Ambika Prasad

Manager, Administration, Procurement & IT

Ambika Prasad is the head of Administration at Gram Vikas. He joined us after 18+ years of successful stints with Tech Mahindra, In2IT, Satyam, and Sanchar. From managing day-to-day operations and security responsibilities to organizing emergency operations, he brings his skills at assessing user needs, implementing process improvements, handling the external project security audits, and developing effective communication and organizational procedures to Gram Vikas.

Ambika holds a Bachelor of Arts (Economics) from Utkal University.

Apurva Vijay Ghugey

Thematic Manager, Sanitation & Hygiene

Dr. Apurva Ghugey is the Thematic Manager for Sanitation & Hygiene, specifically in behaviour change programmes as a part of WaSH initiatives to address waste management, adolescent health issues, and nutrition for children and women. She also manages the action research project to promote safe child faeces management practices in rural Odisha in collaboration with Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University.

Before joining the Gram Vikas team in 2018, she was associated with us as an SBI Youth for India Fellow. Apurva worked on the ‘Health Promoting Schools’ project in Gram Vikas tribal residential school and communities in the Kalahandi district of Odisha.

Apurva holds a Masters in Public Health from the Indian Institute of Public Health, Gandhinagar, and a Bachelor of Dental Surgery from Government Dental College and Hospital, Nagpur.

Ashutosh Bhat

Thematic Manager, Water & Energy

Ashutosh Bhat is the Thematic Manager for Water and Energy at Gram Vikas. He joined us in 2014 from Larsen & Toubro, where he worked on system integration of solar thermal collectors for power generation in India. Before that, he researched concentrated solar power technologies with the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy, Government of India.

Ashutosh’s functional expertise is in the design, formulation, and execution of projects based on appropriate renewable energy technologies. He uses it for rural electrification, watershed and springshed management, drinking water supply projects, and energy-linked livelihood generation in Gram Vikas partner villages.

He has an M.Tech. in Renewable Energy Engineering and Management from TERI University, New Delhi, and a B.E. in Mechanical Engineering from Visvesvaraya Technological University, Karnataka.

Basanti Devi

District Manager, Ganjam

Basanti Devi oversees the health, water, sanitation, and hygiene programmes in Ganjam district. One of the earliest Gram Vikas staff members, she joined us in 1983 as a Health Worker serving the communities of Kerandimal in Ganjam district, training community health workers and traditional birth attendants, and coordinating with the health centres for the immunisation of infants and their mothers. Subsequently, she worked with Community Health Centres and Primary Health Centres in Gajapati and Kalahandi districts.

In 2017, Basanti joined the Staff Development Cell to roll out the orientation of newly recruited Community volunteers. She has also worked on the WaSH Behaviour programme, training staff and community members on promoting greywater utilisation in growing nutrition gardens, nutritional benefits to adolescent girls, women, and children, clean toilet use, safe drinking water, kitchen behavior, and hygiene training in schools.

She was also part of the study on Child Feces Management by Emory University. She worked with Adivasi communities in Chandaka on promoting nutrition gardens and reviving the defunct SHGs.

Bhawani Shankar Dash

District Manager, Kalahandi

Bhawani Shankar Dash is the District Manager for Kalahandi overseeing our initiatives across different thematic areas. He joined us in 2014 as Program Coordinator for building disaster resilient housing under the Odisha Disaster Response Project funded by the Odisha State Disaster Management Authority.

Before Gram Vikas, he has worked with the Odisha Forestry Sector Development Project (OFSDP), from 2012 to 2014, to facilitate the formation of the Van Suraksha Samiti/Forest Conservation Committee, and make a ten-year micro-plan along with forest-dependent communities. Prior to that, he was in the internal audit team of BISWA, a microfinance agency in Sambalpur, and the nonprofit SUPPORT, in Deogarh district, Odisha, coordinating a project in Family Counselling Centre on Reproductive Child Health under the National Rural Health Mission for one year.

Bhawani holds a Master in Social Work from the Centre for Social Science and Research, Bhubaneswar.

Biswajit Sahu

District Manager, Sundergarh

Biswajit Sahu is the District Manager for Sundergarh in Gram Vikas. An expert in water and sanitation programmes, community mobilization, and institution development, Biswajit joined Gram Vikas in 2014. He worked on providing disaster resilient housing to Cyclone Phalin affected households under the Odisha Disaster Recovery Project from the Odisha State Disaster Management Authority, Government of Odisha.

Before joining Gram Vikas, he worked with CTRAN Consulting, promoting farmer producer companies and agriculture and horticulture-based livelihoods. He is a Certified CSR Professional from the Institute of Company Secretary of India. He has attended Barefoot Technician Training on MGNREGA from the National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Hyderabad.

Biswajit holds a Master in Social Work from Sambalpur University, Odisha.

Chandramohan Patnaik

Finance Manager

Chandramohan Patnaik is the head of finance at Gram Vikas and has been with us since 1998. He is responsible for all statutory compliances, managing the investment funds, and leads the team of internal auditors. Before Gram Vikas, he was with the California Design & Construction India Limited and A K Sharma & Co. in New Delhi.

Chandramohan is a trained Inter Cost and Management Accountant. He holds a double Masters in Commerce and Business Administration from Berhampur University. He has a Bachelor of Law (LLB) degree from Lingaraj Law College under Berhampur University.

D.P. Debashis Hota

Manager, Human Resources

Debashis Hota is Manager, Human Resources, since 2015. He ensures a healthy work environment in Gram Vikas by formulating policies and practices for efficient workplace management.

