Students of the Master of Public Policy undertakes dissertation works in their second year. This research is supervised by a faculty member and examined periodically by a committee. The full reports of dissertations are accessible in the NLSIU library. Below is the list of dissertations accepted for awarding the MPP degree. Sl. No Name of the student Title of the Dissertation Year MPP1 1. Ms. Amrutha Jose Pampackal Role of Bureaucratic Behaviour in Determining Policy Outcomes:A Study of Tribal Resettlement andDevelopment Mission (TRDM), Kerala 2016 2. Mr Anirudh Chakradhar The Effects of Regularization of Unauthorized Colonies on the Provision of Basic Services 2016 3. Mr. Anirudh. T Analysis of Compensation Opportunities for Employees During Lay-Offs &Closure : Case Studies on JL Morison and Kingfisher Airlines Pvt. Ltd. 2016 4. Ms. Avantika Gode Environmental Goods and Services for Sustainable Public Procurement in India:WTO’s GPA Vs Public Procurement Bill, 2012 2016 5. Ms. Deepa K. S. Exploring How Structural Factors in Political Regimes Influence Property Regimes in India 2016 6. Mr. Dharmendra Kumar Singh Universal Public Healthcare AsAn Alternate Model ofManagement and Delivery of Public Healthcare Services inKarnataka 2016 7. Ms. Dunna Anna salome Competitiveness of Manufacturing Sectors in The Make in IndiaCampaign 2016 8. Mr. Harsh Vardhan Sharma Demand for Affordable Housing in India: A Disaggregated Analysis at State Level 2016 9. Ms. Jyotsna Sripada Role of Anganwadi Centres In Preventing, Detecting and Addressing Malnutrition in Children Below Three 2016 10. Mr. Koshtub Vohra Cost-Benefit Analysis of Medium, Multi-RoleCombat Aircraft Procurement Scenarios: 36 Rafale Vs. 126 Mirage 2000-5 2016 11. Mr. Manmeet Singh A Critical Analysis of Policy Instruments Required to Promote SolarPV Module Manufacturing In India 2016 12. Ms. Meenu Maria Joseph Addressing The Challenges Faced By Women Entrepreneurs in Kerala: The Role Of Micro Enterprise Consultants 2016 13. Mr. Mounik Shankar Lahiri The Contested Policy Space: Case Study of Development Of Social Protection Policies for Unorganised Construction Sector 2016 14. Ms. Nalini Kaushik Pharmaceutical Drug Price Regulations: an Analysis of Determinants of Access to Medicines 2016 15. Ms. Natasha Srivastava Mental Health in India: An Overview 2016 16. Ms. Navyasree S. Ram Performance Evaluation of Karnataka’s State Road Transport Corporations 2016 17. Ms. Neha Mallick Financial Inclusion, Women Empowerment And Household Welfare: A Study in Arunachal Pradesh 2016 18. Mr. Panickar Varun Rajasekharan More Than Just Water:Applying the Advocacy Coalition Framework to the Irrigation Sector in Maharashtra 2016 19. Mr. Paras Tyagi One City Many Faces: A Study of Provisioning of Public Services in Three Urban Villages of Delhi 2016 20. Mr. Pratik Harish Performance Evaluation of Electricity Distribution Companies in Karnataka 2016 21. Ms. Priyadarshini Ray The Transgender Rights Bill: ACritical Analysis of Its Provisions Vis-A-Vis Ground Realities 2016 22. Ms. Rashmi Nayar A Study of TechnologySpin-Offs from Space Research Policy Perspectives 2016 23. Mr. Rohit Mukerji Fertility Decline and Its Determinants: Is Rising Out-Of-Pocket Expenditure on Health and Education Shaping The Fertility Rate? 2016 24. Ms. S. Bhavani Understanding the Effects of Evaluation Policies In Elementary Education: A Case Study Analysis of Williamsburg, Virginia and Mahbubnagar,Telangana 2016 25. Ms. Sharada S. Regulation of Zero Rated Platforms inIndia 2016 26. Ms. Shreoshee Mukherjee Identifying Impact of Government Regulations on the Sugar Industry ofUttar Pradesh 2016 27. Mr. Siddharth