ABOUT IHD
Established in January 1998 as a non-profit autonomous institution by a group of senior social scientists and policy analysts under the aegis of the Indian Society of Labour Economics (ISLE), IHD has become an important centre for study in human development and related issues. The underlying philosophy of IHD is to create an enabling environment for people to develop their full potential, lead productive lives, exercise their choices and participate in the decision-making process.

RESEARCH
IHD has, since its inception, emerged as an important centre for study in issues related to human development. Through its corpus of research, analysis and policy recommendations, the Institute has made contributions across a range of priority areas, such as, labour markets, employment, social security, development policy and planning, governance and decentralisation, education, health, and gender.

SEMINAR
IHD promotes informed policy debates on issues like health security, social security, employment security, migration, gender and employment by organizing seminars, workshops, conferences and consultations in collaboration with national and international agencies. The seminars are often organised around research-based presentations and discussions. Workshops help in formulating strategies related to governance and public policy by combining research, policy analysis and advocacy.

IHD LECTURES
The Institute holds, at regular intervals, talks and lectures by reputed scholars from around the world. Beginning 2006, the Institute has launched the IHD Distinguished Lecture series, the first of which was delivered by Professor Kaushik Basu in New Delhi.

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