CURRICULUM-VITAE
Name: Bhat Bashir Ahmad Parentage: Bhat Mohammed Sultan Gender: Male Date of Birth: 1-1-1962 Official/Communication Population Research Centre, Department of Economics, Address: University of Kashmir, Srinagar- 190 006.
Residential Address: Opposite Hill View Colony (East), Old Airport Road, Wanbal, Srinagar, Kashmir-190 005 Telephone .Nos Office: 0194-2423091 Fax 0194-2423091.
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Present assignment: Associate Professor in Population Research Centre, University of Kashmir, Srinagar since 2000 Earlier Assignments: Technical Consultant with UNICEF for the Conduct of MICS-II in India, 2000. Research Officer in PRC, Kashmir University, Srinagar (1988-2000).
Educational Background: M.Sc; (Geography), AMU, Aligarh Ist. Division Masters in Population Sciences (IIPS, Bombay) Grade A M. Phil Geography from AMU Aligarh.
Scholarships: Post Graduate Merit Scholarship awarded by Faculty of Science, AMU Aligarh, 1984-85
Computer Knowledge: Diploma in Computer applications from CMC, New Delhi. Familiar with Ms Windows, MS Word, Excel, Power Point, SPSS Limdep, SYSTAT, Cspro, Mortpack DemProj
Responsibilities: Designing Research Proposal, Framing Questionnaires, Co-ordinating Data Collection activities, Monitoring Data Collection activities, Tabulation, Data Analysis, and Report- Writing and Dissemination of findings.
Teaching Experience Teaching Demography at Post Graduate Level, Department of Economics, University of Kashmir, Srinagar. Teaching Research Methodology to scholars pursuing M.Phil and Ph.D in the Department of Economics, University of Kashmir, Srinagar. Registered as a Supervisor to Guide Scholars for pursuing M.Phil/Ph.D Degrees in Economics, University of Kashmir, Srinagar.
External/internal Examiner for: M. Phil Ph. D Guiding Students of Department of Community Medicine of the Government Medical College, Srinagar and SKIMS, Srinagar for pursuing MD
Areas of Expertise: Evaluation of Reproductive and Child Health, Population Policies and Programmes, Fertility, Infant and Child Mortality, Rural Development Programmes
Experience of conducting large-scale sample surveys:
1. Project Coordinator Longitudinal aging Study of India-Jammu and Kashmir. 2. Project Director for the Conduct of National Family Health Survey-4 (NFHS-4) in Jammu and Kashmir, 2015-16. 3. Consultant with UNICEF-India for the conduct of Rapid Survey on Children, 2014-15. 4. Coordinator for the Monitoring of National Rural Health Mission in J&K, 2011-2017 5. Worked as a Member for the preparation of Mid Term Appraisal Report of Eleventh Five Plan Document for Planning Commission, Government of India in 2010. 6. Worked as the Project Coordinator for the Rapid Appraisal of NRHM in Jammu and Kashmir, 2009. 7. Worked as a State Coordinator with IIPS, Mumbai and NACO, New Delhi for the Validation of High Risk Groups in Jammu and Kashmir in 2009. 8. Worked as a Project Officer for Monitoring of DLHS-3 Fieldwork in Jammu and Kashmir in 2007. 9. Worked as a Project Member for the Preparation of Jammu and State Human Development Report-2006. Mainly associated in the Sampling Design, Training of Data Collection and Data Entry Teams, Monitoring of Data collection and Data Entry, Tabulation and Drafting of the Report based on the Data collected from more than 10, 000 households in all the 14 Districts of Jammu and Kashmir. 10. Sr. Research Officer with International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai, for the Conduct of National Family Health Survey-3 in Jammu and Kashmir in 2006. Associated with the Review of the Translation of questionnaires, training of the field staff, supervision and monitoring of data collection activities and listing operations, and Bio markers. 11. Worked as a Principal Investigator for the Research Project “Micro Analysis of Centrally Sponsored Schemes in selected districts of J&K” sponsored by Planning Commission, New Delhi, 2004-2007. 12. Worked as a Principal Investigator for the Research Project “Implementation of Community Needs Assessment Approach and its impact on the Utilisation of RCH Services in J&K” sponsored by National Commission on Population, 2004-2005. 13. Worked as a Technical Consultant with UNICEF for the Conduct of MICS-II in India, 2002 . Associated with the translation of the questionnaires, training of the field staff, sampling, supervision and monitoring of the data collection and listing activities and scrutiny of questionnaires in J&K.