Debashis has more than 11 years of experience in administration and personnel management across various companies. Before joining Gram Vikas, he has worked with Nixies Pharmaceuticals and Seashore group managing Human Resources and Administration functions.

He has an MBA in Human Resource and Marketing from the Biju Patnaik University of Technology, Odisha.

Gangadhar Panigrahi

Senior Manager

Gangadhar Panigrahi is the lead for Government Liaison at Gram Vikas. A social worker, who began working with us in 1983, he has been instrumental in building and strengthening partnerships at various levels of the government.

Gangadhar started his career working with the Adivasi communities to adopt biogas as an alternative to fuelwood as a domestic fuel for cooking. He is a member of the ‘Water’ thematic area at Gram Vikas and has extensive experience in the implementation of sanitation and piped water supply projects.

Jannatun Begum

Junior Manager, Village Institutions

Jannatun Begum manages the implementation of initiatives to strengthen village institutions in partner villages of Gram Vikas. A development professional with 20 years of experience in the capacity building of community institutions, she has a special interest in promoting women and child rights.

Before joining us, she worked with Aga Khan Rural Support Programme (AKRSP, India), DISHA, Madhyam Foundation, Antodaya, and other nonprofits in and outside Odisha.

Jannatun has a Master in Social Work from Utkal University of Culture, Bhubaneswar.

Jobin Chacko

District Manager, Kandhamal

Jobin Chacko is the District Manager of Kandhamal in Odisha. He joined Gram Vikas in June 2018 as Young Management Trainee and started his work implementing an initiative to use ICTs to improve the life of remote rural communities. Jobin manages the Safe and Dignified Migration program, leading the Kalahandi – Kerala corridor.

Jobin has a M.A. in Development from Azim Premji University, Bangalore. He has a certificate in Labour Migration from Azim Premji University.

Joseph Kalassery

Thematic Manager, Safe Migration & Technology

Joseph Kalassery is the Thematic Manager for the Safe Migration initiatives in Gram Vikas. He also manages the implementation of different grassroots technology programmes. Joseph joined Gram Vikas in 2017 and has since then worked across livelihoods, water, health, and education.

In the past, he has worked with Woolworths, Australia, and TATA Consultancy Services in India as a Business and IT Analyst, specialising in the domain of vegetable and production systems.

Joseph has a B.E. in Computer Engineering from NIT, Bhopal, and pursued his Ph.D. coursework in IRMA, where he studied the social construction of technology.

Jyotsna Tirkey

Thematic Manager, Village Institutions & Gender

Jyotsna Tirkey leads the initiatives on Village Institutions and Gender at Gram Vikas. An expert in gender empowerment programmes, she brings over 10 years of experience in social inclusion, women-led community-based institutions, microfinance, financial inclusion, and rural livelihoods with rural and tribal communities across Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, and Maharashtra.

In the past, Jyotsna has worked with PRADAN, Samaj Pragati Sahayog, and Aga Khan Rural Support Programme (India). She joined Gram Vikas in February 2021.

Jyotsna is a Postgraduate in Social Work from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai.

Kailash Chandra Sahu

Thematic Manager, Water

Kailash Chandra Sahu oversees the implementation of water projects by Gram Vikas under Jal Jeevan Mission, the flagship programme of the Government of India. He joined Gram Vikas in 1986 and has since then worked across areas of rural health and environment, renewable energy, social and agroforestry, livelihoods, and water and sanitation.

He has been instrumental in the successful implementation of numerous water and sanitation programmes in partner villages of Gram Vikas.

Kailash holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Hinjilicut Science College, Ganjam from 1984.

Laxminarayan Panda

District Manager, Gajapati

Laxminarayan Panda has 31 years of experience working with the rural communities across Odisha in areas of social forestry, renewable energy, and rural health and environment. He started with Gram Vikas in 1990 in our biogas programme.

An expert in community mobilisation, his work in social forestry in more government and private lands provided livelihoods to Adivasi communities in Odisha. He has also set up piped water supply systems under the national scheme, Rashtriya Sam Vikas Yojana and Swajaldhara.

Laxminarayan has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Polasara Science College, Ganjam district, Odisha.

Nirmal Chandra Mohanty

Thematic Manager

Nirmal Chandra Mohanty joined Gram Vikas in August 2020 and managed the COVID-19 response and is a part of the Safe and Dignified Migration program. He brings more than 25 years of experience in watershed development, renewable energy, agriculture in the private, government, and non-government sectors.

Before joining Gram Vikas, he worked with Adhikar, Onergy Solar, International Development Enterprises, India (IDEI), and at the Directorate of Water Management, Government of India.

Nirmal holds an Executive MBA from KIIT University and is a mechanical engineering graduate from IGNOU.

Nirmal Kumar Panda

Programme Manager

Nirmal Kumar Panda is a member of the team in the Water and Village Institutions focus areas. He joined Gram Vikas in 2015 and has directly managed the Government of Odisha-supported largest disaster resilient housing project in India – Odisha Disaster Recovery Project from 2015 to 2017.

He has over 20 years of experience in programme implementation, liaising with the government, and donor engagement.

Nirmal has an MBA from Utkal University, Vani Vihar and MA in History.

Omkar Sudhir Deshpande

Thematic Manager, Technology

Omkar Deshpande joined Gram Vikas in 2020 from the IT sector and now manages various technology initiatives across focus areas. In the past, he worked with TomTom, where he provided technical support for US and European clients.

He is a member of the Habitat & Technology group at Gram Vikas. Omkar is an Electronics & Telecommunication Engineer from Padmabhooshan Vasantraodada Patil Institute of Technology.

