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College of Basic Sciences & Humanities / Economics & Sociology / Faculty

Faculty

Name : Dr. Sanjay Kumar

Designation : Principal Agricultural Economist

Phone : +91 9417871550

E-mail : sanjaykw@pau.edu

Research areas: Farm Management, Agricultural Economics

Researcher Ids: Google Scholar https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=qB1tjvkAAAAJ&hl=en

Research Gate:

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Babita-Kumar-2?ev=hdr_xprf

ORCID  : 0000-0002-5909-0472

Vidwan ID: 34107

Brief Introduction


Dr. Sanjay Kumar is working as Principal Agricultural Economist (Professor) in the Agro-Economic Research Centre, Department of Economics & Sociology at Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab (India). His research area is farm management and agricultural marketing. He has handled different studies related to the various problems in different agro-climatic regions of India. Dr. Kumar has submitted 71 research reports to the various agencies on different aspects of Indian agriculture like, horticulture crops, land policy, price policy, agricultural mechanisation, input subsidies, farmers’ suicides, post-harvest losses, non-farm employment, agricultural policy, women enterprises, processing of paddy, agricultural diversification, impact evaluation of soil Health Card scheme, Farm loan waiver schemes, Paddy stubble management etc. Dr. Kumar has also been involved as PI/Co-PI in various Social Impact Assessment (SIA) projects for land acquisition by various agencies. Besides, Dr. Kumar has published eighty research papers in different journals of repute. He teaches the various courses of the agricultural economics to the Under Graduate as well as Post Graduate students. In addition, he has guided one Ph.D. and 12 M.Sc. students and presently guiding the one Ph.D. and three students for M.Sc. (Agricultural Economics) degree programme. Dr. Kumar has been associated with various professional societies and has also held various offices in these professional societies.

 

