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has relevance to the country's economic development. It is the only such organisation in the field of applied economics in India whose research is directly related to the country's development problems and policies. The major part of NCAER's research is sponsored by Government institutions (Centre and States), public or private sector organisations and international agencies. NCAER also undertakes, on its own initiative, non-sponsored research in areas which in its judgment are of national importance. NCAER is an independent, non-profit making institution. It aims at providing objective research inputs into the development process. For all research done for sponsors, it only charges the ac- tual costs. It is, therefore, a purely research institution and not a consultancy agency. NCAER has done pioneering research work, particularly in the areas of regional development and planning, household income, consumption, savings/investment, and energy. Often research studies entrusted to NCAER include surveys for the generation of primary dat£. This has led to its specialising in the conduct of a variety of field surveys. In particular, it has built up a high level of expertise in conducting household surveys. By March 1990, the Council had conducted 549 surveys with varying spatial and population coverage and sample size. One of its largest surveys was undertaken for the World Bank and involved a sample of 23,000 households spread over every "tehsil" (sub-district) in the country. Since 1986, NCAER has conducted a survey of consumption expenditure of households, using a sample frame of 500,000 households which is also the sample list for consumer durables, and a sample of 16,000 house- holds for consumables. This survey, for the first time, gives a break- up of the market structure for different products, by states, income, occupation, etc. The Action Programme for Economic Co-operation (APEC), adopted at the New Delhi Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) held in March 1983, emphasised the importance of the Research and Information System for the Non-Aligned and other Developing Countries. It was also envisaged that such an institu- tional set-up would facilitate fulfilling the objective contained in the Resolution on Policy Guidelines for Reinforcing Collective Self- Reliance between Developing Countries adopted by the Sixth Sum- mit Conference at Havana (1979) , while keeping in mind the relevant actions taken by the Group of 77 in the implementation of the Caracas (1981) Programme of Action. In pursuance of the above recommendation, an autonomous institution entitled Research and Information System for the Non- Aligned and Other Developing CountrL. RIS) was set up in May 1983 in New Delhi with the financial support of the Government of India. Its aims-and objects, among others, include conducting re- search on current international economic issues, promotion of eco- nomic co-operation and collective self-reliance among non-aligned and other developing countries; storage and dissemination of infor- mation and data relating to diverse aspects such as trade, industri- alisation, finance, energy, raw materials, technology transfer, etc., in such form and manner as to strengthen the unified position and approach of the non-aligned and other developing countries. RIS would also foster and maintain a system of effective links among the various research organisations, information centres, experts and policy- makers of the developing countries. Research and Information System For The Non-aligned and Other Developing Countries New Delhi -110 003.

Through these programmes, the Institute hopes to transfer manage- ment know how, tools and techniques to hitherto under-managed sectors of the economy. A special category of the EDP at IIM Bangalore is the Organisation Based Programme designed specifically to suit the requirements of individual organisations. Studies of the organisa- tions are undertaken before a programme is conducted and case materials are developed based on the company's problems and needs. Economic Relations New Delhi-110 003. A non-profit making centre for undertaking and organising policy-oriented research in the field of international economic rela- tions and development co-operation, the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER) was launched in 1981. The principal aim of the founding members was to apply the tools of multi-disciplinary research to study national development in the global context with a view to interpreting and influencing the domestic, regional and international environment in directions sup- portive of national goals. Committed to reinforcing and upgrading research capability in the area of development co-operation, IC- RIER's principal objectives include: Undertaking studies and organising conferences and seminars on different facets of interaction between the international environ- ment and national development to understand its impact on national economy and optimise its contribution to the country's economic and social progress; Promoting the interaction between researchers and decision- makers in Government and in industry; Facilitating intellectual interchange at regional and global levels on policy options in the area of International Economics. Focusing attention on problems of foreign trade, industrial expansion, technology transfer, fiscal and monetary management, and development co-operation at national, sub-regional, regional and international levels; Promoting and conducting scientific research on socio-eco- nomic and politico-economic issues of concern to industrial and other entrepreneurs and corporate managers, especially in the areas affected by the impact of international forces on the national econ- omy. ICRIER has entered into an exchange programme with the New York University, Stony Brook, USA, for exchange of scholars to undertake research in areas of mutual interest. The exchange programme with the London School of Economics and the Univer- sity of Oxford envisages joint collaboration between ICRIER, LSE and QEH to study selectively chosen areas of common interest. There are some other research collaborative arrangements such as those with the University of Toronto, Canada and the University of Denmark, Copenhagen, which have been initiated recently. Pos- sibilities of collaborations with several other institutions are being explored. National Council of Applied Economic Research Director-General, New Delhi-110 002. The National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER), is a national institution that undertakes significant research which RESEARCH INSTITUTES Indian Council For Research On International