Pratap Chandra Panda

Thematic Manager, Livelihoods

Pratap Chandra Panda leads the livelihood initiatives at Gram Vikas. He joined Gram Vikas in 2016 and brings 15 years of extensive experience in managing livelihoods, natural resource management, and climate change projects while serving in organizations like Concern Worldwide, Regional Centre for Development Cooperation, and Living Farms.

At Gram Vikas, Pratap is responsible for the design, implementation, liaising, facilitation, training, partnership management, and resources management towards ensuring secure and sustainable incomes for rural communities while building the quality of human resources. He also supports teams working on Sanitation & Hygiene.

Pratap has a Masters in Biotechnology from Berhampur University.

Ranjan Patnaik

Chief Accountant

Ranjan Patnaik leads the Accounts team in Gram Vikas. He began working with Gram Vikas in 2001 and brings 27 years of experience in finance and management.

At Gram Vikas, he oversees and supervises the project accounts, as well as head office accounts, receipts and payments, audit compliances, verification of expenditure reports, and support in the finalisation of accounts.

Before Gram Vikas, he worked with government and private sector companies in managing accounts and office administration.

Sangita Patra

Thematic Manager, Documentation & Communications

Sangita Patra leads the monitoring, documentation, and communications function at Gram Vikas. She has more than 14 years of experience working in Girls’ Education, Nutrition and Health, Livelihood, and Disaster Response.

She also manages the internship, volunteers, and fellows program in Gram Vikas. In the past, Sangita worked with CARE India and Parivar Seva Sanstha.

Sangita holds a Master’s degree in Anthropology from Utkal University, Vani Vihar and a diploma in medical transcription.

Sarat Chandra Mohanty

District Manager, Ganjam

Sarat Chandra Mohanty, an expert in apiculture joined Gram Vikas in 1991 as a Beekeeping Supervisor to train Adivasi communities in apiculture as a livelihood option. He has since then worked in programmes on water and sanitation, renovation of defunct piped water supply systems, strengthening self-help groups and livelihoods.

In the past, Sarat was an In-charge of Bhatimunda Gram Panchayat, Tangi Choudwar block in Cuttack district for an Adult Literacy programme and Supervisor in the Centre for Youth and Social Development (CYSD) for the non-formal education programme.

Sarat has a Bachelor in Arts from Tangi Mahavidyalaya in 1988 and is trained as Beekeeping Fieldman from Central Bee Research Institute, Pune, for six months.

Sukanta Bhattacharya

Programme Manager, Village Institutions

Sukanta Bhattacharya leads Gram Vikas initiatives under the focus area Strengthening of Village Institutions and Convergence. He also heads the Staff Development Cell which manages the performance management systems for all employees.

A development professional with more than 25 years of grassroots experience, he has been with Gram Vikas since 2014. In the past, he has worked as a faculty in computer education in different colleges, including those under The Institute of Computer Engineers (India). He has also worked with Lutheran World Service, India, for programmes in Odisha and West Bengal.

Sukanta is a Postgraduate diploma in Computer Science and Application from Burdwan University.

Ahalya Mahananda

Field Expert

Ahalya Mahananda is a Field Expert in the Holistic Rural Development Programme team. In the past, she volunteered with the Gram Vikas’ COVID-19 Response team to conduct household surveys and enable access to social entitlements. She has also worked briefly with Tatwa Technologies in 2015.

Ahalya completed Matriculation from Panchayat High School, Ambapali, in 2010, and Intermediate in Arts from Tushra College, Tushra, in 2012.  She joined Gram Vikas in 2022.

Aijub Minj

Senior Supervisor

Aijub Minj is a Senior Supervisor working with Gram Vikas since 2017. He has completed Intermediate in Arts from Kartik Oram Mahavidyalaya, Gumla.

Amarsing Majhi

Senior Supervisor

Amarsing Majhi joined Gram Vikas in 2018 and is currently working as a Senior Supervisor. He was a Community Volunteer from 2015 to 2018. Before that, he worked with Gram Vikas as Community Service Provider under the Odisha Tribal Empowerment & Livelihoods Programme in the Thuamul Rampur block of Kalahandi district. Amarsing is currently pursuing B.Tech in Civil Engineering from Biju Patnaik University of Technology, Odisha.

Amit Kumar Paikray

Assistant Lab In-charge

Amit Kumar Paikray is an Assistant Lab In-charge for the Water Quality programme in Gram Vikas. Before joining us, he worked as Lab In-Charge for the Child Feces Management project study undertaken by Emory University for 3 months in 2019 and is experienced in laboratory management and maintenance. He has also worked as a Research Assistant for projects in molecular biology, nanotechnology, and chemical-based synthesis of manganese oxide nanoparticles.

Amit holds a Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology from Trident Academy of Creative Technology, Bhubaneswar, in 2013, and a Master of Science in Biotechnology from Berhampur University in 2017. He joined us in October 2021.

Ananta Kishore Das

Divisional Coordinator

Ananta Kishore Das is a Divisional Coordinator at Gram Vikas. An expert in community mobilisation, he has more than a decade of experience working with rural communities in Odisha. He joined us as a Field Supervisor.

Anurag Sharma

Junior Manager - WRTG

Anurag Sharma is a Junior Manager for the Water Resources Technology Group program at Gram Vikas. An expert in watershed development and social research, he worked for two years as a Research Fellow at the University of Delhi. He has an M.A. in Development Studies from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai.

Anushree Goenka

Documentation and Reporting Manager, Village Institution

Anushree Goenka is a Young Management Trainee at Gram Vikas, currently managing documentation and reporting in the Village Institutions focus area. She has an M.A. in Development from Azim Premji University, Bangalore, B.A. (Hons) in Psychology from Symbiosis College of Arts and Commerce, and a Diploma in Liberal Arts from Symbiosis Centre for Liberal Arts.

