Profile
Dr. Sarangi is a Deputy Director at the National Institute of Labour Economics Research and Development (NILERD), Delhi, under NITI Aayog, Government of India. Professionally an economist, he holds an MA, MPhil, and PhD in Economics from Sambalpur University, Odisha, and has held fellowships from ICSSR, the Institute of Economic Growth (IEG), and the Jamset Ji Tata Trust. His core specializations and research interests encompass Agricultural, Natural Resource, and Labour Economics, climate change, rural livelihoods, human resource planning, and marginalized communities.
Throughout his career, Dr. Sarangi has conducted numerous research and evaluation studies for key ministries, international organizations, and funding bodies—including NITI Aayog, MSME, the World Bank, and NABARD. He is also actively involved in teaching and training international officials under the MEA's ITEC Programme. Prior to NILERD, he worked with institutions such as IEG Delhi, CESS Hyderabad, BIRD Lucknow, and XIM Bhubaneswar. A prolific scholar, he has published widely in peer-reviewed journals, contributed chapters to publishers like Springer and Routledge, co-authored a book on climate change and rural livelihoods in Odisha, and written course materials for Odisha State Open University. Additionally, he has presented research globally, serves as a two-time elected Executive Council member of the Indian Society for Ecological Economics (INSEE), and is a life member of the society.