2 14. Worked as the Local Coordinator on behalf of the IIPS, Bombay for the conduct of NFHS-2 in J&K. Associated with the training of the field staff, supervision and monitoring of data collection activities and listing operations, report writing and dissemination of findings in J&K. 15. Worked as the Project Coordinator for the conduct of NFHS-I in Jammu and Kashmir. Associated with this project right from the design of questionnaire, its translation, pre-testing, training of field staff, co-ordinating data collection activities, report writing and dissemination of findings. 16. Worked as the Project Coordinator for the conduct of Coverage Evaluation of Pulse Polio Immunisation Programme in Jammu and Kashmir in 1997-98. UNICEF, New Delhi, sponsored the study. 17. Worked as the Project Director for the conduct of Rapid Household Surveys under RCH Programme in J&K. 18. Worked as the Project Coordinator for the conduct of Evaluation of National Social Assistance Programme in J&K. 19. Worked as the Project Co-ordinator for the Evaluation of Family Welfare and MCH Programme in J&K. 20. Worked as the Project Leader for the conduct of Evaluation of ICDS Programme in J&K. This project was sponsored by NCAER, New Delhi. 21. Worked as the Project Co-ordinator for the Project entitled “Evaluation of Family Health Awareness Campaign in Jammu and Kashmir” funded by NACO.
Projects in Hand 1. Reasons for Stalling if Immunization coverage in Jammu and Kashmir.
Visits Abroad 1. Participated in the Global Maternal Health Conference in Tanzania in 2012. 2. Visited Johns Hopkins Population Centre, Baltimore, USA April, 2010. 3. Participating in the 2010 Annual Conference of the Population Association of America to be held at Dallas (USA) from April 15-18, 2010. 4. Participated in the 26th International Population Conference organized by International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP) held at Marrakech (Morocco) on 24th October, 2009. 5. Participated in the 6th Annual Conference of Population Association of Pakistan held in November, 2005 at Islamabad, Pakistan. 6. Participation in "Workshop on Techniques of Multivariate Analysis" sponsored by USAID at East- West Population Institute, Honolulu Hawaii (USA) in 1992.
Training Programmes/Workshops attended 1. Attended “Training of Trainers Workshop” organised by IIPS at Pune in January-February, 2018 for the Conduct of LASI in J&K. 2. Attended “Training of Trainers Workshop” organised by IIPS at Chandigarh in November- December, 2015 for the Conduct of NFHS-4 in India. 3. Attended a Workshop on “Modeling in Family Planning to Determine the Future Consequences of Current Population on Programs and Policies” organised by Futures Group, Health Policy Initiative, United Stated Aid for International Development (USAID) on 5th March 2010 at New Delhi. 3 4. Attended a Training Programme for the “Revalidation of High Risk Groups Mapping and Size Estimation in India” organized by NACO-India and IIPS Mumbai in 2009. 5. Attended “Training of Trainers Workshop” organised by IIPS at Ooty in Jan-Feb, 2006 for the Conduct of NFHS-3 in India. 6. Attended "Workshop on Evaluation of RCH Programme" organised by NIHFW, New Delhi in 2003. 7. Attended “NFHS Data Users Training Programme” Organised by IRMS, New Delhi in 2002. 8. Attended a Training of Trainers Workshop organised by UNICEF at Pune in 2000 for the Conduct of Multiple Cluster Indicator Surveys-2 in India in 2000. 9. Attend a "Workshop on Survey Research Methodology to Evaluate the RCH Programme" organised by IIPS Bombay, Bombay in October, 2001. 10. Attended the "Trainers Training Workshop for the conduct of NFHS-2 in J&K" organised by the IIPS at Kodiakanal, Madras during January, 1999. 11. Attend a "Workshop on Determinants of Infant and Child Mortality in India" organised by East West Population Institute, Honolulu Hawaii (USA) in 1996. 12. Attended a number of Workshops for the conduct of NFHS –1 on Questionnaire Framing, Sampling, Training of Trainers, and report writing during 1992-95.
Papers presented/Lectures delivered/seminars attended Attended Annual Conference of the Population Research Centres at Trivandrum and presented a paper on Health Management Data quality Issues in Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir in September, 2016.
1. Attended National Seminar on Demographic Transition and Inclusive Development in India Organized by International Institute of Population Sciences, Mumbai and Indian Statistical Institute Kolkata at Indian Statistical Institute Kolkata, India during 15-18 March, 2012 and presented a paper entitled Stagnation of Full Immunization Coverage in Jammu and Kashmir. 2. Attended National Seminar on Development and Population Stabilization in EAG States in India Organized by International Institute of Population Sciences, Mumbai at University of Rajasthan, Jawaharlal Nehru Marg, Jaipur-302055, Rajasthan, India during 4-6 April, 2011 and presented a paper entitled Trends Differentials and Determinants of Contraception among Muslims in Bihar. 3. Attended the Global Maternal Health Conference 2012 held in Arusha, Tanzania co-hosted by Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) and Maternal Health Task Force (MHTF), Engender Health, USA and presented a paper “Impact of JSSK on Maternal health in Jammu and Kashmir”.
