Research & Consulting
Exciting News!
We are happy to announce that Dr. U V Somayajulu, the CEO of Sigma, has been appointed as a Board of Studies member of the Department of Statistics, Andhra University. This prestigious role positions him as the industry representative, bridging the gap between academia and real-world insights in accordance with the New Education Policy. This is the second time , Dr. Somayajulu would be serving in this position after a gap of three years. His expertise and contribution to the field of applied statistics are invaluable, and we are confident that his insights will continue to enrich the academic landscape. Join us in congratulating Dr. U V Somayajulu on this remarkable achievement. We look forward to witnessing his continued impact on statistical education and research.
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Dr KVR Subrahmanyam
Director
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Area of specialization
Population Policies and programmes, Reproductive and Child Health, Fertility and Family Planning
Key qualifications
TCDC Consultant for the FAO project on Best Practices in Micro-Finance Management At Zambia during January-April, 2000, Socio-Economic, Demographic and Health Surveys at Agro-Economic Research Centre and Population Research Centre, Andhra University. Proficiency in drafting of Project Reports, Carried out DLHS-1, 2 and 3 in Andhra Pradesh and Andaman & Nicobar Islands Monitored DLHS-4 in Andhra Pradesh, Field Supervision of NFHS-1 in Andhra Pradesh, Carried out Demographic and Health Survey for Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Expertise in developing Proposals, Tools, Design and methodology for Demographic and Health Surveys, Talent in Training the Field Investigators, Expertise in Field Operations and Quality Checks, Skill in analysis of data and report Writing
Published 4 research papers in Population related areas, Presented about 20 research papers in various conferences and work-shops
Book - Population and Reproductive Health – Perspectives and Issues” Edited by U. V. Somayajulu, K. K. Singh, K V R Subrahmanyam and Arvind pandey. Published by Hindustan Publishing Corporation (India), New Delhi in 2011.
Written Lesson on Access to Basic Health for One Year Post Graduate Diploma in Sustainable Rural Development, University of Hyderabad- National Institute of Rural Development (NIRD), Hyderabad.
Resource Person for in-service training programmes Conducted by the Indian Institute of Health and Family Welfare, Hyderabad to the Statistical Personnel in the areas of population concepts, Population estimates, Monitoring and Evaluation and Health Management Information System (HMIS)
Member of the Expert Group of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) for developing protocols to carryout Demographic and Health Surveys
Life Member of Indian Association for the Study of Population (IASP), Indian Association of Social Sciences and Health (IASSH), Andhra Pradesh Economic Association. Was Joint Secretary of IASP (2013-15) and currently, Vice President of IASP,
Education
M.A. (Applied Economics) from Andhra University
Master of Population Sciences (MPS) from IIPS
Ph. D from Andhra University