Major research projects undertaken by SPYM include

• National Drug User Survey (NDUS) SPYM conducted a National Survey on ‘Extent & Pattern of Substance Use in India’ in the states of Punjab, Delhi, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Goa and Tripura. The survey was supported by the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Government of India (2017-2018).




• Focused Thematic Study (FTS) among homeless community members, transgenders and Female Sex Workers (FSW) was conducted in the states of Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Bihar supported by National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre (NDDTC), AIIMS (2019-20). Currently it is underway in the states of Kerala, Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka.




• National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) was conducted in the states of Haryana, Punjab & Chandigarh and Kerala & Lakshadweep in partnership with the International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai and Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, GOI (2019-20)




• National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4) was conducted in the states of Haryana, Manipur, Punjab & Chandigarh and Kerala & Lakshadweep in partnership with the International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai and Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, GOI (2015-16)




• Mapping and Size Estimation of Street Children Who Use Drugs In Delhi
  commissioned by the Department of Women & Child Development, Government of NCT of Delhi with technical support from the National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre (NDDTC), AIIMS, New Delhi. (2016)




• Survey on Size Estimation of Opioid dependents in the state of Punjab
  commissioned by the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Government of India with technical support from the National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre (NDDTC), AIIMS, New Delhi. (2015-16)




• District Level Household & Facility Survey (DLHS-4) was conducted in the states of Manipur and Tripura in partnership with the International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai and Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, GOI (2012-13)




• Comprehensive Socio-economic survey of Households in Jhuggi Jhopri clusters in Delhi was conducted in partnership with the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board, Govt. of NCT of Delhi




• Mapping of HRG and other vulnerable population to HIV/AIDSwas undertaken in the states of Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Tripura in partnership with NACO (2008)




• IDU size estimation study of Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh was conducted in partnership with NGOs, UNAIDS and AIIMS (2008)




• Survey on HIV Vulnerability among IDUs, their spouses and children was conducted in the North West and North Eastern part of India (2008)




• National IDU size estimation survey in partnership with 300 NGOs, DFID & AIIMS (2007)




• National KABP study was conducted in partnership with 300 NGOs, DFID & AIIMS (2006)




• Mapping of vulnerable population groups in the five ‘A’ category districts of Tripura, Manipur, Nagaland and Mizoram was undertaken by SPYM.




• Mapping of substance users in the Northern Indian States was conducted in partnership with the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Government of India and the National Sample Survey OrganiZation (2007)




• Household survey to map substance users was conducted in partnership with the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2001)




• Study on profiling of substance users was conducted in partnership with the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Government of India (1999)