Arabinda Nayak

Thematic Coordinator - Village Institution & Convergence

Arabinda Nayak is a Thematic Coordinator for the focus area Village Institutions and Convergence at Gram Vikas. He has more than two decades of experience in water, sanitation, and livelihood programmes. He holds an MSW degree from Techno Global University in 2014.

Artatrana Sunani

Field Expert - Farm Technology

Artatrana Sunani is a Field Expert in Farm Technology at Gram Vikas. Earlier, he worked as a Volunteer for the Status Assessment Survey undertaken to reconnect with all the villages that had set up water and sanitation systems with our assistance. He completed Class 12 in Arts from Jay Prakash Mahavidyalaya, Bhawanipatna.

Arun Gamango

Field Expert - Water Quality Management

Arun Gamango is a Field Expert in the Water Quality Management programme at Gram Vikas. He has experience in disaster response to Cyclone Titli, mobilising community members for MGNREGA in cashew plantations, toilet and bathing room repairs, and promoting nutrition gardens. In the past, he has also volunteered to do surveys for the Status Assessment Survey undertaken to reconnect with all the villages that had set up water and sanitation systems with our assistance.

Aruna Kumar Sahu

Thematic Coordinator - WATSAN Infrastructure

Aruna Kumar Sahu is a Thematic Coordinator for the Water and Sanitation programmes at Gram Vikas. He has been with us for 17 years and is an expert in the construction of toilets and bathing rooms, water tanks, school buildings, and the training of masons. He is a trained Barefoot Engineer in construction. He holds a B.A. in XXX from Polasara Science College, Ganjam, Odisha.

Astina Kumar Raika

Field Expert - Safe Migration

Astina Kumar Raika has been working with Gram Vikas since 2019. He started as a volunteer for the Status Assessment Survey and is now working as a Field Expert for the Safe Migration programme. Astina pursued his Bachelor in Arts from Berhampur University in 2018. He also holds a Certificate Program in Rural Livelihood from BRLF-IIHMR University, Jaipur.

Babru Bahan Bhoi

Senior Supervisor

Babru Bahan Bhoi has been working with Gram Vikas for 14 years. He is a Senior Supervisor who has implemented water and sanitation programmes in rural communities of Kalahandi, Ganjam, Jharsuguda and Sundargarh districts of Odisha. Babru has completed his Bachelor of Arts from Sovit University and is currently pursuing Master in Social Work from Kalinga University, Raipur.

Bachha Pana

Thematic Coordinator - Safe Water

Bachha Pana is the Thematic Coordinator for Safe Water programme at Gram Vikas. He has been with Gram Vikas for 15 years and has gained his expertise in water and sanitation. He holds a Masters Degree in Social Work from Binayak Mission University.

Banabasi Patanaik

Thematic Coordinator - Village Institution & Convergence

Banabasi Patanaik is working as the Thematic Coordinator for Village Institutions & Convergence at Gram Vikas. He has worked in various capacities in different organisations like CRY Project India, Action Aid India, Parivartan in Malkangiri, PREM in Berhampur. Banabasi completed his Master of Arts from Berhampur University in 1986. His expertise is in community mobilisation and community training.

Banamali Parida

Thematic Coordinator - WATSAN Infrastructure

Banamali Parida is working as the Thematic Coordinator for WATSAN Infrastructure. His expertise is in construction of water and sanitation infrastructure in rural villages. He joined Gram Vikas in 1992 and has close to three decades of experience working in social forestry, biogas, and rural housing across Odisha.

Basanta Naik

Field Expert - Water Source Sustainability

Basanta Naik is a Field Expert for the Water Source Sustainability Programme at Gram Vikas since 2019. He completed his matriculation from Government (SSD) Boys High School, Gopalpur, Kalahandi district in 2013.

Bata Krushna Nayak

Programme Coordinator

Bata Krushna Nayak has been working with Gram Vikas for 15 years. He is currently a Programme Coordinator. Before joining Gram Vikas he was working as a Project Coordinator with ORRISSA for four years. Bata holds a Master of Business Administration (Human Resource) from Binayak Mission University in 2014 as well as a degree in Master in Social Work.

Bibekananda Pradhan

Thematic Coordinator - WATSAN Infrastructure

Bibekananda Pradan is the Thematic Coordinator for WATSAN Infrastructure at Gram Vikas and has been with us for 11 years now. He has experience in water and sanitation programmes, livelihoods, and village institutions development in Jharsuguda and Ganjam districts of Odisha. Bibekananda completed Intermediate in Arts from Kabi Samrat Upendra Bhanja College, Bhanjanagar in 1997 and has earned a Diploma in Computer Fundamentals from BDPS, Bhanjanagar.

Bidulata Dhal

Supervisor

Bidulata Dhal has been working as a Supervisor for 13 years. She completed her matriculation from Tarago High School in 1987. She excels in community mobilisation.

Bidyutprava Praharaj

Thematic Coordinator - PMDC

Bidyutprava Praharaj is the Thematic Coordinator – PMDC in Kalahandi district and has been with us for 17 years. She joined as an Assistant Teacher at Gram Vikas Shikshya Niketan, Kankia and took care of the health and boarding of school children along with teaching. Since then, she has taken various roles and responsibilities at Gram Vikas as an Office Assistant, Campus in-charge, volunteer management, and supporting with planning, monitoring, and accounting.In 2020, she was promoted as Project Coordinator for the project office in Bafla and managed the water and sanitation, water source sustainability and smart community projects in the area. Prior to joining Gram Vikas, she worked as a Supervisor for a child education programme with SWS, Koinpur. Bidyutprava went completed matriculation from Duduli Vidyapitha, Bandhaghatia. She underwent a training on Social Changes and Leadership in Community from Azim Premji University, Bangalore.