Khosla Contract Farming: anExploratory Study 2016 28. Ms. Simi Sunny Socio-Economic Integrationof Migrant Workers in Kerala 2016 29. Mr. Songja Engti Kathar De-centralizationof Primary Education 2016 30. Mr. Srisagar B. Effectiveness of Sakala: A Study in Mysuru City CorporationUnder Urban Development Department, Govt. Of Karnataka 2016 31. Ms. Srishti Pandey Exploring the Role of Payments Banks in Furthering Financial Inclusion 2016 32. Ms. Swasti Raizada Tracking the Sunrise:Karnataka’s Experiment withRooftop 2016 33. Ms. Sweety Shreyashi Examining and Analysing Quality of Health Care Service Delivery System : An Inter- State Variation 2016 34. Ms. Syeda Mubeena Ismath A Comparative Analysis of Alternate Urban Transport Modes For Phase II of Metro Rail inBangalore 2016 35. Mr. T. Venkata Sai Sasidhar Distress in Agrarian Conditions: A Case Study of Farmer Suicides in Telangana 2016 36. Ms. Tanya Agrawal Child Identities in Elementary Education Discourse and Policy: A Case Study of Rajasthan 2016 37. Mr. Tejus S. Impact of Government Initiatives in Curbing Severe Acute Malnourishment Among Children (0-5) in Raichur, Karnataka 2016 38. Mr. Vaibhav Kumar Sentencing Policy and Practices in Death Penalty Cases:A Critical Analysis 2016 39. Mr. Wad Shrikant Vivek Whither Professoriate?: A Critical Inquiry into the Enactment of Faculty Appraisal Policy 2016 40. Mr. Niraj Kumar Social Protection for Alleviation of Hunger : A Critical Evaluation of Anna Bhagya Yojna, The Food Security Scheme of Government of Karnataka 2016 41. Ms. Preeti Manocha Political Economy of Welfare: The Subsidy and Alcohol Conundrum in Tamil Nadu 2016 MPP2 1. Mr. Abinaswar Das Reforms in The Indian Civil Services : A Study of 21st Century Recommendations and Implementation 2017 2. Ms. Aishwarya Anand Job Satisfaction: A Study on Indian Administrative Officers Working in Delhi and Himachal Pradesh 2017 3. Ms. Aishwarya Ramakrishna Heggunda Revitalization of Lakes : A Study on the Policies and Practices in the City of Bengaluru 2017 4. Mr. Akshay Kumar M S Switching Tracks: the Journey of India Railways : Past, Present and Future 2017 5. Mr. Anil Kumar M United Nations Organization and International Peace and Security: An Institutional Conundrum 2017 6. Ms. Anmol Narain The Constitution of Quality in Elementary Education : A Qualitative Meta-Analysis of the Policy, Landscape in India and A Quantitative Logistic Regressions of Inputs Driving Learning Outcomes in Rural India 2017 7. Ms. Anyesha Mitra Policy Gaps in Regulation of Traditional Medicine: An Analysis of Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani System in India 2017 8. Mr. Aswin Vinodan K Outcome of CSR Policy : Case Study of aVillage Panchayat in Kerala 2017 9. Ms. Beni Chugh Pathologies of Indian Health Care Policy Prescriptions for Reforming Health Care 2017 10. Mr. Chetan J Dixit Heritage Governance: A Systemic View 2017 11. Ms. Drupa Dinnie Charles Understanding Nature of Poverty in Isolated Communities : A Study on Implication Induced Poverty in a Fishing Village in Kerala 2017 12. Ms. Ekta Chauhan Social and Economic Impact of Heritage Conservation in Delhi: Case Studies of Shahjahanabad and Nizamudinn Basti 2017 13. Ms. Ishaa Srivastava Bridging the Digital Divide: Investigating Social Inclusion through E-Governance Projects 2017 14. Ms. Jyotika Matreja Exploring the Factors Affecting Employability : A Study on Lawyers Using Analytic Hierarchy Process 2017 15. Mr. Kiran A B Prioritizing Agenda for ‘Standard Essential Patents’ in India: An Economic Analysis 2017 16 Ms. Mantasha Husain Renewable Energy Sustainability in Karnataka : A Financial Analysis of