DAY 2
28 November 2025

Time Activity
09:00 AM – 10:30 AM Panel Discussion on Geo-spatial Vulnerabilities of Persons with Disability in India: Breaking the Barriers
09.00 AM– 09.05 AM Dr. Binod Kumar Singh - Welcome Address
Director, NATMO
09.05 AM – 09.45 AM Prof. S. K. Singh - Keynote Speaker and Chairman
Former Director, International Institute of Population Science, Mumbai
09.45 AM – 09.55 AM Prof. S.C. Rai - Speaker
Former Head, Department of Geography, Delhi University
09.55 AM – 10.05 AM Prof. A. K. M. Anwaruzzaman - Speaker
Department of Geography, Aliah University
10.05 AM – 10.15 AM Smt. Upali Roy Mukherjee - Speaker
Commissioner of Disabilities, Govt. of West Bengal
10.15 AM – 10.25 AM Shri Prabhat Kumar - Speaker
Social Policy Specialist, UNICEF, Kolkata
10.25 AM – 10.30 AM Dr. Raghubansh Mani Singh - Speaker
Assistant Director, DCO Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal
10:30 AM -11:00 AM Tea
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Technical Session 1A
Fertility, Family Planning & Reproductive Health
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Technical Session 1B
Maternal & Child Health Interventions
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Technical Session 1C
Mortality, Morbidity & Non-Communicable Diseases
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Technical Session 1D
Reproductive Rights, SRH & Legal Frameworks
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Technical Session 1E
Gender, Socio-Economic Inequalities & Empowerment
12:30 PM – 02:30 PM Poster Presentation 1
12:30 PM – 01:30 PM

Plenary Session by Population Council on “Adolescents in Transition: Integrating Nutrition, Mental Well-being, and Social Contexts for Holistic Health”
Chair: Dr Subrato Mondal, Former MLE Advisor, USAID
Moderator: Dr Punit Mishra, Lead Partnerships, Population Council Consulting (PCC), India
Session Coordinator: Dr Emily Das
Rapporteur: Dr. Kiran Sharma
Introduction and Chair’s remarks: 10 minutes Presentations [10 minutes each]

  • Building resilience through life skills: Current situation and emerging challengesamong adolescents-Dr Aditi, Technical Specialist-Evidence Synthesis, PCC, India
  • Unlocking the potential of adolescent girls: Transforming lives through education,skills, and opportunity– Dr Basant Panda, Technical Specialist, PCC, India
  • Equity through Systems Thinking: Transforming Adolescent Nutrition in India–Monica Shrivastav, Senior Technical Specialist, PCC, India
  • Digital Exposure and Adolescent well-being– Dr Kajori Banerjee, Affiliate, Girl Centre, Population Council Inc, USA and ISI, Kolkata

Discussion/ Q&A: 10 minutes

01:30 PM– 02:30 PM Lunch Break
02:30 PM – 04:00 PM

Plenary Session on Population, environment and culture: Interdisciplinary approaches from ongoing projects of the Anthropological Survey of India.

Panel Discussion (Chaired by Prof. BV Sharma, Director, AnSI)
Session Coordinator: Dr Priyanka Yadav
Rapporteur: Ravina Ranjan

Speakers

  • Dr. Mithun Sikdar, SA(P), SRC Mysore - How Happy Am I? Reflections on theperceptions among the elderly in Mysuru
  • Dr. Abhishikta Roy, SA(P), NWRC Dehradun - Impact of Pesticide Use and Emerging Health Burden among Tribal Farmers in Vidarbha Region, Maharashtra:An Anthropological Assessment
  • Shri. Kiran Uttaravalli, RA(P), CRC Nagpur - Agro-chemical exposure and Neurogenic Consequences among the Tribal farmers of Vidarbha
  • Ms.Anjali Nikam, RA(P), NWRC Dehradun - 'We Don’t Visit Like We Used To’: A Qualitative Inquiry into the Loosening of Friendship and Neighborhood Bonds Afterthe Pandemic
  • Shri. Ganesh Chandru Ramteke, RA (P), NWRC Dehradun - Deforestation and Biodiversity Loss in Gadchiroli: Assessing the Impact of Iron Ore Mining at Surjagad
  • Shri. Tushar Srivastava, RA (P), NWRC Dehradun - Social Support and Active Aging: A Case Study of Swabhimaan Kendra in Dehradun Smart City
  • Ms. Priya Dey, JRF, Head Office, Kolkata - Cash-Crop Monocultures, Pesticide Exposure, and Health Implications for Indigenous Agrarians of the Vidarbha Region
  • Dr. Parikshit Chakraborty, Research Investigator, Cultural Research Institute -Health Status and Disabilities Assessment of Oldest-old Population: A Cross Sectional Study in West Bengal, India
04:00 PM – 04:30 PM Tea
04:30 PM– 06:00 PM Technical Session 2A
Adolescents, Life Skills & Education
04:30 PM– 06:00 PM Technical Session 2B
Public Health and Nutrition
04:30 PM– 06:00 PM Technical Session 2C
Urbanisation & Infrastructure
04:30 PM– 06:00 PM Technical Session 2D
Ageing & Elderly Wellbeing
04:30 PM– 06:00 PM Technical Session 2E
Morbidity, Anaemia and Tribal Health
04:30 PM– 06:00 PM General Body Meeting (IASP Members Only)
07:30 PM onwards Dinner




