The Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR), Mumbaiis an advanced research institution established by The Reserve Bank of Indiain 1987 on the occasion of its golden jubilee.[1] The Institute's mission is to carry out research on developmental issues from a multi-disciplinary point of view. It has one of the largest Social Sciences libraries in Asia. The institute has an M.Phil./Ph.D. programme in Development Studies and also an MScprogramme in Economics.