Professional Accomplishments

Research Projects completed

1. Evaluation of Soft Loan Schemes for the Development of Post-harvest Infrastructure for Horticultural Crops in Punjab.
2. Changes in Structural Distribution of Land Holdings and its Impact on Productivity of Major Crops in Punjab.
3. Assessing the Existing Training and Testing Facilities for Farm Machinery in Punjab.
4. Impact of Minimum Support Prices on Agricultural Economy in Punjab.
5. Assessing the Existing Training and Testing Facilities for Farm Machinery in India: Compilation and Consolidation of Reports.
6. Evaluation of Post Harvest Losses in Tomato in Punjab.
7. Building up of an Efficient Marketing System to Obviate the Need for a Large Scale State Intervention in Punjab.
8. Market Imperfections and Farmers’ Distress in Punjab.
9. Agricultural Input Subsidies to Scheduled Caste Farmers in Punjab.
10. Non-Farm Employment in Punjab.
11. Agricultural Policy in Punjab. A Policy Matrix in Federal Structure (Part-I).
12. Agricultural Policy in Punjab. A Policy Matrix in Federal Structure with Special Reference to WTO Provisions (Part-II).
13. Viable Entrepreneurial Trade for Women in Agriculture.
14. Value Chain Analysis for High Value Crops (HVCs) in Punjab State.
15. Determinants of Stagnation in Productivity of Important Crops in Punjab.
16. Economics of Production, Processing and Marketing of Fodder Crops in Punjab.
17. State of Punjab Agriculture.
18. Hulling and Milling Ratio for Paddy in Punjab.
19. Impact of Emerging Marketing Channels in Agriculture: Benefits to Producer-Seller and Marketing Costs and Margins of Potato and Kinnow in Punjab.
20. Economics of Production, Processing and Marketing of Fodder Crops in India (Consolidated Report).
21. Impact of Diesel/Power Subsidy Withdrawal on Production Cost of Important Crops in Punjab.
22. Adoption of Recommended Doses of Fertilizers on Soil Test Basis by Farmers for Wheat and Rice in Punjab.
23. Relationship Between Wholesale Price, Retail Prices, Export Prices FOB, Prices Realized by Farmers and Details of Contributing Factors For the Price Difference for Basmati Rice in Punjab.
24. Possibilites and Constraints in Adoption of Alternative Crops to Paddy in Punjab.
25. Possibilities and Constraints in Adoption of Alternative Crops to Paddy in Green Revolution Belt of North India.
26. Impact of Neem-Coated Urea on Production, Productivity and Soil Health in Punjab
27. Farmer Suicides in Punjab: Causes and Suggestions
28. Impact of Soil Health Card Scheme on Production, Productivity and Soil Health In Punjab
29. Decision-Oriented Information System for Farmers: A Study of Kisan Call Centres (KCC), Kisan Knowledge Management System (Kkms), Farmers Portal and M-Kisan Portal in Punjab
30. Status and Utilization Pattern of Input Subsidies in Punjab Agriculture
32. Social Impact Assessment of Residential Project as Eco City Phase-III in New Chandigarh.
33. Social Impact Assessment of Education City in New Chandigarh.
34. Social Impact Assessment of Low Density Housing Scheme in Village Mullanpur in the area of District SAS Nagar.
35. Social Impact Assessment of Residential Project in Sectors 76-80,  SAS Nagar. 
36. Social Impact Assessment of Master  Plan PR7 and Part of PR6, SAS Nagar.
37. Impact Evaluation of Farm Debt Waiver Scheme on Farmers’ Livelihood in Punjab
38. Impact Evaluation of Farm Debt Waiver Scheme on Farmers’ Livelihood in India (Punjab and Uttar Pradesh) – Consolidated
39. Functioning of Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) in Fertilizer at Retail Point 
40. Social Impact Assessment of Left Out Land for Completion of Residential Projects in Sector 80, SAS Nagar.
41. Social Impact Assessment of Setting Up of Water Works in Village Hoshiarpur, New Chandigarh.
42. Social Impact Assessment of Road Plan VR7, SAS Nagar
43. Social Impact Assessment for Acquisition of Land for 150 feet Road in Sectors 117-118, SAS Nagar.
44. Social Impact Assessment of Master Plan of Road in Sectors 118-119, SAS Nagar
45. Social Impact Assessment of Acquisition of Land for missing link for completion of 200 feet wide road in Village Mullanpur.
46. Social Impact Assessment of Road Plan VR5, SAS Nagar. 
47. Social Impact Assessment for Acquisition for the process of Developing Integrated Multimodal Logistics Park with a Rail siding at Village Kila-Raipur I, Sub-Tehsil, Delhon, Ludhiana.
48.  Social Impact Assessment of Acquisition of Direct 100ft. wide approach road connecting  Chandigarh-Ludhiana road to the project site for setting up of Hi-tech Cycle Valley at village Dhanansu, District Ludhiana (Part-I)
49. Social Impact Assessment of Acquisition of Direct 100ft. wide approach road connecting  Chandigarh-Ludhiana road to the project site for setting up of Hi-tech Cycle Valley at village Dhanansu, District Ludhiana (Part-II)
50. Social Impact Assessment of Land Acquisition for construction of railway Unloading siding by BPCL at Jalandhar
51. Social Impact Assessment of Land Acquisition for construction of railway Unloading siding by BPCL at Bathinda.
52. Social Impact Assessment of Acquiring Panchayati land in village Bullepur for construction of judicial residential complex
53. Social Impact Assessment of Acquiring Panchayati land in village Payal for construction of  judicial residential complex. 
54. Social Impact Assessment of acquisition of land under the master plan 100 feet wide road dividing sector 95/96 and 96/97 in Mohali. 
55. Impact Evaluation of Centrally Sponsored Scheme-Soil Health card in Punjab
56. Social Impact Assessment for Acquisition of land by Improvement Trust, Kartarpur at Kartarpur
57. Social Impact Assessment for acquisition of land to provide direct access to birth place of Shaheed Sukhdev Thapar at Ludhiana. 
58. Impact Assessment study of Central Sector Scheme for promotion of Agricultural Mechanization for In-situ Paddy Stubble Management in Punjab
59. Social Impact Assessment for Acquisition of land for Water supply and Treatment Plant in Village Alour Khanna 
60. Impact Evaluation of Paddy Stubble Management Practices in Punjab, Haryana, Western UP and Delhi
61. Social Impact Assessment of Acquiring land for construction of Intermittent Pumping Station (Disposal) at Village Taraf Saidan, Ludhiana.
62. Social Impact Assessment of Land Acquisition for Eco City-III Residential Scheme  in New Chandigarh
63. Social Impact Assessment of Setting up of Low/High Density Housing Scheme in New Chandigarh
64. Social Impact Assessment of Land Acquisition for Badbar Link Drain in Sangrur and Barnala Districts of Punjab 
65. Social Impact Assessment of Land Acquisition for Suhalewala Disty in Fazilka District of Punjab 
66. Social Impact Assessment of Land Acquisition for Badbar Link Drain in Sangrur and Barnala Districts of Punjab 
67. Social Impact Assessment of Land Acquisition for Suhelewala Disty in Fazilka District of Punjab 
68. Social Impact Assessment of Land Acquisition for Channelisation and concrete lining of Gulpur Escape canal at Pathankot District of Punjab 
69. Social Impact Assessment for Acquisition of land for Water supply and Treatment Plant in Village Bullepur Khanna 
70. Social Impact Assessment Study (SIA) and Social Impact Management Plan (SIMP)-Acqusition of private land for KLP (Defence) purposes in village & Tehsil Abohar, District Fazilka 
71. Social Impact Assessment of Land Acquisition for Dashmesh canal and its distribution network in Rupnagar and SAS Nagar Districts of Punjab 
72. Social Impact Assessment of Land Acquisition for Dashmesh canal and its distribution network in Rupnagar  District of Punjab 

Research Publications:

  1. Singh P, Kumar S  and Guleria A (2025) Market Integration and Price Transmission in India’s Sugar Sector: A Wholesale and Retail Market Analysis Sugar Tech:1-14 (NAAS Rating:7.1)
  2. Kumar S and Grover D K (2014) Maize (fodder) in Punjab: An economic analysis.  Indian Journal of  Agricultural Research  48: 307-12  
  3. Devi Y L, Singh J, Vatta K and Kumar S (2013) Dynamics of labour demand and its determinants in Punjab agriculture. Agricultural Economics Research Review 26: 267-73
  4. Sidhu R S, Kumar S and Vatta K (2010) “Supply Chain Analysis of Onion and Cauliflower in Punjab”. Agricultural Economics Research Review 23: 445-454
  5.  Kumar S and Gill G S (2006) “Economic Viability of Important Agriculture based Enterprises for Women in Punjab.” Agricultural Economics Research Review19: 59-70.

Awards and Recognitions:

Got 3rd prize for paper entitled “National Rural Livelihood Mission’s (NRLM) Grassroots Empowerment: Examining the Functioning and Constraints of Self Help Groups and their Federations in Punjab” under Theme II in Second Annual conference of Indian Society of Agricultural Development & Policy (ISADP) held on-line at Punjab Agricultural University Ludhiana on Nov. 29, 2023.