Bijay Kumar Sahu

Thematic Coordinator - Village Institutions and Convergence

Bijaya Kumar Sahu is the Thematic Coordinator for Village Institutions and Convergence at Gram Vikas. He has been with us for 16 years.

Bijaya Kumar Panigrahy

Senior Supervisor

Bijaya Kumar Panigrahi has been a Senior Supervisor with us for 29 years. Currently, he supervises the Dambapur canal reconstruction work. Before joining Gram Vikas he was working with the Social Forestry Range Office in Digapahandi, Ganjam district for four years as Central Nursery Supervisor. He joined Gram Vikas in 1991 as Supervisor for the Central Nursery in Mohuda. He has worked on the social forestry programme in Rayagada block, education, health, women empowerment and sustainable livelihood under the Integrated Tribal Development Programme in Karadasing, Gajapati district till 2005. After that he oversaw maintenance of the dairy and vegetable farm in the Mohuda campus. In 2009, he was assigned as Project Accountant in Karadasing. From 2018, he was working on Forest Right Act and has contributed his efforts on Cyclone Titli Rehabilitation Cash for work programme. Bijaya pursued a Bachelor in Arts from Samantiapalli Mahavidyalaya under Berhampur University in 1984.

Bikram Kumar Pradhan

Field Expert - Village Institutions

Bikram Kumar Pradhan is the Field Expert – Village Institutions at Gram Vikas. He joined us in 2019.

Brajabandhu Jena

Thematic Coordinator - Safe Water

Brajabandhu Jena is a Thematic Coordinator for Safe Water programme at Gram Vikas. He has been with us for 16 years.

Brundabati Sabar

Field Expert - Water Quality Management

Brundabati Sabar is a Field Expert for the Water Quality Management programme. She has earlier volunteered for Gram Vikas in the Status Assessment Survey doing door to door surveys.

Buddhadev Deep

Thematic Coordinator - Village Institutions and Convergence

Buddhadev Deep is the Thematic Coordinator for Village Institutions and Convergence at Gram Vikas. In the past, he has worked with Pratham Foundation as Coordinator for six years. He completed his Bachelor of Arts from Panchayat Degree College, Ghasian under Sambalpur University in 2012 and Diploma in Community Leadership for Education from IGNOU in 2012.

Chandra Singh Majhi

Field Expert - SnS for WASH

Chandra Singh Majhi is the Thematic Coordinator for SnS for WASH at Gram Vikas. He joined us in 2019.

Chhabi Mohanty

Thematic Coordinator - WATSAN Infrastructure

Chhabi Mohanty is the Thematic Coordinator – WATSAN Infrastructure at Gram Vikas. She has extensive experience working on water and sanitation projects, community mobilisation and village institutions development. She completed Bachelor of Arts degree from Berhampur University.

Damayanti Das

Thematic Coordinator - Village Institutions & Convergence

Damayanti Das is the Thematic Coordinator for Village Institutions & Convergence at Gram Vikas. She has previously worked with Thread Karani Khordha as a Field Coordinator for five years. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Science from Binayak Mission University in 2005.

Debaraj Sahu

Supervisor

Debaraj Sahu started working with Gram Vikas in 2018 as a Supervisor.

Debasis Sahoo

Thematic Coordinator - Farm Livelihood

Debasis Sahoo is working as a Thematic Coordinator for Farm Livelihoods at Gram Vikas. He has been working in the Holistic Rural Development Project (HRDP) in Nayagarh district. He holds a Master in Social Work from Utkal University.

Debasish Panda

Supervisor

Debasish Panda is a Supervisor in our renewable energy projects supporting the installation of solar water pumps. Earlier he has served for two years as an Operator with Mother India Private Limited. He pursued Intermediate in Arts from Bant Anchalika College in 2012.

Deepak Kumar Mohanty

WATSAN Infrastructure

Deepak Kumar Mohanty is the Thematic Coordinator – WATSAN Infrastructure. He excels at community mobilisation and supervision in the construction of piped water supply systems and sanitation infrastructure in rural communities. He completed Bachelor of Arts from Utkal University in 1987.

Dillip Kumar Subudhi

Coordinator - Village Institutions

Dillip Kumar Subudhi is a Coordinator for the Village Institutions focus area. He facilitates capacity building and hand holding support to Village Lekha Mitra. He has served as an Accountant in different project offices. He holds a Master of Social Work from Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences in 2012.

Dinabandhu Swain

Coordinator - Village Institutions

Dinabandhu Swain is a Coordinator for Village Institutions focus area at Gram Vikas. He has served three years as a District Coordinator in PACS India. He has been empanelled as Masters Resource Person on PRI, OLM, DDUGKY, Child Protection by SIRD, NIRD, OLM and Women and Child Development since 2008.Dinabandhu completed MA from Jyoti Vihar, Burla, Sambalpur in 1986.

Dulhaba Odandra

Thematic Coordinator - Water Source Sustainability

Dulhaba Odandra works as a Thematic Coordinator for Water Source Sustainability programme at Gram Vikas. His expertise is in Watershed Management that he acquired in training from Watershed Organization Trust (WOTR), Pune and training on Groundwater recharge from ACWADAM, Pune. He has extensive experience in implementation of piped water supply system and sanitation infrastructure, sustainable livelihood, self-help groups and community mobilisation.

