Laxminarayan Panda

Laxminarayan Panda is a member of the Water Management Group at Gram Vikas and oversees implementation of the Water Supply projects across locations.  He provides technical support to district teams for the construction of water supply systems and toilet and bathroom infrastructure. He joined Gram Vikas in 1990. Over the next three decades, he worked […]

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Krushna Chandra Hembram

Krushna Chandra Hembram is a member of the Livelihoods Management Group at Gram Vikas, responsible for designing, strengthening, and supporting the implementation of farm-based livelihood interventions across the Gram Vikas operational area. He joined Gram Vikas in October 2025 and brings over 12 years of experience in the development sector, managing large-scale, women-led livelihood portfolios. […]

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Krishna Chandra Dikshit

Krishna Chandra Dikshit is a member of the Livelihoods Management Group at Gram Vikas, with expertise in collective approaches and farm livelihoods. His work spans Nursery Management, Goatery, Formation and Management of Farmer Producer Groups & Companies etc. He joined Gram Vikas in April 2009 and has worked in the role of a Thematic Coordinator. […]

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Jobin Chacko

Jobin Chacko is a member of the Strategic Leadership Team – Programme Unit at Gram Vikas. He coordinates the Gram Vikas Saathi Fellowship Programme, the Safe and Dignified Migration Programme, and a research initiative on Rural Settlement growth patterns. He joined in 2018 as a Young Management Trainee, working on digital access in remote rural […]

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Jannatun Begum

Jannatun Begum is a member of the Village Institutions & Convergence and Sanitation & Health Management Groups and oversees interventions relating to both the domains in the partner villages. She joined in April 2019, bringing 22 years of experience in the capacity building of community institutions, with a focus on women and child rights. Before […]

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D.P. Debashis Hota

Debashis Hota is the Manager for Human Resources at Gram Vikas. He is responsible for formulating policies and practices for effective workplace management. He is a member of the Human Resources Management Group, and also a member of the Administration and Logistics Management Group. He has held this role since April 2015. He has previously […]

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Dillip Kumar Subudhi

Dillip Kumar Subudhi manages Payments and Payroll at Gram Vikas and is a member of the Finance and Accounts Management Group. He joined in 2003 and has held a range of roles across the organisation since then. He has served as Accountant across project offices, Coordinator for Village Institutions and the Resource Mobilisation Support Group, […]

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Bukky Das

Bukky Das is the State Finance Lead for the Swayamshree project at Gram Vikas. He oversees financial reporting and compliance across four districts and supports effective budget utilisation across the project. He is also a member of the Finance and Accounts Management Group and oversees Budgets and Programme Finance. He took on this role in […]

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Bharti Kumari

Bharti Kumari is a member of the Strategic Leadership Team – Programme Unit at Gram Vikas. She leads the coordination of initiatives under the SOTH framework and is responsible for planning and implementation of the Clean Koinpur Initiative in Gajapati. She joined in June 2025. She brings eight years of grassroots experience in the development […]

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Benstin Jenith.B.G.

Benstin Jenith B.G. is a member of the Water Management Group.He is also a member of the Water Resource Technology Group (WRTG) which is a special group within the Water thematic that provides technical and knowledge support for water resource management, groundwater management, water security planning, recharge interventions under the Water Secure Gram Panchayat programme. […]

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