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June 2003 - May 2009
Taru Leading Edge Pvt Ltd
Position
- Managing Director
Description
- I provided strategic and review support to sector reform initiatives in the WSS and power sectors, strategised country programs for multilateral and bilateral development partners, led the establishment of a first of its kind poverty monitoring and policy support unit in Madhya Pradesh, and managed a GBP 20 million DFID-supported NGO grant management programme focused on promoting social inclusion. At the institutional level, I led business development and internal administration efforts.
June 2009 - March 2021
Self-employed
Position
- Consultant
Description
- My work during this period focused on the urban and rural WSS and rural livelihood sectors and included strategising the role of public utilities/ agencies, local governments, and communities in sector reform initiatives, exploring spaces for service regulation and private sector participation in service delivery, program design and strategy development, development of sector, state, and program-level results frameworks, and strategic portfolio and program-level reviews.
April 2021 - May 2021
Position
- Chief
Description
- At IIHS, a national education institution committed to the equitable, sustainable and efficient transformation of Indian settlements, I am responsible for consolidating and growing the Practice programme. This involves shaping a portfolio of consulting, advisory, research, implementation support, and other services, and building and mentoring a team offering high quality engagement in domains such as climate adaptation and mitigation, disaster risk resilience, water, sanitation, and environment.
Education
April 1993 - March 1995
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Publications (7)
The RERA Act received widespread acclaim for its objectives to regulate a sizable and mostly unregulated sector marked by significant consumer investment and grievances. Seven years after the RERA Act, this report draws on data available in the public domain from 18 RERAs and their websites to take stock of the progress made in relation to the remi...
It is widely acknowledged that land and property record systems in India merit attention and have the potential to enable ease of doing business, infrastructure development and security of tenure. However, while improvements in land and property record systems in rural areas have drawn significant attention over the years, improvements in urban lan...
India’s Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 was brought in to promote and better regulate the country’s real estate sector. The Act, in its entirety, came into force on 1 May 2017. Five years later, in 2022, this publication takes stock of the experience with RERAs in six states: Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh (MP), Maharashtra, Punjab, Har...
This paper describes how community indicators were used in Lucknow to support a dialogue between representatives from communities lacking basic services and service providers. This led to agreement on the indicators needed to benchmark existing environmental conditions, monitor and evaluate the quality of urban services and set priorities for envir...