Gananath Padhan

Senior Supervisor

Gananath Padhan has been working as a Senior Supervisor at Gram Vikas for 16 years. He has expertise in construction of piped water supply systems and sanitation infrastructure. He pursued an Intermediate from Dunguripali College, Dunguripali in 1996.

Gaurab Mohapatra

Thematic Coordinator - PMDC

Gaurab Mohapatra is a Thematic Coordinator for Planning, Monitoring, Documentation and Communications at Gram Vikas. He served one and half years as Block Project Coordinator in UNDP India. His expertise includes project monitoring, reporting and documentation.Gaurab pursued Master of Computer Application from Fakir Mohan University, Vyasa Vihar, Balasore, in 2011.

Gautam Chandra Rout

Thematic Coordinator - Village Institutions & Convergence

Gautam Chandra Rout is the Thematic Coordinator for Village Institutions & Convergence Programme at Gram Vikas. He has 16 years of experience working with the Adivasi communities of Gajapati and Ganjam districts. He has experience in piped water supply, sanitation and hygiene, watershed, self-help group, non-formal education, forest right act, social forestry and rural housing. Gautam holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Dr. Jadunath College, Rasalpur in 1995 and Master in Social Work from Soviet University in 2002.

Gokulnath G.L

Junior Manager - Smart Community

Gokulnath G.L is a Junior Manager responsible for the implementation of the Smart Community project. He worked as a Rural Development Fellow at Gram Vikas to promote the weather station among the farmer communities and build capacity of the farmers and volunteers to get the benefit out of the information. The fellowship program was with SBI Youth for India. Gokulnath holds a Bachelor of Technology in Electrical and Electronics from Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kerala in 2017.

Gouri Shankar Naik

Divisional Coordinator

Gouri Shankar Naik is working as the Divisional Coordinator at Gram Vikas. He has been with us for 33 years.

Gouri Shankar Sabar

Field Expert - Water Source Sustainability

Gouri Shankar Sabar is working as a Field Expert for Water Source Sustainability programme at Gram Vikas. He completed Bachelor of Arts from Indira Memorial College, Chandiput in 2019.

Herman Kerketta

Senior Supervisor

Herman Kerketta is a Senior Supervisor at Gram Vikas with expertise in toilet and bathing room construction. Prior to joining Gram Vikas, he served in Indra Women Organization Voluntary Action as Supervisor for five years. He completed his Intermediate in Arts from Parshuram Gauntia College, Jarabaga in 1996.

Jaya Krushna Dash

Field Expert - PWSS

Jaya Krushna Dash has been working at Gram Vikas for 31 years. He is a Field Expert in piped water supply systems.

Jayanta Podh

Thematic Coordinator - Village Institutions & Convergence

Jayanta Podh is the Thematic Coordinator – Village Institutions & Convergence at Gram Vikas. He is an expert in community mobilisation. In the past, he has worked in the Rural Health and Environment Programme (RHEP) as a Supervisor and the Odisha Disaster Recovery Project (ODRP) as a Programme Associate. He has also worked with ADHAR in Balangir as a Program Coordinator and VICALP as Block Coordinator in Lakhanpur block of Jharsuguda district. Jayanta holds a Master of Social Work degree from Utkal University of Culture in 2012.

Jeebita Bhuyan

Field Expert - Sanitation & Hygiene

Jeebita Bhuyan is a Field Expert for Sanitation and Hygiene programme. In the past, she has volunteered with us for the Status Assessment Survey doing surveys at Gram Vikas partner villages. She pursued Bachelor of Arts from Berhampur University in 2020.

Jogindra Dakua

Thematic Coordinator - Water Source Sustainability

Jogindra Dakua is a Thematic Coordinator in the Water Source Sustainability programme.

Kabir Rana

Young Management Trainee (Safe Migration)

Kabir Rana is a Young Management Trainee with Gram Vikas. He is working to develop the Ganjam-Surat safe migration corridor as part of the Safe and Dignified Migration programme. He pursued Master of Economics from Jadavpur University in 2020.

Kailash Chandra Das

Thematic Coordinator - Village Institutions & Convergence

Kailash Chandra Das is a Thematic Coordinator for Village Institutions and Convergence programme at Gram Vikas. He is responsible for facilitating training and capacity building of village level institutions on leadership, participation, and mobilisation, awareness raising on roles and responsibilities, strengthening of SHGs and youth groups. Kailash has been with us for more than 17 years. He has held various roles as a Village Volunteer on implementation of the holistic development programmes in education, health, livelihood, social security schemes and people organisation; as Education in-charge, Project Co-ordinator and facilitator for the village institutions programme as part of the Staff Development Cell. Prior to joining Gram Vikas, he was Education Coordinator in Jayanti Pathagar working on non-formal education in Digapahandi block of Ganjam district. Kailash pursued a Master of Arts in History from Berhampur University in 1993.

Kali Charan Panda

Project Coordinator

Kali Charan Panda is a Project Coordinator. His expertise includes government liaising and community mobilisation. He pursued a Masters of Social Work from Utkal University of Culture in 2013. He remained part of the National Service Scheme during his student days and involved himself in voluntary services.

Kalpana Moharana

Thematic Coordinator - Village Institutions & Convergence

Kalpana Moharana has 15 years of experience at Gram Vikas. She is working as a Thematic Coordinator for Village Institutions and Convergence programme. Her expertise is in community mobilisation and capacity building of Self-Help Groups. She has completed Bachelor of Science from Devi Kandal Nityananda College, Eranch.

