Public Finance Fellow at Janaagraha, HUDD Odisha (2025-11 – Present)
- Supported state-led urban finance reforms by strengthening municipal creditworthiness frameworks and enabling Urban Local Governments (ULGs) to access market-based financing.
- Developed policy-aligned financial narratives and documentation to support Finance Commission grant readiness, improving compliance, fiscal planning, and reporting standards.
- Synthesized financial data, policy guidelines, and implementation insights into actionable briefs and reports for senior officials, supporting decision-making.
Development Fellow under Transform Rural India Foundation at Govt. of Bodoland Territorial Region (2022-06 – 2025-09)
Policy Development and Advocacy
- Designed and implemented 5+ key governance and policy interventions for the BTR Government, including Vibrant BTR, Community Vision Document initiatives.
- Led the institutional setup of the Gender Resource Cell in partnership with Assam State Rural Livelihood Mission and Bodoland Infrastructure Financing Authority, from conceptualisation to registration under the Societies Act, 1860.
- Authored and edited the Annual Achievement Reports of the BTR Government (FY 2022–23, 2023–24), documenting developmental outcomes and key performance metrics.
- Conducted impact analysis and performance reporting for flagship government programs submitted to NITI Aayog and the Government of Assam.
Development Fellow under Transform Rural India Foundation at Govt. of Bodoland Territorial Region (2022-06 – 2025-09)
Stakeholder Management & Leadership:
- Coordinated with multiple government departments (Finance, IPR, T&D), ensuring alignment across initiatives.
- Facilitated partnerships with 10+ agencies, including CINI, KHPT, Assam Don Bosco University, and SIPRD to enhance program delivery.
- Managed internal stakeholder convergence and supported cross-departmental data integration for planning and evaluation.
Development Fellow under Transform Rural India Foundation at Govt. of Bodoland Territorial Region (2022-06 – 2025-09)
Monitoring, Accountability & learning:
- Have structured monitoring frameworks for various flagship programs like Bodoland Community Counselling Centers and 100 days 200 targets Development Programme.
Associate, Research and program Design at Haqdarshak Empowerment Solutions Pvt. Ltd. (2020-10 – 2022-05)
- Conceptualized and executed research and baseline studies across 10+ projects focused on government welfare access and digital inclusion.
- Collaborated with government departments, corporates, and NGOs to streamline entitlement delivery systems.
- Analyzed policy gaps and developed frameworks to strengthen last-mile citizen service delivery.
Junior Policy Associate at Rajiv Gandhi Institute for Contemporary Studies (RGICS) (2018-05 – 2019-12)
- Conducted policy research on themes of Equity, Gender, and Governance, and co-authored papers published in RGICS reports and journals.
- Supported Parliamentarians with research inputs, briefing notes, and data-driven policy questions.
- Coordinated a national-level research project with 20 central universities; findings published under SAGE Publications.