4. Attended National Seminar on Development and Population Stabilization in EAG States in India Organized by International Institute of Population Sciences, Mumbai at University of Rajasthan, Jawaharlal Nehru Marg, Jaipur-302055, Rajasthan, India during 4-6 April, 2011 and presented a paper entitled Trends Differentials and Determinants of Contraception among Muslims in Bihar.
5. Attended the Global Maternal Health Conference 2010 held in New Delhi, India from August 30th to September 1st 2010 co-hosted by Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) and Maternal Health Task Force (MHTF), Engender Health, USA and presented a paper 4 “Impact of Accredited Social Health Activists and Janani Suraksha Yojana on Promoting Institutional Deliveries in Jammu & Kashmir”.
6. Presenting a paper entitled “A Study of the Involvement of Men in Maternity Care in Jammu and Kashmir-India” in the 2010 Annual Conference of the Population Association of America to be held in Dallas during April 15-18 2010. 7. Delivered a Lecture on “Questionnaire Design for Large Scale Surveys” for the participants of the Refresher course in Research Methodology organised by the Academic Staff College, University of Kashmir, Srinagar on February, 2010.
8. Presented a paper entitled “Impact of Armed Conflict on Reproductive Health of Women in Kashmir-India” in the XXVI IUSSP International Population Conference organized by International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP) at Marrakech, Morocco during 27 September-2 October 2009. 9. Presented a paper “The State of Children in Jammu and Kashmir- Evidence from National Family Health Surveys’ in the Seminar to mark the National Statistical Day- 2009 organized by Organized by Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Government of Jammu and Kashmir and Department of Economics, University of Kashmir at University of Kashmir on June 14, 2009. 10. Presented a paper “Health and Nutrition of Women and Children in Jammu and Kashmir Evidence from National Family Health Surveys” on the eve of National Statistical Day-2008, Organized by Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Government of Jammu and Kashmir. 11. Presented a paper “Promoting Institutional Deliveries in Rural Areas of Jammu and Kashmir” in the 90th Annual Conference of Indian Economic Association International Conference Organised at University of Kashmir, Srinagar, Sep. 2007. 12. Presented a paper “Knowledge and Beliefs about HIV/AIDS among Youth in Jammu and Kashmir” in the International Conference Organised by IIPS, Mumbai during Dec. 10- 13, 2006. 13. Delivered a Lecture on “Methodology used for conduct of NFHS-3 in India” for the participants of the Refresher course in Research Methodology organised by the Academic Staff College, University of Kashmir, Srinagar on December, 2, 2006. 14. Delivered a lecture on “Youth in Jammu and Kashmir” on the eve of World Population Day at Allama Iqbal University Auditorium, University of Kashmir on 11 July, 2006. 15. Presented a paper “Social and Economic Determinants of Fertility and Contraception among Muslims in Jammu and Kashmir and Uttar Pradesh, India” in the 6th Annual Conference of the Population association of Pakistan held at Islamabad, Pakistan during Nov. 27-Dec 1, 2005. 16. Presented a paper on “Infant and Child Mortality in Jammu and Kashmir” in the NFHS- 2 Dissemination seminar organized by Directorate of RCH, Govt. of Jammu and Kashmir in 2004. 17. Presented a paper entitled “Media Exposure and Human Development in Jammu and Kashmir” in the seminar on Media and Human Development organised by the Media Education, Kashmir University in 2004. 18. Delivered a lecture on “Declining Sex Ratio in India” at the World Population Day seminar organised by Census, Organisation, Jammu and Kashmir, 2004. 19. Presented a paper entitled “Causes of Declining Child Sex Ratio in Kathua” in the State Advisory Meeting organised by Directorate of RCH and Family Welfare, Srinagar, at Jammu in March 2003. 5 20. Delivered a lecture on the “Reproductive Behavior in Jammu and Kashmir” at IMPA on March 12, 2003. 21. Presented a paper entitled "Reproductive and Child Health Issues in Jammu and Kashmir" at a seminar organised by the Directorate of RCH, Government of Jammu and Kashmir to sensitise the medical officers with the RCH Programme in July, 2000. 22. Presented a paper entitled "Reproductive and Child Health in Jammu and Kashmir- Some issues for incorporation in Population Education for Adults" at a seminar organised by the State Resource Centre University of Kashmir, Srinagar during December 14-15, 2000. 23. Presented a paper on “Role of NGO in RCH Programme” organised by Directorate of RCH, Govt. of Jammu and Kashmir, 1997. 24. Presented a paper entitled “Impact of Militancy on the Performance of Family Planning Programme in Jammu and Kashmir” at the Annual Conference of IASP at Lucknow, 1996. 25. Presented a paper entitled “Reproductive Behaviour in Jammu” in the Dissemination Seminar Organised by PRC, Srinagar at Jammu in 1996.