Krishna Chandra Dikshit

Thematic Coordinator - Farm Livelihoods

Krishna Chandra Dikshit is a Thematic Coordinator for Farm Livelihoods programme. He is also experienced in establishing piped water supply systems, construction of toilet and bathing rooms, implementation of smart community interface, formation and management of Farmer Producer Company and solid waste management. Krishna holds a Master of Arts in Rural Development from IGNOU.

Kuna Gochhayata

Thematic Coordinator - Village Institutions & Convergence

Kuna Gochhayata is working as a Thematic Coordinator for Village Institutions & Convergence at Gram Vikas. In the past, he has worked for Nirman as Village Coordinator. He completed Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Nayagarh Autonomous College, Nayagarh in 2001.

Manas Ranjan Mund

Senior Supervisor

Manas Ranjan Mund is a Senior Supervisor at Gram Vikas. He has done vocational training in horticulture from Panchayat College, Dharmagarh in 1997. He first joined Gram Vikas in 2007 working for watershed activities in Kalahandi.

Manas Samanta

Thematic Coordinator - Safe Water

Manas Samanta is a Thematic Coordinator for Safe Water programme at Gram Vikas. He works on water quality management, WaSH behaviour and kitchen sanitation. He has also been part of the planning, monitoring and documentation team and safe migration programme. Manas holds a Master of Social Work from Vinayaka Mission University in 2014. He also has experience working with SACAL, Berhampur as an Animator for livelihood initiatives and SHG management for one year.

Manikamala Swain

Thematic Coordinator - PMDC

Manikamala Swain is the Thematic Coordinator for planning, monitoring, documentation and communication at Gram Vikas.She has 22 years of experience in the field of development sector. She holds a Master of Arts in Rural Development (MARD) from IGNOU and Bachelor of Science in Zoology from Utkal University in 2000.

Manjulata Jena

Supervisor

Manjulata Jena is a Supervisor for programmes in construction of household toilet & bathing rooms, piped water supply systems, strengthening Self Help Groups and implementing WASHplus activities in Rayagada and Gajapati district of Odisha. She completed Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Govindpur Degree College, Devi Vihar in 2016.

Manoj Kumar Swain

Divisional Coordinator

Manoj Kumar Swain is a Divisional Coordinator at Gram Vikas. Before joining Gram Vikas, he worked as a Technician cum Supervisor in Indian Oil for sixteen years. He completed his Matriculation from Kutam Chandi Vidyapitha, Baniadiha in 1994.

Monalisa Behera

Thematic Coordinator - Hygiene and Health

Monalisa Behera is a Thematic Coordinator for Hygiene and Health initiatives at Gram Vikas. She holds a Master of Social Work from National Institute of Social Work And Social Sciences, Bhubaneswar in 2019.

Narayan Sahu

Thematic Coordinator - Farm Livelihoods

Narayan Sahu is a Thematic Coordinator for Farm Livelihoods programme at Gram Vikas. His expertise includes community mobilisation and livelihood. He completed his Intermediate in Arts from Sri Jagannath Sanskrit Vishvavidyalaya, Puri in 2010.

Nila Sethi

Senior Supervisor

Nila Sethi is a Senior Supervisor with Gram Vikas

Nitish Kumar

Project Manager

Nitish Kumar joined Gram Vikas in August 2021. He is currently the Project Manager for Project Prayas in Angul district of Odisha. Nitish holds a Master of Arts degree in Development from Azim Premji University.

Paikas Toppo

Field Expert - WASHplus

Paikas Toppo is a Field Expert in WASH plus programme.

Parakhita Nayak

Supervisor

Parakhita Nayak is a Supervisor with Gram Vikas. He completed Intermediate in Arts from Nabajyoti College, Jyotinagar, Chakarkend in 2002.

Paramananda Sethi

Senior Supervisor

Paramananda Sethi is a Senior Supervisor at Gram Vikas and is currently looking after the implementation of water and sanitation programmes as part of the Holistic Rural Development Programme (HRDP) in Nayagarh district. His expertise is in supervising the construction of household toilets & bathing rooms and community water tanks. Paramananda pursued Bachelor of Arts in Sanskrit from Utkal University in 1994. He has certificates in Training of Masons and Barefoot Engineering in Civil.

Parsuram Mishra

Project Coordinator

Parsuram Mishra is a Project Coordinator at Gram Vikas. In his 32 years with us, he has been part of implementing programmes in biogas, water and sanitation, disaster relief and rehabilitation, and construction of buildings and bridges. He has served rural communities in Balasore, Bolangir, Ganjam, Gajapati, Koraput, Khurda and states like Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand. Parsuram is an expert in construction and facilitating mason training. He completed Bachelor of Arts from Government Science College, Chatrapur in 1984.

Parsuram Palli

Supervisor

Parsuram Palli is a Supervisor at Gram Vikas. He completed his Matriculation from Nandapur High School in 1992.

Prakash Kumar Jha

Young Management Trainee

Prakash Kumar Jha is a Young Management Trainee working on the Village Poverty Reduction Planning at Gram Vikas. He completed a Master of Social Work from Delhi School of Social Work, University of Delhi.

Prasanta Kumar Sahu

Field Expert - Water Source Sustainability

Prasanta Kumar Sahu is working as a Field Expert for the Water Source Sustainability programme at Gram Vikas. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Pabitra Mohan Memorial Degree College, Rengali.

Prashant Kumar Nayak

Field Expert - Construction

Prashant Kumar Nayak is working as a Field Expert in Construction. His expertise includes Community Mobilisation and Awareness Generation.He has been part of RCDC projects and Pratham, Odisha. He pursued Intermediate in Arts from Anchalika Degree College, Jagannathprasad.

