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| Research Division specializes in the area of macro and sub-macro level studies with the objective of identifying relevant technological, economic and social factors and analysing their relationship with the performance of the unit or the sector. The Division has a core team of specialists from economics, statistics, management and technology with the flexibility of hiring specialists from other divisions of NPC and from outside the organisation. |
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A large number of core and strategic sectors have been covered under this service. (e.g. thermal power, steel, cement, paper, electronics, leather, machine tools, road transport, mini steel plants, edible oil, telecom service etc. Studies were sponsored by Indian Agro-Paper Mills Association, National Thermal Power Corporation, Koshika Telecom) |
| Impact assessment of major projects/programmes on target area/ population. (e.g., Transport Subsidy Study at the instance of Ministry of Industry, Govt. of India; Copyright Piracy in India; Minimum Salary Determination for Central Govt. Employees at the instance of Fifth Central Pay Commission; Impact of Macroeconomic Changes on Small Farmers, at the instance of Asian Productivity Organisation) |
| Mapping technological scenarios and assessing their impact on business/performance in order to facilitate decision making. (e.g. Technology Forecasting Study of Indian paper Industry at the instance of Dept. of Science and Technology, Govt. of India; Food Industry Scenarios at the instance of Ministry of Industry, Govt. of India) |
| Review of Policies/Programmes in the context of fast changing socio-economic and political environment. (e.g. Study of Institutional Support Mechanisms for Small Scale Sector at the instance of Development Commissioner, Small Scale Industries, Govt. of India. Policy Formulation study on Pulses Development at the instance of UNDP) |
| Measurement and analysis of productivity ratios of major factors, viz., labour, capital, energy at macro and sub-macro levels. (e.g., a continuing research programme supported by a grant from the Govt. of India) |
| Analysis of factors contributing to sectoral/area performance (e.g. survey on Subcontracting Practices in Indian Manufacturing; Competitiveness Ranking of Indian States, Human Development in Indian States, Infrastructure Development in Indian States) |
