Institute of Development Studies

8-B, Jhalana Institutional Area, Jaipur 
Phone : 515726, 517457, 519820  Fax (91-141) 515348 
E-mail: ids@jp1.dot.net.in  Visit us at: www.idsj.org 

About Us :
The Institute of Development Studies, Jaipur was established in 1981 at the initiative of a group of academics, scholars and administrators of Rajasthan and is being supported by the Indian Council of Social Science Research ( ICSSR ) and the Government of Rajasthan (GOR).
 

Location :
The Institute is located at 8-B, Jhalana Institutional Area. Situated at the lower ridge of the Arravali in a serene atmosphere, it has easy access to the campus of University of Rajasthan and several national and state level institutions located in Jaipur.
   
The Institute :
Our Institute is a multi-disciplinary research organization. It takes cognizance of the macro environment, planning processes and strategies including their socio-economic dimensions and attempts to make timely interventions through research and dialogue. Particular attention is given to the study of processes, the impact of trickle down effects of growth, direct public interventions such as poverty and employment programs and the participatory efforts of voluntary organization with respect to the marginalized section of the society. The Institute is specifically concerned with regional issues relating to Rajasthan.
 
The researchers at the Institute are concerned with issues critical to livelihood such as sustainable use of natural resources, improvements in irrigation and water management; pattern and pace of agricultural development; land use and livestock management; deterioration of common property resources and environment; illiteracy; poor social infrastructures; low access of poor to food and minimum social services; unemployment and poverty in rural and urban areas; levelsof political consciousness; communalism; violence and atrocities on women; empowerment of women; and emerging role of the state, NGOs, PRIs and cooperatives in the changing economic and social environment. 
 
Based on the informed assessment an attempt is made to bridge the gap between ground realities or practices and macro initiatives. A distinguishing feature of the Institute is to help design interventions for grassroots organization that are concentratedly attempting to cope with the problems of deprivation in a specific area.