TECHNICAL SESSION 1, DAY 2

Technical Session 1A
Theme: Fertility, Family Planning & Reproductive Health
11:00 AM to 12:30 PM

Chairperson Prof. Mohanachandran Nair
Discussant Dr Archana Muthye
Session Coordinator Dr. Gudakesh
Rapporteur Anaswara BG
Room 406
Abstract ID Title of the Paper Name of the Presenter
IASP-033 Son preference and parity progressions: the case of Uttar Pradesh Anup Kumar
IASP-222 Inequality in Teenage Pregnancy Prevalence among the Tribals and Non Tribals in India: Evidence from NFHS-5 Niranjan Rout
IASP-102 Housing and fertility preferences in urban India: The intersection of tenure, house type and dwelling size Dr. Ismail Haque
IASP-232 An analysis of the model fitting methods for the estimation of life expectancy at birth at national and state level of India using NFHS and SRS data Pawan Kumar Yadav
IASP-231 Understanding Fertility Mismatch in India: Patterns and Determinants Paramita Majumdar
IASP-291 Bridging the gaps in high-risk pregnancies management by public health cadre though classroom training and handholding Sandhya NVS Dittakavi

Technical Session 1B

Theme: Maternal & Child Health Interventions
11:00 AM to 12:30 PM

Chairperson Prof. N S Bisht
Discussant Dr Kavitha N
Session Coordinator Dr Priyanka Yadav
Rapporteur Dr.Kiran Sharma
Room 405
Abstract ID Title of the Paper Name of the Presenter
IASP-011 Understanding post-abortion complications and treatment-seeking behavior in India: the role of frontline health workers AJ Francis Zavier
IASP-029 Trends, Economic Inequalities and Predicted Probabilities in Maternal health care services in India, 2005-2021 Ankush Singh
IASP-050 Effect of mHealth intervention on improving maternal health care services utilization: a systematic review Bal Govind Chauhan
IASP-077 Assessing the Incremental Impact of Digital Learning and WhatsApp Chatbot on Frontline Health Workers’ Competencies for High-Risk Pregnancy Management Dr Devan Kumar Kuda
IASP-344 Impact of maternal and child interventions on perinatal outcomes: A three-year analysis Tila Khan
IASP-363 Understanding Knowledge Attitude and Practices of ASHA Workers in Addressing Maternal Mental Health: A Qualitative Study from Uttar Pradesh, India Yogita Kharkwal

Technical Session 1C

Theme: Mortality, Morbidity & Non-Communicable Diseases
11:00 AM to 12:30 PM

Chairperson Prof. S K Singh
Discussant Dr Bashir Ahmad Bhat
Session Coordinator Dr Rahul Kumar
Rapporteur Deepak Kumar
Room 407
Abstract ID Title of the Paper Name of the Presenter
IASP-003 Financial Toxicity Among Gastric and Pancreatic Cancer Survivors in India and Its Impact on Quality of Life Abhishek Anand
IASP-049 Availability, Accessibility & Quality of Healthcare Services for Patients with Sickle Cell Disorder in Wardha district of Maharashtra. Badal Santoshrao Thool
IASP-044 Employment Disruption and Financial Vulnerability among Dialysis and Transplant Patients in Kerala Arun Kumar M
IASP-065 Cancer Screening Practices in India: Spatially Disparaging Stigma and Taboo in the Reproductive Age Group Deepak Kumar
IASP-278 Seasonal Dynamics of Asthma Mortality in India: A Time Series Perspective Rishabh Kumar
IASP-336 The Toll of Deaths during the COVID-19 Pandemic Period for India and its States: Unravelling the losses in life expectancy using SRS mortality data Suryakant Yadav

