Dr. Kumar Parimal Shrestha

Dr. Kumar Parimal Shrestha

Assistant Professor

Dr. Kumar Parimal Shrestha is a demographer, public health researcher, and academic with over eight years of experience spanning teaching, research, data management, survey research, and programme management across leading academic institutions, development organisations, and Central and State Governments. His work encompasses large-scale national surveys, labour and employment analytics, population health research, programme evaluation, and evidence-based policy development.

He holds a Ph.D. in Demography from the International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai, and has completed an MBA (Executive) in Operations Management from the Institute of Management Technology (IMT), Ghaziabad. His multidisciplinary academic background combines demography, population sciences, public health, and management, enabling him to bridge research, data, policy, and organisational decision-making.

Dr. Shrestha has contributed to major national initiatives, including NFHS-6, the National Database for Unorganised Workers (NDUW/e-Shram), and programmes under the Ministry of Labour & Employment and the Ministry of Panchayati Raj. His professional experience includes research and leadership roles with organisations such as Deloitte, Market Xcel, MAMTA-HIMC, and IIPS, where he also contributed to postgraduate teaching and training. During his tenure with the Ministries of Labour & Employment and Panchayati Raj, he conducted capacity-building and training programmes for cabinet ministers, bureaucrats, government officials, and other stakeholders, covering areas such as AI applications, technology integration in government systems, statistical modelling, data analytics, and evidence-based programme and policy development.

His areas of expertise include statistical modelling, survey research, population health, workforce and labour analytics, programme evaluation, data management, and data-driven policymaking. He is proficient in STATA, SPSS, R, Python, SQL, Power BI, Tableau, and modern digital survey and data-collection platforms. His research has been published in peer-reviewed journals, and he has presented his work at national academic and professional forums.

A UGC-NET qualified scholar and recipient of recognitions including the Move the Dot Award (Deloitte) and Best Employee Award (MAMTA-HIMC), Dr. Shrestha is committed to advancing public health and management education, mentoring young researchers, strengthening research-practice linkages, and promoting the use of data and technology for informed decision-making in population health and public policy.

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