Sanjay K. Mohanty is a trained economist and demographer and Professor at the International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai, India. His research interests include economics of health and health care, economics of aging, multidimensional poverty, and population dynamics. He has authored more than 180 research papers in international and national peer-reviewed journals. Currently he is principal investigator of a research project entitled r4d India: Inclusive Social Protection for Chronic Health Problems funded by Swiss Agency for Development and Global Cooperation (SDC) and the SWISS National Science Foundation (SNSF). Prof. Mohanty was Visiting Scientist at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health during 2014-15 and C.R. Parekh Fellow at the Asia Research Centre, London School of Economics in 2010. He was awarded the K.B. Pathak Memorial Award (2009) by the Indian Association for the Study of Population (IASP) for his research work.  Suman Singh is a Senior Research Fellow pursuing Ph.D. at the International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai, India. She received her Master's degree in Geography from the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, and her bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, Physics, and Geography from the University of Allahabad. Her doctoral research is on climate exposure, development, and health in India.

• 1. Introduction (Sanjay K. Mohanty and Suman Singh).- 2. Population Distribution Among Socio-Religious Groups in India (Suman Singh, Suraj Maiti, Shouryarghya Patra, and Jyoti Das).- 3. Household Assets and Amenities Among Socio-Religious Groups in India (Sanjay K. Mohanty, Sudeshana Ghosh, Rabiul Sani, and Abhishek Kumar).- 4. Economic Well-being Among Socio-Religious Groups in India (Rajeev Ranjan Singh and Balakrushna Padhi).- 5. Educational Attainment Across Socio-Religious Groups in India (Rashmi Rashmi).- 6. Health Disparities Among Socio-Religious Groups in India (Amit Kumar Goyal, Jyoti Das, and Suraj Maiti).- 7. Multidimensional Poverty Estimates Across Socio-Religious Groups in India (Jyoti Das and Shankar Das).- 8. Way Forward (Sanjay K. Mohanty).

Sanjay K. Mohanty is a trained economist and demographer and Professor at the International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai, India. His research interests include economics of health and health care, economics of aging, multidimensional poverty, and population dynamics. He has authored more than 180 research papers in international and national peer-reviewed journals. Currently he is principal investigator of a research project entitled r4d India: Inclusive Social Protection for Chronic Health Problems funded by Swiss Agency for Development and Global Cooperation (SDC) and the SWISS National Science Foundation (SNSF). Prof. Mohanty was Visiting Scientist at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health during 2014-15 and C.R. Parekh Fellow at the Asia Research Centre, London School of Economics in 2010. He was awarded the K.B. Pathak Memorial Award (2009) by the Indian Association for the Study of Population (IASP) for his research work.  Suman Singh is a Senior Research Fellow pursuing Ph.D. at the International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai, India. She received her Master's degree in Geography from the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, and her bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, Physics, and Geography from the University of Allahabad. Her doctoral research is on climate exposure, development, and health in India.

• 1. Introduction (Sanjay K. Mohanty and Suman Singh).- 2. Population Distribution Among Socio-Religious Groups in India (Suman Singh, Suraj Maiti, Shouryarghya Patra, and Jyoti Das).- 3. Household Assets and Amenities Among Socio-Religious Groups in India (Sanjay K. Mohanty, Sudeshana Ghosh, Rabiul Sani, and Abhishek Kumar).- 4. Economic Well-being Among Socio-Religious Groups in India (Rajeev Ranjan Singh and Balakrushna Padhi).- 5. Educational Attainment Across Socio-Religious Groups in India (Rashmi Rashmi).- 6. Health Disparities Among Socio-Religious Groups in India (Amit Kumar Goyal, Jyoti Das, and Suraj Maiti).- 7. Multidimensional Poverty Estimates Across Socio-Religious Groups in India (Jyoti Das and Shankar Das).- 8. Way Forward (Sanjay K. Mohanty).

Sanjay K. Mohanty is a trained economist and demographer and Professor at the International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai, India. His research interests include economics of health and health care, economics of aging, multidimensional poverty, and population dynamics. He has authored more than 180 research papers in international and national peer-reviewed journals. Currently he is principal investigator of a research project entitled r4d India: Inclusive Social Protection for Chronic Health Problems funded by Swiss Agency for Development and Global Cooperation (SDC) and the SWISS National Science Foundation (SNSF). Prof. Mohanty was Visiting Scientist at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health during 2014-15 and C.R. Parekh Fellow at the Asia Research Centre, London School of Economics in 2010. He was awarded the K.B. Pathak Memorial Award (2009) by the Indian Association for the Study of Population (IASP) for his research work.  Suman Singh is a Senior Research Fellow pursuing Ph.D. at the International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai, India. She received her Master's degree in Geography from the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, and her bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, Physics, and Geography from the University of Allahabad. Her doctoral research is on climate exposure, development, and health in India.

• 1. Introduction (Sanjay K. Mohanty and Suman Singh).- 2. Population Distribution Among Socio-Religious Groups in India (Suman Singh, Suraj Maiti, Shouryarghya Patra, and Jyoti Das).- 3. Household Assets and Amenities Among Socio-Religious Groups in India (Sanjay K. Mohanty, Sudeshana Ghosh, Rabiul Sani, and Abhishek Kumar).- 4. Economic Well-being Among Socio-Religious Groups in India (Rajeev Ranjan Singh and Balakrushna Padhi).- 5. Educational Attainment Across Socio-Religious Groups in India (Rashmi Rashmi).- 6. Health Disparities Among Socio-Religious Groups in India (Amit Kumar Goyal, Jyoti Das, and Suraj Maiti).- 7. Multidimensional Poverty Estimates Across Socio-Religious Groups in India (Jyoti Das and Shankar Das).- 8. Way Forward (Sanjay K. Mohanty).