Technical Session 1D

Theme: Reproductive Rights, SRH & Legal Frameworks
11:00 AM to 12:30 PM

Chairperson Dr. Bhaswati Das
Discussant Dr Asharaf Abdul Salam
Session Coordinator Dr. Ajay Kumar Singh
Rapporteur Prerna Rai
Room 307
Abstract ID Title of the Paper Name of the Presenter
IASP-065 Cancer Screening Practices in India: Spatially Disparaging Stigma and Taboo Deepak Kumar
IASP-058 Temporal Pattern of Reproductive Health Parameters in Eastern India Brijesh P. Singh
IASP-403 Contraceptive Neglect After Childbirth Among High-Parity Women in India Dr. Kiran Sharma
IASP-063 Socio-Economic powerlessness Matters: Non-Therapeutic Abortion, Reproductive Rights and Anthropological Worldview Debendra Kumar Biswal
IASP-241 Multilevel Analysis of Early Marriage and Its Determinants Among Young Women in A High Prevalence State of India Pratima Barman
IASP-486 Spatial Shifts in Delivery and Postnatal Care Indicators in West Bengal: A GISBased Comparative Study Using NFHS Data Dr. Subhasish Sutradhar

Technical Session 1E

Theme 5: Gender, Socio-Economic Inequalities & Empowerment
11:00 AM to 12:30 PM

Chairperson Dr. Anil Chandran S
Discussant Dr Gudakesh
Session Coordinator Dr Archana Muthye
Rapporteur Ravina Ranjan
Room Library Building
Abstract ID Title of the Paper Name of the Presenter
IASP-055 Gender Inequality in Educational Attainment Binod Bihari Jena
IASP-220 Utilizing Gender Dialogues as a Mechanism for Institutional Transformation: An Empirical Study in Four Districts of West Bengal Nilanjan Bala
IASP-302 Financial Freedom among Indian Married Women- A State-Level Analysis Sefali Verma
IASP-308 Empowerment of Women: Analysing Trends and Determinants in India, Evidence from NFHS Shivangi Gupta
IASP-290 Assessing Public Welfare Awareness Among Baiga PVTGs: An Index-Based Field Study Sandesh Bandhu
IASP-328 Age and sex specific variations in body composition of paudi bhuyan tribe. Subham Prasad Sahoo

TECHNICAL SESSION 2

Technical Session 2A

Theme: Adolescents, Life Skills & Education
04:30 PM TO 06:00 PM

Chairperson Mr. Pallav Kumar
Discussant Dr AJ Francis Zavier
Session Coordinator Dr Rajesh Chauhan
Rapporteur Dr Kasturi Mondal
Room 405
Abstract ID Title of the Paper Name of the Presenter
IASP-114 Beyond Silence: Assessing Knowledge, Attitudes, Experiences and Preferences on Sex Education Among College-Going Youth in Mumbai Dr. Pragati Ubale
IASP-143 Adolescent Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (ASRHRs) of Lodha Tribes: Special Focus on National Adolescent Health Program Gita Naik
IASP-256 Barriers and Facilitators of Mental Health Help-Seeking Among Adolescents and Youth in India: A Systematic Review Puspita Datta
IASP-398 Can Life Skills Reignite Confidence in Education for Adolescents? An Empirical Exploration? Somenath Ghosh
IASP-401 Can Play-based Life skills Education Transform the Gender Attitude and Perception of Adolescents in Urban Slums? Sukanya Bose
IASP-188 Anthropometric assessment of nutritional status among adolescents of paudi bhuyan tribe. Manashree Manamukta Naik

Technical Session 2B

Theme: Public Health and Nutrition
04:30 PM TO 06:00 PM

Chairperson Dr. Subrato Mondal
Discussant Dr. Angan Sengupta
Session Coordinator Dr. Priyanka Yadav
Rapporteur Bindya Kumari
Room 406
Abstract questions ID Title of the Paper Name of the Presenter
IASP-174 Prevalence and Contextual Determinants of Acute Respiratory Infection among Rural Children Koustav Ghosh
IASP-253 Assessing the Impact of Community-Based Interventions on Maternal Nutrition: A Study from Slum Areas of Kolkata Purbita Sanyal
IASP-273 Governance to Strengthen Public Health: Mapping Urban Poverty and Its Impact on Child Health Indicators in India Rayhan Sk
IASP-397 Eradication of Period Poverty: A Case Study in Urban Slums Joyita Khan
IASP-402 Beyond Calories: Addressing Micronutrient Deficiencies in India Prarthana Das
IASP-410 Enhancing Health and Nutrition Through Local Governance Engagement Chitra Chandra

