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Shamim Ara

Ms. Shamim Ara
Date of Birth
Gender
Female
Date of Entry into Service
Date of Superannuation
Languages Known
Hindi, English
Mode of Recruitment
Direct
Present Grade
JAG
Date of Entry into Present Grade
Department
Department of Investment and Public Asset Management(DIPAM)
Ministry
Ministry of Finance
Present Designation
Joint Director
Nature of Post
Cadre
Domicile State
Bihar
Place of posting
New Delhi
Educational Qualifications
Degree University/Institution Subject/Subject of Specialization Year of Passing/Completion
10th BSEB Science, Social Science, Mathematics, Hindi, Urdu, English 2003
12th Aligarh Muslim University Economics, Mathematics, Geography 2005
Graduation Aligarh Muslim University Economics 2008
M.A Aligarh Muslim University Economics 2010
M. Phil Jawaharlal Nehru University Economics 2013
PhD Jawaharlal Nehru University Economics 2017
Details of Posting in IES
Grade Designation Ministry Department Place of Posting Date Category Total Time period Remarks
JTS Assistant Director Ministry of Finance Department of Economic Affairs Delhi to Cadre 02 Years, 01 Month, 01 Day Processing negotiating and monitoring of ongoing and pipeline project matters and policy matters relating to the World Bank New Development Bank International Finance Corporation Matters pertaining to Ease of Doing Business Sectoral charges of MoWCD Facilitated High level conference organised by IMF and cohosted by India NDB Second Annual Meeting of Board of Governors hosted by India and 57th Annual meeting African Development Bank hosted by India in consultation with Departments Ministries governments
JTS Assistant Director Ministry of External Affairs NA Delhi to Cadre 01 Year, 01 Month, 04 Days

Examining providing inputs and preparing interventions on all references meeting documents reports etc in respect of BRICS G20 OECD IBSA NDB WTO UNCTAD UNIDO WIPO and WEF coordinating with various Ministries Departments of Government of India Handled Budget administration political clearance related work
STS Deputy Director Ministry of Finance Department of Economic Affairs Delhi to Cadre 01 Year, 05 Months, 11 Days

Preparation of chapter for Economic Survey GoI examining anlaysing the matters pertaining to social infrastructure viz employment health human development education social security schemes etc and providing policy suggestions thereon
STS Under Secretary Ministry of External Affairs NA Delhi to Deputation 03 Years

Examining providing inputs and preparing interventions on all references meetings documents reports etc on matters pertaining to Agriculture Labour and Employment Tourism Education Youth Affairs and Sports Consumer Affairs in respect of G20 BRICS IBSA G24 and Development Working Group meetings, Matters relating to procurement of goods and service under GFR FDI and Telecom.
STS Deputy Director Ministry of Finance Department of Economic Affairs Delhi to Cadre 04 Months, 19 Days

Matters relating to Bilateral Investment Treaties and Investment Chapters of Free Trade Agreements with countries such as Peru, Sri Lanka, European Union, Iran,UK, Korea etc.
JAG Joint Director Ministry of Finance Department of Investment and Public Asset Management(DIPAM) Delhi to Till Date Cadre

Minority Stake Sale and Capital Management of Finance and Defense PSUs
Publication & Awards
Nature of Activity Name Topic Description Year of Publication
Research paper Ara, Shamim Gender and Jobs: Evidence from Urban Labour Market in India The Indian Journal of Labour Economics, Vol.28, Issue 3, pp.377-403 2015
Research paper Ara, Shamim Globalisation and Gender Inequality: Evidence from Labour Market in India Journal of Quantitative Economics, Vol.17, Number 1, March 2019
Research paper Srija, A. and Ara, Shamim Skill and Entrepreneurship Development for Rural India Kurukshetra: A Journal of Rural Development, Special Issue, Vol.67, No.10, August 2019
Research paper Ara, Shamim Labour Market Reforms in India International Journal of Economics and Financial issues, Vol.1, No.3, pp.177-189 2020
Research Paper Ara, Shamim Gender Dimensions of Labour Market in India: Trend Re-examined Global Journal of Accounting and Economy Research, Vol.2, No.1, pp.47-69 2021
Research paper Ara, Shamim Gender Pay Gap in India: Evidence from Urban Labour Market The Indian Journal of Labour Economics, Vol.64, pp.415-445 2021
Research paper Ara, Shamim The Challenge of Youth Employment in India: A Gender Perspective In: Mitra, A. (eds) Youth in Indian Labour Market. India Studies in Business and Economics. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-0379-1_9 2024
Research paper Ara, Shamim and Puneet Kumar Shrivastava Decoding Rising Female Labour Force Participation Rate in India-Evidence from PLFS Data Economic & Political Weekly, Vol.60, No.26-27, pp.59-67 2024
Media & Commentary Pathak, Aditi and Ara, Shamim Jan Dhan, a financial inclusion game changer The Hindu Business line, August 22, 2022 2022
Media & Commentary Ara, Shamim and Pathak, Aditi UPI has given cashless economy a boost The Hindu Business line, January 20, 2023 2023
Media & Commentary Ara, Shamim UPI: A game changer towards achieving a cashless economy Ideas for India, May 22, 2023 2023
Media & Commentary Ara, Shamim and Pathak, Aditi India’s trade diplomacy marks a new era Ideas for India, July 15, 2026 2026
Award for best research paper Pathak Aditi and Ara Shamim Inter-relations between child malnutrition, learning outcomes and income growth in India: A simultaneous equation approach National Data and Analytics Platform (NDAP) research paper and visualization competition conducted by NITI Aayog, ISID and Omidyar Network India 2022
Award for visualisation competition Pathak Aditi and Ara Shamim Inter-relations between child malnutrition, learning outcomes and income growth in India: A simultaneous equation approach National Data and Analytics Platform (NDAP) research paper and visualization competition conducted by NITI Aayog, ISID and Omidyar Network India. 2022
Specialization
Area of Specialization Grade No. of Years of Specialization Gained
Labour Economics, Financial Market, Multilateral Organisation - -
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This profile was last updated on: 27-08-2026
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