3. Awarded Research Project by Department of Science & Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, New Delhi on "To study the Progress, Impact and Challenges faced by project beneficiaries of Device Development Programme (DDP) in Deploying Innovative Solutions and way forward",2022 as Co-Project Director.
  4. Awarded Minor Research Project by ICSSR, Ministry of Human Resource Development, New Delhi on "The Role Of Agri- Clinics and Agri-Bussiness Centers for Creating Agri-Preneurship in South Gujarat", March,2022 as Project Director.
  5. Awarded Major Research Project by MGNCRE, Dept. of Higher Education, GOI, Hyderabad on "Impact Assessment of Start-up Village Entrepreneurship Programme in Gujarat & Haryana" 2021 as Project Director.
  6. Awarded Major Research Project by MGNCRE, Dept. Of Higher Education, GOI, Hyderabad on "To study on School Education in Aspirational Districts with an aim to improve the teaching quality during Covid /Post Covid Scenario in Rural School" as Co-Project Director.
  7. Three Plan Project Handled as a Project Director at Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari, Gujarat.
  8. Six Plan Project Handled as a Co-Project Director at Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari, Gujarat.
  9. The award of Excellence in UGC-HRDC Jodhpur’s 28 day’s orientations Programme on "Role of Education and Communication in Modern India"
International Collaboration/Consultancy
  1. Consultancy at Vanil Udyog (Gujarat State Forest Development Corporation Ltd) for Forest Produce.
  2. Consultancy to Various NGOs on FPO/Forest Produce/Value Addition/Agri-Rural Enterprise Development/SHGs/Micro finance.
  3. Member of Peer Review Committee of Parivesh a quarterly magazine ISSN: -2319-1872 
Best Peer Reviewed Publications
  1. Developing Rural Entrepreneurs through Start-up Village Entrepreneurship Program: Understanding Impact and Challenges for Marginalized Sections, Journal of Social Inclusion Studies, May 2024 Vol 10 Issue 1, ISSN2394-4811 (Sage Journal) https://doi.org/10.1177/23944811241255019
  2. The challenges & Impact of women entrepreneurship: Women as an entrepreneur to make a change, international journal of statistics and applied mathematics July 2023 Vol 8 Special Issue 5 Page: 106-109 ISSN: 2456-1452 NAAS (2023): 5.12
  3. The transfer of defence technology strike the war dynamics, Journal of technology, Nov 2023 Vol 11 Issue 11 ISSN No: 10123407 Scopus indexed (UGC Care approved Group-2) DOI:20.18001.JOT.2023.V11I11.23.2923
  4. The venture establishment role of Agri clinics and Agri-business centres in southern Gujarat, Organisational development journal, June 2023 Volume 11 Issue 6  ISSN No:0889-6402 Scopus indexed (UGC Care Approved Group-2)
  5. Incidence and Determinants of Indebtedness of Agricultural Households in Gujarat, Economic Affairs, June 2020 Vol 65,No:-02, Page:-01-06 ISSN No. : 04242513. DOI:10.46852/0424-2513.2.2020.17 Scopus Indexed
Recent Peer Reviewed Journals/Books
  1. A Book-A Journey from Agriculture to Agripreneurship, in vernacular Language (Gujarati) Krushi thi krushi udhyamita tarafni safalgatha: January, 2024, Parshva Publication, Ahmedabad, ISBN:-978-81-944192-3-5
  2. Translated book from Hindi to Gujarati: - Kabir: Nava Aayam thi olakh: Sepember 2023, Blue Buddha Publication ISBN:- 9-789356-204720
Patents (if any)

Patent Design number: 6314870
Title: Portable Internet Banking device
Grant date: 03 October 2023