Biomass Power Plants 2017 17. Mr. Mohit Kumar Bebarta Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Funds in India 2017 18. Ms. Namrata Kumar An Analysis of the Implementation of the WHO- FCTC Policies to Control Tobacco Consumption in India 2017 19 . Mr. Nithin Chakki Sustainable Energy Integration in Mysuru City: A Case Study of Solar Rooftops 2017 20. Mr. Prakhar Srivastava Mapping Rural Aspirations With Urban Opportunities : A Study of Migrant Construction Worker’s in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh 2017 21. Ms. Praveena Sridhar Is Sustainable Agriculture Really Sustainable For Small and Marginal Farmers? : AStudy of Zero Budget Natural Farming Farmers From Tamil Nadu 2017 22. Ms. Priyansha Rawat Understanding Social Entrepreneurship: Research, Policy and Practice 2017 23 Mr. R Jagannath Time Poverty and Household Welfare: Domestic Unpaid Work and Water Insecurity 2017 24. Mr. Ranjith Reddy Mula Rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers in Hyderabad – Policy and Practice 2017 25. Ms. Ravella Beena Chowdary Compensation for Public Purposes Land Acquisition In India : An Analysis of Supreme Court Judgements 2017 26. Mr. Rohit Jadhav Impact of Schedule H1 Of Drugs &Cosmetics Act on Access to Antibiotics without Prescription 2017 27. Mr. Sachin Tiwari Who Uses? Who Pays? : A Study of Provision and Use of Personal Protective Equipment as a Social Welfare Aspect 2017 28. Ms. Sakshi Mehra Application of the ‘United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights’ in the Financial Sector : An Analysis of Indian Banking Sector 2017 29. Mr. Samarth Bharadwaj Lighting the Last Mile : A Study of Solar PV Micro-Grids in India 2017 30. Mr. Siddharth Sekhar Barpanda NET-Metered Solar Irrigation Pumps : Cost-Benefit Analysis of Karnataka’s Surya Raitha Scheme 2017 31. Ms. Snehil Singh Cooking Fuels and Health Hazards in India: The Case of Clean Energy and Health Protection 2017 32. Mr. Sohom Dasgupta Voting Behaviour in India : An Analysis of 2014 General Elections in India 2017 33. Mr. Suhas Dhruvakumar Clusterisation And its Impact on Firms and Labourers : A Case of Textile and Clothing Industry in Tiruppur 2017 34. Mr. Sukhbeer Tej Pratap Singh Regulatory Effects in CSR : A Study of Regulatory Impact in the Indian CSR Domain 2017 35. Ms. Surbhi Arul Deconstruction of Climate Change: Agricultural Growth and Rural Poverty Nexus in India 2017 36. Ms. Swati The Anatomy of Privacy in the Cyber World: A Comparative Analysis of Privacy Laws and Financial Data Privacy in the EU, the USA and India 2017 37. Mr. Tushar Gupta Casual Analysis of Aggregate Technical and Commercial Losses : A Case Study of Jammu Region 2017 38. Mr. Vedprakash Singh Enhancing Spatial Accessibility to Primary Health Centres in Urban Areas: A Study of Mohalla Clinics, Delhi 2017 39. Mr. Vijeth Acharya U.V The Anatomy of Privacy in the Cyber World: A Comparative Analysis of Privacy Laws and Financial Data Privacy in the EU, the USA And India 2017 40. Mr. Vivek Raj Anand Fiscal Opportunism and Elections: Analytical Study of Indian States 2017 41. Mr. Yashas C Gowda Stage of E-Governance and Decision Process Analysis of Social Factors, Motivational Drives and Learning Behaviour of a Citizen 2017 MPP – 3 1. Ms. Aastha Maggu Addressing Safety Concerns of Women in Delhi : An Analysis of the Present Policy Landscape 2018 2. Ms. Aishwarya Tushar Gupte Analysing the Trends in India’s Higher Education and Vocational Courses 2018 3. Ms. Ananya B.J Towards Affordable Health Care: Domestic Manufacture of Diagnostic Imaging Equipment 2018 4. Ms. Anindita Misra Understanding Local Coping Strategies Towards