Social Division

Social Division

AGEES's Social Division comprises 15 well qualified Sociologists, 22 field supervisors and 10 land acquisition experts.

Team's core capabilities

SIA & Involuntary Resettlement Planning
  • Carryout census and Baseline socio economic survey
  • Social Impact Assessment Studies
  • Preparation of Resettlement Plan
  • Implementation of Resettlement Plan
  • Stakeholder Analysis and organise public consultations
IEC & Gender Development studies
  • Base line survey
  • Preparation of Gender Action Plan
  • IEC Activities
Land Acquisition
  • Establishing right of pillars for roads projects
  • Preparation land Acquisition Plan
  • Preparation of land acquisition notifications as per various LA Acts
Proficiency in Regulations and Safeguards
  • Team is well-versed with all Land Acquisition Acts and policy guidelines of various State Governments and Govt of India
Safeguard Requirements of Funding Agencies
  • World Bank, ADB, JICA/JBIC, USAID etc

Our Core Team


In House

Master of Philosophy (M.Phil) in Social Work

Specialization: in Community Development MSW in Personal Management and Industrial Relations

General Manager & Head of Social Division

Over 21 years of extensive experience in Social Impact Assessment Studies, Resettlement Planning, Land Acquisition Community Development Studies and Gender Action Plan. Worked more than 2 projects as Team Leader.

Worked as Social Safeguard Specialists in more than 12 projects in India, Resource Person for HIV/AIDS awareness, Antiretroviral therapy counsellor and Rehabilitation & Resettlement Expert

Master of Social Work (MSW)

Over 15 years of extensive experience in Social Impact Assessment Studies, Resettlement Planning, and Community Development Studies. Worked as Social Improvement Specialist in 5 projects.

Master in Sociology

Over 15 years of extensive experience in Social Impact Assessment Studies, Resettlement Planning, and Community Development Studies. Worked as Resettlement Specialist in 6 projects.

Masters in Sociology

Over 28 years of extensive experience in Behaviour Change Training, Capacity Development, Social Impact Assessment Studies, Resettlement Planning, and Community Development Studies

Master in Sociology

Over 19 years of extensive experience in Social Impact Assessment Studies, Resettlement Planning and Community Development Studies. Experience in more than 30 internally and externally funded infrastructure development projects in India including three projects as Team Leader

Master in Sociology

Over 28 years of extensive experience in Social Impact Assessment Studies, Resettlement Planning and Community Development Studies. Worked as Social Development Expert/Social Safeguard Specialist in large number of internally and externally funded infrastructure development projects,development and management projects

Masters in Social Work

Specialization: Medical and Psychiatric Social work

Over 28 years of extensive experience in Social Impact Assessment Studies, Community Development & Gender Studies. Worked as state faculty as gender expert in the Kerala state peoples planning programme and conducted training for women groups and panchayath members on women issues. Worked as Gender Development Specialist in large number of infrastructure development projects

Associate Consultants

Master in Sociology

Specialization:Social Safeguard, Land Acquisition & Resettlement Planning

Over 22 years of extensive experience in Social Impact Assessment Studies, Resettlement Planning, Land Acquisition and Gender Action Plan. Worked more than 8 projects as Team Leader. Worked as Social Safeguard Specialists in more than 35 projects in India and Abroad.

Working as Staff Consultant (Social Development Expert) for SATC Projects in Asia Development Bank (Intermittent)

Ph.D in Social Work

Over 20 years of extensive experience in Environmental & Social Impact Assessment Studies, Resettlement Planning, Land Acquisition , Environmental & Social Audit, Community Development Studies, Gender Mainstreaming and Gender Action Plan. Well acquainted with ADB Safeguards Procedures and Gender Main Streaming. Worked as Social Safeguard and Development Expert in more than 15 projects, both externally and internally funded.

Ph.D in Rural Development and Agricultural Production

Over thirteen years of experience as a development professional with substantial experience in Government, national and international Organizations. Had worked extensively in the sector of livelihood, agriculture, social enterprise development, Cluster development initiatives, Monitoring & Evaluation. Also, have hands-on experience working in all the North Eastern States of India.

Master of Philosophy

Over17-year career track of designing and managing large-scale surveys on a regional and national level and skilfully implementing monitoring and evaluation strategies. Expertise includes quantitative and qualitative surveys, developing a communication strategy, and campaign evaluations. Accomplished and results-oriented research professional with extensive experience in developing methodological designs and analysing data. Well-versed in designing and presenting research findings and insights to clients and internal teams. Highly developed knowledge of carrying out qualitative and quantitative research methodologies.

Over 7 years of experience in rehabilitation of Differently Abled People. Expert in managing researchers in team during data collection with persons with disability. Well acquainted in preparation of procurement documents for assistive aids based on requirements from ground surveys, organize and supervise assistive aids distribution camps. Skilled in family counselling, student counselling and addictive counselling as a professional social worker. Skilled in life skill training and personality development training programmes. Expert in CSR project implementation and Community Development and Management. Expert in monitoring and evaluation of projects and programmes. Expert in public relation and liaison with government departments and other stakeholders.