Sunayana Basu

Policy advisory and governance research professional with 4+ years of experience in government scheme analysis, multi-state regulatory research, policy development, implementation monitoring, and structured stakeholder engagement. At SaveLIFE Foundation, functions as a subject matter expert supporting state and central government engagement on road safety governance — analysing existing schemes and processes to identify institutional bottlenecks, drafting government notes and policy frameworks, conducting comparative analysis of governance models across states, and monitoring the field-level implementation of national programmes. Experienced in social sustainability through sustained work on road safety (public health, equity of access), animal protection law, and community welfare.

Combines legal precision with structured evidence-based advisory output.

Senior Associate – Policy & Research - SaveLIFE Foundation

(2025-07)

• Analyses existing government schemes, subordinate legislation, enforcement notifications, and institutional processes across road safety governance in 28+ States/UTs — identifying operational bottlenecks, compliance gaps, and implementation deficiencies for structured advisory output.
• Drafted 3+ government-facing policy notes and concept notes translating legislative and field research into actionable reform recommendations for state and central government stakeholders — including on the 8-hour commercial driver fatigue cap, Uttar Pradesh Road Safety Policy, and Highway Rescue protocols.
• Conducted systematic comparative analysis of governance models, enforcement frameworks, and best practices across Indian states, synthesising findings into consolidated, implementable frameworks for state-level adoption.
• Analysed state governments' written comments on proposed national road safety rules and developed consolidated, cohesive rule frameworks for state-level implementation — directly analogous to developing and reviewing government guidelines and SOPs.
• Led programme monitoring and implementation assessment for the MoRTH Sadak Suraksha Mitra (SSM) national programme — tracking implementation progress against targets, flagging risks and bottlenecks, proposing corrective measures, and preparing status reports for senior leadership and institutional partners.
• Prepared and analysed 8 systematic Right to Information requests across States/UTs as a primary tool for mapping institutional gaps in service delivery — covering Road Safety Fund utilisation, crash data availability, Good Samaritan Law compliance, and healthcare facility infrastructure.
• Tracked Parliamentary Questions raised by sitting MPs and Standing Committee reports from Monsoon 2025 through Budget Session 2026, developing comprehensive stakeholder mapping to support government engagement strategy.
• Coordinated multi-stakeholder consultations with government authorities, law enforcement agencies, and institutional partners — managing inter-departmental coordination, documentation, and follow-up to build ownership and ensure smooth programme execution.
• Maintained institutional governance and legislative trackers monitoring policy developments, enforcement reforms, and state-level implementation of national rules — functioning as a real-time institutional knowledge management system.
• Provided litigation support for the Right to Trauma Care PIL — analysing judicial orders and case records related to citizen access to emergency care, directly engaging with the equity and social sustainability dimensions of public health service delivery.

Cruelty Response Coordinator – Legal & Research - PETA India

(2023-07 - 2025-06)

• Conducted legal and statutory compliance research across 1,500+ cases spanning multiple jurisdictions, reviewing regulatory frameworks and identifying systemic gaps to generate policy reform inputs — contributing to social sustainability objectives around animal protection, labour conditions, and product safety standards.
• Engaged with law enforcement agencies and regulatory bodies to strengthen statutory compliance across multiple domains; documented field-level evidence to support legislative advocacy and institutional reform.
• Coordinated with donors and stakeholders on cases reported through public grievance channels, generating structured responses and maintaining stakeholder communication — directly analogous to grievance redressal support functions.

Junior Associate - Arjun Mitra & Associates

(2021-09 - 2023-06)

• Drafted and reviewed 200+ legal documents including contracts, MoUs, agreements, affidavits, and petitions across family, criminal, and civil matters.
• Appeared before courts and regulatory agencies; negotiated and resolved 32+ client disputes across complex civil matters.

BA LLB (Hons) - Law - Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi (2016 - 2021)

HSC (CBSE) - Adarsh Public School, Delhi (2016 - 2016)