Prof. (Dr) Inderjeet Singh Sodhi

Professor (Public Administration) & Head
Department of Local Governance, Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development, Sriperumbudur, India

Prof Sodhi did Ph.D., M.A. (Public Administration), and M.A. (Political Science) from the University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, India.

Earlier, he worked as Associate Professor (Public Administration), University of Dodoma, Tanzania (Africa) and as Head, Department of Public Administration, St. Wilfred’s Post Graduate College (Affiliated to University of Rajasthan), Jaipur and faculty member in the Department of Public Administration, S.S. Jain Subodh P.G. (Autonomous) College (Affiliated to University of Rajasthan), Jaipur. He has more than 18 years of teaching experience. Prof. Sodhi has travelled widely including Canada, Singapore, Turkey, Thailand, Tanzania, Nigeria, Egypt, etc. Dr Sodhi is conducting/has conducted several Research Studies on behalf of various organizations including ICSSR, Delhi; HCM Rajasthan State Institute of Public Administration, Jaipur. Seven books (published from International and National publishers) have been written by him. More than thirty articles/papers published in well- repute International / National Journals and Books. He presented more than 50 papers in International / National conferences. He attended various training programmes. He has specialization in Governance, E-Governance, Public Policy, Local Governance, Panchayati Raj, Urban Development, Reform, etc. He is a member of International Public Policy Association (IPPA), Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA), Indian Political Science Association (IPSA), New Public Administration Society of India (NEPASI), Indian Public Administration Association (IPAA) and Administrative Change.