Technical Session 2C

Theme: Urbanisation & Infrastructure
04:30 PM TO 06:00 PM

Chairperson Dr Brijesh P Singh
Discussant Dr. Emily Das
Session Coordinator Dr Archana Muthye
Rapporteur Deepak Kumar
Room 407
Abstract ID Title of the Paper Name of the Presenter
IASP-471 Demographic and Environmental Interlinkages of Plastic Pollution: GIS-based Insights from the Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority Dr. Sudipa Halder
IASP-079 Addressing Urban Challenges and Enhancing Sustainability: The Aspirational Cities Program Dr Imtiyaz Ali
IASP-039 Census Towns and the Shifting Landscape of Indian Urbanisation Arindam Gupta
IASP-131 Marginal Lives, Marginal Care: Border Securitization and Healthcare Access Dr. Sumana Das
IASP-171 Is Household Air Pollution a risk factor for age at menopause in India? an examination from National Family Health Survey Data Kavitha. N
IASP-339 Is the remittance driver of intra and inter household quarrels? Sutapa Sarkar

Technical Session 2D

Theme: Ageing & Elderly Wellbeing
04:30 PM TO 06:00 PM

Chairperson Prof. Audinarayana
Discussant Prof Abhay Kumar Tiwari
Session Coordinator Dr AG Khan
Rapporteur Dr Kasturi Mondal
Room 307
Abstract ID Title of the Paper Name of the Presenter
IASP-026 Socio-Demographic Determinants among Elderly Housing Arrangement in Uttar Pradesh Anil Kumar Pal
IASP-271 Association of Self-reported Depressed Mood and Tobacco Use among Older Adults Ravina Ranjan
IASP-400 Fintech and Older adults: A Global Synthesis Dr. Angan Sengupta
IASP-298 Association between Self-Rated Health and Anemia in Later Life: Insights from the Longitudinal Ageing Study in India, 2017-18 Saroj Kumar
IASP-329 A Bibliometric analysis and visualization on Ageing in Place (AIP) in the gerontological research Subham Sharma
IASP-019 Prevalence of Non-Communicable Diseases Among the Elderly Ambady Sivan

Technical Session 2E

Theme: Morbidity, Anaemia and Tribal Health
04:30 PM TO 06:00 PM

Chairperson Dr. Ajay Kumar Singh
Discussant Dr Jeetendra Yadav
Session Coordinator Dr Gudakesh
Rapporteur Ravina Ranjan
Room Library Building
Abstract ID Title of the Paper Name of the Presenter
IASP-474 Nutrition and TB: Addressing Malnutrition as a Hidden Barrier in TB Elimination in Madhya Pradesh Dr. Archana Muthye
IASP-498 Prevalence and influencing factors of Anaemia among currently married women in the districts of Bihar: Evidence from large scale survey data SVSRK Bharadwaj
IASP-217 Expansion or Compression of Morbidity Among India’s Working-Age Population Nand Lal Mishra
IASP-103 State level Inequalities and Gender Disparities in Death Registration System in India Dr. Jayanta Kumar Basu
IASP-448 Impact of Digital Exposure on Comprehensive Knowledge of HIV/AIDS among Unmarried Indian Youth: Estimation Using Propensity Score Matching Lahu Vitthal Rathod
IASP-475 Empowering Tribal Adolescents through Life Skills Education: Evidence from the Alluri Sitaramaraju District, Andhra Pradesh Ajay Kumar Singh



Poster Session

Day 2, 28-09-2025
Time 12:30 PM to 02:30 PM
Venue: Near Auditorium
Coordinators: Dr. Archana Muthye and Dr. Emily Das