Climate Change: A Study of Kumirmari Island, Sundarbans 2018 5. Ms. Anneka Majhi Understanding the Roots of a Water Conflict Using Rights Analysis Framework: A Case Study 0f the Struggle for Water Rights in Mining Regions of Odisha 2018 6. Mr. Anoop Ramakrishnan From Look East To Act East : An Analysis of India’s Engagement With South East Asia 2018 7. Ms. Apoorva S Urban Agriculture: A Comparative Study of Kitchen and Terrace Gardens In Bengaluru and Allotment Gardens in Oslo 2018 8. Mr. Arvind Balaji To Give Or Not To Give? : The Types, Benefits and Costs of Universal Basic Income in India 2018 9. Mr. Avi Kathpalia Digitisationof Welfare Delivery : Case of Public Distribution System and Aadhar in Rajasthan 2018 10. Mr. Ayushmaan Singh Evaluationof the Voting System in India and Moving Towards an Alternative Electoral System 2018 11. Ms. Deepanshi Saroj The Role of ICT In Poverty Alleviation : A Case Study of MPI in UP 2018 12. Mr. Devarchan Deconstructing A Noble Profession: Discovering Factors Driving Performance and Effort Among Teachers in Low Income Schools 2018 13. Ms. Devika Singh Climate Change & The Coffee Agro Forestry System In Kodagu : Analysis of the Ecological and Socio-Economic Impacts 2018 14. Ms. Divya Dua Boards, Regulators and Governance: Understanding Corporate Governance in India and Moving Towards Valid Constructs of Measurements 2018 15. Mr. Doohan Vaz Of Work and Leisure : A Study of Work Life Balance in the IT Sector in Bangalore 2018 16. Mr. Dwijaraj Bhattacharya Electric Vehicles in India: An Enquiry into the Policy Landscape 2018 17. Mr. Kabir Arora Addressing the Housing Needs of Migrant Informal Workers and the Mapping of Policy Landscape 2018 18. Ms. Kalidoss Naga Nanditha Access to Medicine in the Context of Patent Monopoly 2018 19. Ms. Mansi Sharma Evaluating the Services of Municipal Solid Waste Management Through Public Private Partnership in India : A Case Study on Delhi and Bengaluru Waste Management Projects 2018 20. Ms. Nahia Hussain The Belt and Road Initiative: Analysing the Chinese Proposition From an Indian Perspective 2018 21. Mr. Nakulan N Sustainable Housing : Policy Perspectives for India 2018 22. Ms. Prerna Shakya Rebranding Heritage and Culture of Lucknow 2018 23. Mr. Rohit C. H. Policy Evaluation of Minimum Support Price: Analytical Study on Impact of Increase of MSP on Rural Economy and Farmer’s Income 2018 24. Ms. Sattvika Ashok Sustainable Infrastructure : A Case For Waste Water Management in Bengaluru 2018 25. Ms. Shipra Singh Socio-Economic Problem of Street Children: A Case Study of Delhi 2018 26. Ms. Shivi Vijayvergiya Combatting Road Accidents Through Behavioural Strategies : A Systematic Study of Impact of Behaviour and Culture on Road Users 2018 27. Ms. Shreoshi Dutta Implication of Standardization For Minority Languages : A Case Study of Santali in South Bengal 2018 28. Ms. Shweta Shekhar Is Menstruation a Barrier to Girls’ Education? A Study of Scheduled Tribe and Scheduled Caste Girls in Government Schools in Rural REWA 2018 29. Ms. Smita Mutt Building Accountability Institutions Through Legislation : A Comparative Study of Lokayukta and Right to Service Acts 2018 30. Ms. Sristi Datta Airline Fare Policy : A Study of the Indian Domestic Airline Market 2018 31. Ms. Trisrota Dutta Rights Of Domestic Workers in India: A Step Towards Developing A Comprehensive Regulatory Framework 2018 32. Mr. Yuvraj Kalia Health Policy Regimes: Who Does What? : Comparative Analysis of Health Policy Regimes in Kerala and Karnataka 2018 33. Mr. Sai Charan Bandaru Solid Waste Management in Urban Local Bodies In India : A Case Study of Vijayawada and Andhra Pradesh 2018