| Sri Vyasa NSS College |
| Department of Economics |
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| Dr. Sweety Thomas |
Assistant Professor on Contract
sweetyt935@gmail.com |
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| Professional Qualifications |
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Programme |
Year |
University/Special Mention |
| 1 |
Ph.D |
2018 |
Central University of Tamil
Nadu,Thiruvarur |
| 2 |
M.A Economics |
2014 |
Central University of Kerala, I Rank |
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| RESEARCH |
| Dr.Sweety is a distinguished researcher specialising in the area of Development Economics with
special focus on Food Security, Public Distribution System and Cash Transfer Scheme. She
has published in Scopus indexed journals like EPW and Journal of Public Affairs. Being an
active researcher, she is a journal reviewer for the Journal of Public Affairs, Wiley
Publications and Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics&Sociology. Having
analysed the NSSO consumption expenditure data for her research, she is good at NSSO
unit level data extraction on recent consumption expenditure rounds. She has participated
and presented papers at 12 national and international conferences. She has contributed
towards 7 paper publications in journals and a book publication. |
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| Research Articles in Journals |
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Authors |
Title of the Article |
Journals |
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Sweety Thomas |
Redefining PDS in the
states of India: An Impact
Assessment of National
Food Security Act |
Journal of State
Government and Mass, Vol.2,Issue 3, KMF
Publishers |
| 2 |
Sweety Thomas and
Krishna Reddy Chittedi |
The impact of Public
Distribution System on
poverty in India. |
J Public
Affairs.https://doi.org/
10.1002/pa.2048 John
Wiley & Sons Ltd ,
Volume 19, Issue 4,
November 2019 |
| 3 |
Sweety Thomas |
Redesigning the Public
Distribution System in India: A
Comparative Analysis of the
States, Asian Journal of
Research in Social Sciences
and Humanities, UGC listed
Journal No. |
Asian Journal of
Research in Social
Sciences and
Humanities10.595
8/2249-
7315.2017.00546.
9 , https://www.aij
sh.com/
Vol.7, Issue.11, November |
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Sweety Thomas |
The Burden of Food Subsidy and
Mounting Stocks of
Foodgrains in India:
Empirical analysis, |
South Asian Journal of
Marketing and
Management Research,
UGC listed
Journal, Peer reviewed
refereed
Journal, Impact Factor:
4.748, ISSN No: 2249-
877X, Volume.7,
Issue.10, October,
Pages : 49-64, Article
DOI : 10.5958/2249-
877X.2017.00077.7 |
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Sweety Thomas |
Revival of Public Distribution System in Kerala, |
Economic and Political
Weekly, UGC listed
Journal No. 12473,
Scopus Indexed
Journal, Peer reviewed
refereed
Journal, Impact Factor:
0.31, ISSN No: 0012-
9976 (Print)
1. http://www.epw.in
/journal/2017/25-
26/notes/revivalpublicdistributionsystemkerala.
html |
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Sweety Thomas |
“Inclusiveness in Poverty
Reduction in India: A Great
Leap Forward?” |
Journal of Stock &
Forex Trading, Peer
reviewed refereed
Journal, ISSN No:
2168-9458, Volume 4,
Issue1, February
21, 2015
10.4172/2168-
9458.1000142 ,
https://
www.longdom.org/arch
ive/jsft-volume-4-
issue-1-year-2015.html |
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Sweety Thomas |
Envisioned Scope and Challenges of National Food Security Bill |
2. e Social Sciences,
Current Affairs,
October, Pages :
137-141,
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| OTHER ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES |
1. Co-Principal Investigator of the Research Project entitled 'Public Distribution System in
Telangana: Impact assessment of E-PDS and portability under Aadhaar initiatives pre and
post Covid-19 times' at University of Hyderabad (from 24.12.2021).
2. Organised Erudite Lecture Series at St.Mary’s College, Thrissur on
07/10/2023,12/10/2023, 13/10/2023, 21/10/2023 and 03/11/2023. |
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| BOOK PUBLISHED |
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? Dr. Sweety Thomas & Dr. Krishna Reddy Chittedi (2022), “The Reforms in Public
Distribution System and the Role of Cash transfers in India: An Empirical Analysis
from Kerala, ISBN 978-93-327-0576-0, published by Academic Foundation, New Delhi.
? Chapter in a book
? Thomas, Sweety (2015), “The Universal versus Targeted Public Distribution System”,
Edited Book on Issues and Challenges of Service Sector in India, Holy Cross College,
Trichy, ISBN 978-81-922545-4-8, January 2015. |
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