S. No. Abstract ID Name of the Paper Presenting Author
1. IASP-006 Association between climatic factors and child underweight in India: a geo-spatial analysis using NFHS-5 (2019-21) Abhishek Rajak
2. IASP-009 Addressing Nutritional and Health Disparities Among Tribal Communities in India Abinash Jena
3. IASP-010 Hypertension and Diabetes Across Later Life in India: A LifeCourse Perspective Aditi Chakraborty
4. IASP-016 Loneliness and Its Health Correlates among Older Adults in India: Evidence from LASI Akriti Singh Rajpoot
5. IASP-028 Temporal Changes in Socio-Economic Inequality in Distress Financing for Caesarean Deliveries in India, 2015-21 Ankita Roy
6. IASP-031 Assessing Women’s Physical Health in India: Classical Regression and Machine Learning Approaches Anshul Pandey
7. IASP-032 Sex Preferences and Contraceptive Use among Tribal Women in India: A Regional Analysis Anubhav Verma
8. IASP-034 Navigating the Digital Finance Transition: A Phenomenological Study of Older Adults’ Motivations, Barriers, and Social Influences in India Anupama S & Dr. Angan Sengupta
9. IASP-035 Environmental Risk Factors for Type 2 Diabetes in Urban India: Insights on Artificial Light at Night and Greenness Exposure Arabindo Tanti
10. IASP-048 Monitoring Spatial Pattern of Birth Weight in India Using Statistical Process Control Techniques Ayushi Chourasiya
11. IASP-054 Guarding the Future: Tackling Substance Use and Mental Health Challenges in Adolescence Bibaswan Majumdar
12. IASP-057 Impact of Gender-Based Violence on Reproductive Health Outcomes Among Indian Women: Evidence from NFHS-5 Bipul Kumar Roy
13. IASP-064 Obstetric Violence and Its Association with Postnatal Depression Among Women in Rural India Deepak
14. IASP-066 Heat Stress and Unequal Nights: Analysing the Impact of Heatwaves on Sleep Disorders Among Slum Dwellers of Delhi (NCT) Deepak Verma
15. IASP-073 Epidemiology of Malaria in India Divyanshi Verma
16. IASP-086 Interplay of Nomophobia, Smart Phone Addiction and Mental Health Among Undergraduate Students Dr Ranjeeta Kakoti
17. IASP-094 Role of Dietary Diversity in Addressing Undernutrition Dr Anuj Singh
18. IASP-096 Advancing Transgender and LGBTQ+ Inclusion in Global Medical Practice Dr Birendra Kumar Jaiswal
19. IASP-097 Knowledge and Determinants of Sexual and Reproductive Health Among Urban Youth of Kolkata Dr Chandramallika Biswas
20. IASP-118 Out-of-Pocket Expenditure of Slum Dwellers Dr Rashmi Shukla
21. IASP-122 Sankalp Themes for Rural Population: A Study in Some Gram Panchayats in West Bengal Dr Sabari Bandyopadhyay
22. IASP-127 Cultural, Traditional and Ritual Barriers to Access Healthcare Among Tribal Communities in Mandla District of Madhya Pradesh Dr Shatrughan Prasad
23. IASP-128 Social Media Addiction and Its Association with Sleep Quality Among Medical Students in Tamil Nadu, India Dr Srigowtham Subramaniam
24. IASP-133 Decomposing the Socio-Economic Inequality in Infant Mortality in Odisha: NFHS-5 Dr Suvashri Suvadarsini
25. IASP-141 Rural Male Out-Migration and Remittances: An Insight from Nadia District of West Bengal Faruk Biswas
26. IASP-211 Nexus between livelihood Diversification and food security in Tribal households: A cross-sectional study in Paschim Medinipur of West Bengal Mriganka Dolui
27. IASP-173 Does Health Insurance Reduce Out-of-Pocket Spending for Lifestyle Diseases? Evidence and ML Risk Stratification from LASI-Kerala Kishor R
28. IASP-181 Access to Menstrual Hygiene Resources and Women’s Health and Participation: A Mixed-Method Study Mahashweta Chakrabarty
29. IASP-186 Impact of Population Growth on Health and Educational Infrastructure in Selected Blocks of Rarh and Barendri Regions, West Bengal Manab Ghosh
30. IASP-224 Patterns of Commuting Among Dual-Worker Couples in India: A Mixed-Method Study Nivedita Paul
31. IASP-225 Healthcare Access, Inequality, and Under-Five Mortality: A Regional Analysis Nur Alam
32. IASP-229 Wetland Ecology Deterioration, Livelihood Issues and Diversification as a Coping Strategy: A Study from Loktak Wetland (India) Ongtham Kipjen Singh
33. IASP–207 Persistent in High Risk Fertility Behaviour among Women in West Bengal between 2003 to 2019 Mouli Maity
34. IASP-120 From Sex to Gender: An Analysis of Private and Public Patriarchy Sefali Verma