Publications 1. Reality Behind Declining Child Sex Ratio in J&K in Emerging Issues in maternal, Neonatal and Child Health in India’ published by Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Government of India, 2018. 2. Quality of Health Management Information System in Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir in Maternal and child Health in India, edited by KM Nair and published by Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Government of India, 2017. 3. Trends and patterns of Antenatal and delivery Care in Jammu and Kashmir-An Analysis of Health Management Information system, in Maternal and Child Health in India, Edited by CRK Nair and KS James published by Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Government of India, 2016. 4. A Study of the Functioning of Facility Based New Born Care Unites in J&K , in Maternal and Child Health in India, Edited by CRK Nair and KS James published by Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Government of India, 2016. 5. A Study of the Involvement of Men in Reproductive Health in Jammu and Kashmir- India in Maternal and Child Health in India, Policies and Challenges edited by Suresh Sharma, Bookwell, 2015 6. Paper entitled “Impact of Militancy on the Reproductive Behaviour in Kashmir” has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Social Sciences, Vol.4. No. 1, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kashmir, Srinagar. 7. Drafted one Chapter entitled “Health and Nutrition” for the Report “Mid Term Appraisal of Eleventh Five Year Plan” submitted Planning Commission in January, 2010. 8. Jammu and Kashmir Human Development Report-2006. 2009 Department of Planning and Development Department, Government of Jammu and Kashmir, Srinagar. 9. Women and Children in Jammu and Kashmir, Key Findings from National Family Health Survey, Jammu and Kashmir, 2009 Statistical Newsletter. 2 Statistical News Letter, April-June, 2009. Planning and Development Department, Government of Jammu and Kashmir. 10. Rapid Appraisal of Rural Health Mission in Rajouri District of Jammu and Kashmir, Population Research Centre, University of Kashmir Srinagar, 2009 11. Micro Analysis of Centrally Sponsored Schemes in Jammu and Kashmir, 2009. Population Research Centre, University of Kashmir Srinagar, 2009.. 6 12. Health and Nutrition of women and children in Jammu and Kashmir-Some Evidence from National Family Health Surveys. 2008 Statistical News Letter, April-June, 2008. Planning and Development Department, Government of Jammu and Kashmir, Srinagar. 13. Determinants of HIV/AIDS related Knowledge among Women in Jammu and Kashmir. 2008 Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 2. 2008. 14. Promoting Institutional Deliveries in Rural Areas of Jammu and Kashmir, published in the 90th Annual Conference of the Indian Economic Association conference volume “The J&K Economy”, Organized at University of Kashmir, Srinagar, Oct , 2007. 15. Impact of Socioeconomic and Demographic Determinants of Reproductive Behaviour among Muslims in Jammu and Kashmir and Uttar Pradesh, Journal of Social Sciences, Vol.1. No. 1 University of Kashmir, Srinagar. 2007. 16. Reproductive Behavior in Central Asia-Evidence from Demographic and Health Surveys, in “Central Asia past and Present” Mushtaq A.Kaw and Aijaz A. Banday (Eds.), Centre of Central Asian Studies, University of Kashmir, Srinagar. 2006 17. Demographic Transition in the Developing Countries, Greater Kashmir, Srinagar, July 14, 2005. 18. Morbidity Pattern in Ladakh, J.K. Practitioner vol.12, No.3, 2004. 19. Health and Family Welfare Programme in Kyrgyz Republic, News Letter of the Centre of Central Asian Studies, No.12.2003 20. A Study of Pregnancy Wastage and its Determinants in Kazakhstan. Journal of Central Asian Studies Vol. XI, No.1. 2002 21. National Family Health Survey India, 1998-99, Jammu and Kashmir, International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai and ORC Macro, USA. 2002. 22. Induced Abortion in Kazakhstan, published in Journal of Central Asian Studies Vol. XI, 2001. 23. Development in Jammu and Kashmir and Population growth, published in Bhariya Samajik Chintan, Vol. XXIII Nos 3-4 Feb. 2001 (Indian Academy of Social Sciences). 24. Differential in Fertility in Kyrgyz Republic, which has been published in Journal of Central Asian Studies Vol. X,1999, University of Kashmir Srinagar. 25. National Family Health Survey, Jammu and Kashmir 1993, published by 2 International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai and PRC, Srinagar.
Research Reports Completed Completed more than 100 research reports sponsored by various funding agencies during the last 27 years
Membership of Academic Bodies Member International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP). Member Population Association of America (PAA). Life Member Asian Population Association (APA) Life Member Indian Association for the Study of Population (IASP). Illumine East West Centre, Honolulu (USA)
Bashir Ahmad Bhat Associate Professor
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