Gender and Social Protection: Study of Madhya Pradesh, in Collaboration with Overseas Development Institute, UK
The aim of the project is to inform and feed into emerging and on-going social protection policy and programming to improve social protection effectiveness and impacts. This project is in its first phase to carry out a gender analysis of key existing social protection programmes in the country. This includes the completion of the social protection matrix and a literature review on the key risks and vulnerabilities of poor households (rural and urban), and in particular women. The primary study analyses data on social protection from two districts in Madhya Pradesh.

Impact Assessment of Schedule Caste Welfare Programmes, Supported by Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Govt. of India.
Overall objective of the study is to examine the social and economic impacts of each of the schemes/programmes being implemented by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment on the Dalit Community. Following are the schemes for assessment 1.Self Employment Scheme for Rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers 2. National SC Finance and Development Corporation 3. National Safai Karamchari Finance and Development Corporation 4. Post-matric Scholarship of SC/ST students 5. Pre-matric Scholarship for Children Engaged in Unclean Occupation 6. Upgradation of Merit of SC Students 7. Special Education Development Programe for SC Girls belonging to Low Literacy Group 8. Central Sector Scheme for Free Coaching for SC/ST Students 9. Book Bank for SC/ST 10. Babu Jagjivan Ram Chattravas Yojana

Atrocities against Dalits: Emerging Patterns, Supported by Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, GOI
This study attempts to understand the nature, causes and impact of atrocities on Schedule Caste through analysis of some cases of caste-based atrocities that have occurred in the year 2006-07. The specific objectives of the study include understanding of the nature of atrocities, major causes of atrocities, status of each atrocity case, responses of the state machinery or effectiveness of policies/ legislations, problems that the victims of atrocity face in dealing with filed cases and impact of atrocities in the life of Dalit family/ community. The study has selected eight major cases of atrocities against Dalits in four states- Bihar, Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh.

South Asia Research Network on Caste Based Discrimination and Virtual Resource Centre, Supported by IDSN-DANIDA
South Asia regional network is a platform for compiling and disseminating information on caste based discrimination to various stakeholders. The network shall host a virtual resource centre where members can access, use and upload relevant information. Objectives of the Regional Network are as follows.  To promote the production, exchange and dissemination of research knowledge in Caste based discrimination and other forms of social exclusion  To facilitate academic exchange across the region. The centre will showcase the existing literature on Caste Based Discrimination in South Asia.  To function as both resource centre and network of Dalit researchers and researchers on Dalits in South Asia  To compile and disseminate information on caste based discrimination for scholars, civil society organizations, advocacy groups and policy makers. A virtual resource centre is developed on an internet platform. The objective of the centre is to compile and disseminate information on caste based discrimination for scholars, civil society organizations, advocacy groups and policy makers and facilitate academic exchange across the region. www.dalitssouthasia.org

Dalit Development Report, Jointly Supported by IIDS, New Delhi and Navsarjan Trust, Ahmedabad
The Dalit development report has been completed. It is based on the contribution by several authors on the various aspects of scheduled caste, scheduled tribe and others, which include income level, poverty, employment, education, health situation, untouchability and atrocities and others.