Puja Minni

Education

• Masters in Economics from Mount Carmel College (Autonomous), Bangalore
• Masters in Public Policy and Administration from University of Massachusetts Amherst

Profile

She is a Public Policy specialist with research experience in education, health and public expenditure. Her special interest includes understanding how technology interacts with various kinds of social sector implementations and how it can lead to inclusion/exclusion from the system. She has reviewed various technology related policy implementation processes and published her findings. She has a wide range of publications in her field and has recently started sharing her on-field and research experience through course work for Master’s in Public Policy and B.A.L.L.B students.

Research Work

Currently working on trying to understand transformative potential and limitations of use of technology in the Indian public policy context. I propose to analyse development schemes, across different sectors, in India through technological lens, with gender as a cross-cutting theme.

Publications

1. Puja Minni (2021), Learning the online way: Experiences of a mother and teacher, CBPS Secondary Education Blog, 06 March 2021 (https://cbps.in/secondary-education/2021/03/06/learning-the-online-way-experiences-of-a-mother-and-teacher/)
2. Puja Minni and Jyotsna Jha (2021), Supportive Teacher Management Practices for Enhancing Teacher  Quality: Analysing Experiences from the Indian state of Karnataka in Building Teacher Quality in India: Examining Policy Frameworks and Implementation Outcomes, International Perspectives on Education and Society Series, Preeti Kumar & Alexander W. Wiseman (Eds), Vol 41, pp 127-157, Emerald Publishing (ISSN:79-3679/doi:10.1108/S1479-367920210000041007)
3. Jyotsna Jha, Puja Minni with Manzoor Ahmed (2020), Mapping the Profession of Teachingin So uth Asia in Global Education Systems: Handbook of Education Systems in South Asia, Padma Sarangpani and Yusuf Sayed (Eds), Springer (Online ISBN: 978-981-13-3309-5)(https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007/978-981-13-3309-5_26-1)
4.  Jyotsna Jha, Neha Ghatak, Puja Minni, Shreekanth Mahendiran and Shobhita Rajgopal (2020), Open and Distance Learning in Secondary School Education in India: Potentials and Limitations, Routledge UK (https://www.routledge.com/Open-and-Distance-Learning-in-Secondary-School-Education-
   in-India-Potentials/Jha-Ghatak-Minni-Rajagopal-Mahendiran/p/book/9780367204853) ISBN number 9780367204853 (Hardback) and 9780367823986 (E-Book)
5. Jyotsna Jha, Puja Minni with Manzoor Ahmed (2020), Teachers and Teaching Profession in South Asia, CBPS Working Paper Series, Centre for Budget and Policy Studies (CBPS), Bangalore, January 2020 (http://cbps.in/wp-content/uploads/Working-Paper_Teachers-and-Teaching-Profession-in-South-Asia_Jha_Minni_Ahmed_31Jan2020.pdf)
6. Jyotsna Jha and Puja Minni (2019), Bridging Old Gaps, Building New Barriers: A Study of Online Admissions under the Right to Education Act in Bangalore Urban Private Unaided Schools, Education and the Urban in India Vol 2, Max Weber Stiftung (https://www.perspectivia.net/receive/pnet_mods_00001119)
7. Jyotsna Jha, Niveditha Menon, Anusha Iyer, P. R. Sridhar and Puja Minni (2019) Whose fate and whose wealth: Recommendations for creating new pathways for empowerment of girls, Centre for Budget and Policy Studies and UNICEF, New Delhi, 2019
8. Jyotsna Jha and Puja Minni (31 May 2019); Supreme Court Ruling on Aadhaar and Right to Education Admissions in Karnataka (Newspaper article in Kannada), Prajavani (https://cbps.in/wp-content/uploads/prajavani-paper.pdf)
9. Jyotsna Jha and Puja Minni (June 2019); Supreme Court Ruling on Aadhaar and Right to Education Admissions in Karnataka, CBPS Blog (https://cbps.in/our-blog/2019/06/01/sc-ruling-on-aadhar-and-right-to-education-admissions-in-karnataka/)
10. Jyotsna Jha, Neha Ghatak, Shreekanth Mahendiran, Padmaja Pancharatnam, Puja Minni (2017); Schooling for Education or Mere Certification: Examining the Experiences of Open and Distance Learning at Secondary Level in India; paper presented at 5th Conference on Regulating Decent Work Network, International Labour Organisation, Geneva, July 2017 (http://cbps.in/wp-content/uploads/ODL_ILO-Paper_Final_June2017.pdf)
11. Puja Minni, Padmaja Pancharatnam, Shobhita Rajgopal, Jyotsna Jha (2016); How Open is Open School in India? A Learners’ Perspective; presented at Pan-Commonwealth Forum 8, Kuala Lumpur, November 2016 (http://oasis.col.org/handle/11599/2563)
12. Vimala Ramachandran, Jyotsna Jha, Saurabh Minni and Puja Minni (2018), Annex A and B for Getting the Right Teachers into the Right Schools: Managing India’s Teacher Workforce, World Bank Studies (https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/bitstream/handle/10986/28618/9781464809873.pdf?sequence=2&isAllowed=y)
13. Jyotsna Jha, Puja Minni, Neha Ghatak (2016); Working Conditions of Teachers: State Report for Karnataka, Teachers in the Indian Education System, NUEPA Research Reports Publication Series (NRRPS/001(5/9)/2016), National University for Educational Planning and Administration, New Delhi, October 2016 (http://nuepa.org/New/download/Research/Karnataka_Report_Dr_V_Ramachandran_Sep_28_2016.pdf)
14. Jyotsna Jha, Puja Minni, Shanmuga Priya T, Debanita Chatterjee (2016); Reducing Child Marriage in India: A Model to Scale-Up Results; Centre for Budget and Policy Studies, UNICEF New Delhi, January 2016 (http://unicef.in/Uploads/Publications/Resources/pub_doc140.pdf)
15.  Jyotsna Jha, Geeta Menon, Puja Minni and Shanmuga Priya T (2015); Residential Schooling Strategies Impact on Girls’ Education and Empowerment, Centre for Budget and Policy Studies (CBPS) & IPE Global, India (http://www.ipeglobal.com/downloads/publications/Residential-School-Report-13-01-16.pdf)
16. Jyotsna Jha, Geeta Menon, Puja Minni and Shanmuga Priya T (2015); Residential Schools for Girls in India: Review of Policy and Practice, Centre for Budget and Policy Studies (CBPS) & IPE Global, India (https://cbps.in/wp-content/uploads/CBPS-Policy-Brief-Residential-Schools-FINAL_17April2015.pdf)
17. Jyotsna Jha, Neha Ghatak, Sandhya Chandrashekaran, Shreekanth Mahendiran, Puja  Minni, Shubhashansha Bakshi, Manasa Gade and Thyagrajan R (2013); Challenges in Implementing the Right to Education: The Karnataka Case; Centre for Budget and Policy Studies Working Paper; Bangalore (http://cbps.in/wp-content/uploads/CBPS_Working-Paper-on-RTE_25Nov2013l.pdf)
18. Shobha Raghuram, Puja Jain 1 (2009); The Girl Child – Reclaiming a Future Seeking Education, Out of Child Labour: The India Case; Anglo Files: Journal of English Teaching; No. 152; Denmark
19. Shobha Raghuram, Puja Jain 1 (2008); Abolition of Child Labour, Social Exclusion and the Girl Child; Policy Dialogue Series, National Commission for the Protection of Child Rights, Government of India. (http://ncpcr.gov.in/showfile.php?lid=72)