Bidyutprava Praharaj is a District Monitoring Lead for the Swayamshree project, in Gram Vikas in Baliguda. She has been with the organisation since 1994, having started as an Assistant Teacher at Gram Vikas Shikshya Niketan, Kumudabahal, and progressed through roles as Office Assistant, Campus In-charge, volunteer manager, and planning, monitoring, and accounting functions. In 2020, she became Project Coordinator for the Bafla project office, managing water and sanitation, water source sustainability, and smart community projects.
Before Gram Vikas, she worked as Supervisor for a child education programme with SWS, Koinpur.
Bidyutprava has completed training on Social Changes and Leadership in Community from Azim Premji University, Bangalore.