Guru Arjan Dev Institute of Development Studies is a centre for advanced research and training in multi disciplinary areas as diverse as Agriculture and rural development; social change and social structure; environment and resource economics; globalization and trade, industry, labour and welfare; macro economics issues and models; population and development and health policy research. The institute is being runs under the aegis of Guru Arjan Dev Institute of Development Studies Society, Amritsar which is a registered national scientific and educational society under Societies Registration Act, XXI of 1860, Chandigarh in July 2009 vide Registration No. 77 of 2009-2010. The society was collectively conceived by a group of like-minded peoples drawn from different disciplines and backgrounds to promote research, publication, development, training and similar creative activities.