Purnendu Sekhar Panigrahy

Senior Supervisor

Purnendu Sekhar Panigrahy is a Senior Supervisor and has expertise in implementation of water and sanitation programmes in rural communities. He has 32 years of experience at Gram Vikas. He pursued Bachelor of Arts from Berhampur University in 1988.

Puspanjali Bhuyan

Field Expert - Construction

Puspanjali Bhuyan is a Field Expert for Construction of household toilet and bathing rooms. She completed Intermediate in Arts from Sanskrit College, Khariaguda in 2019.

Rajani Karjee

Field Expert - Construction

Rajani Karjee is a Field Expert in Construction activities at Gram Vikas.

Ramesh Chandra Naik

Project Manager

Ramesh Chandra Naik has been working as a Project Manager for Holistic Rural Development Programme in Nayagarh. His expertise includes promotion of low cost agriculture practice. Before joining us, he worked in NIRMAN as a Project Coordinator for seven years.

Sabitri Ojha

Thematic Coordinator - Safe Water

Sabitri Ojha has 15 years of experience at Gram Vikas. She is a Thematic Coordinator for the Safe Water programme. She pursued a Bachelor of Arts from Utkal University in 2000.

Sachin Gurung

Thematic Coordinator - Water Source Sustainability

Sachin Gurung is as a Thematic Coordinator for the Water Source Sustainability programme. His expertise is in livelihood and watershed management. Before joining Gram Vikas, he served as a Project Coordinator in Hill Social Welfare Society, Kalimpong, as Coordinator in Kalimpong Krishak Kalyan Sangathan, and as Junior Coordinator for the Integrated Tribal Development Programme in Tumba, Ganjam district, in Gram Vikas. He holds a Bachelor of Science from North Bengal University in 1990, Certificate in Rural Development from IGNOU in 2011, Entrepreneurship Skill Development Programme from Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship, Assam in 2010.

Sanjay Kumar Baral

Thematic Coordinator - Farm Livelihoods

Sanjay Kumar Baral is a Thematic Coordinator for Farm Livelihoods initiatives at Gram Vikas. Earlier, he has worked with CTxGreen as Supervisor in agriculture livelihoods. He completed Bachelor of Arts from Utkal University in 1997.

Santosh Kumar Patra

Thematic Coordinator - Village Institutions and Convergence

Santosh Kumar Patra is working as a Thematic Coordinator for Village Institutions & Convergence programme. He has close to two decades of experience working with rural communities in Odisha and Jharkhand. His expertise includes community motivation, and construction. He pursued Master of Arts from Berhampur University in 1998.

Sarita Majhi

Field Expert - Farm Livelihoods

Sarita Majhi is a Field Expert for Farm Livelihoods. She completed Matriculation from Government High School, Gunupur in 2019.

Saroj Porichha

Senior Divisional Coordinator

Saroj Porichha is a Senior Divisional Coordinator. In his 24 years with us, he has served in the tribal pockets of Gajapati promoting holistic development initiatives. Earlier, he worked with People’s Development Communication-Network, Bhubaneswar as Training Assistant. He studied Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Adivasi College, Baliguda in 1988

Shivani Chandra

Thematic Coordinator - Sanitation & Health

Shivani Chandra joined Gram Vikas as a Thematic Coordinator for Sanitation and Health in July 2021. She has a Postgraduate Diploma in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene from TISS, Tuljapur, and a Bachelor in Commerce degree from Banaras University.

Shivtahal Singh

Supervisor

Shivtahal Singh is a Supervisor with Gram Vikas.

Sibaram Sahu

Thematic Coordinator - Village Institutions and Convergence

Sibaram Sahu a Thematic Coordinator for Village Institutions and Convergence programme. His expertise includes strengthening village institutions, women empowerment, income generation activities, water and sanitation, and government fund mobilisation. He has 29 years of experience working with rural communities. He first joined Gram Vikas in 1988 and worked till 2012 on Biogas and Rural Health and Environment Programme in villages of Sundargarh and Bargarh districts. He joined SAKALA as SHG Coordinator and worked there for 2 years. In 2015, he returned to Gram Vikas and implemented the water and sanitation projects in Sundargarh and Jharsuguda districts. Sibaram holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Aska Science College, Aska in 1986.

Sitaram Mohanty

Thematic Coordinator - WATSAN Infrastructure

Sitaram Mohanty is a Thematic Coordinator for WATSAN Infrastructure. He completed Bachelor of Arts from Berhampur University.

Somanath Majhi

Field Expert - Smart Community

Somanath Majhi is a Field Expert for Smart Community project. He completed his Matriculation from Gram Vikas Residential School, Kankia in 2017.

Sombra Sabar

Field Expert - WASH Behaviour

Sombra Sabar is a Field Expert for WASH Behaviour programmes.

Subin Das

Thematic Coordinator - WATSAN Infrastructure

Subin Das is a Thematic Coordinator for WATSAN Infrastructure at Gram Vikas. His expertise includes community mobilisation and construction of WATSAN Infrastructure. Before joining Gram Vikas, he worked as a Community Line Worker in Western Orissa Rural Livelihoods Project. He pursued Bachelor of Social Work from Shobhit University, Meerut, in 2014.

Sudhansu Sekhar Rath

Field Expert - Water Quality Management

Sudhansu Sekhar Rath is working as a Field Expert for Water Quality Management programme. Before joining Gram Vikas, he worked in People’s Rural Education Movement (PREM) for 12 years on health, education, and livelihood programmes. He pursued Bachelor of Arts in Sanskrit from Puri University in 1997.

Sujit Swain

Field Expert - Water Resource Technology Group

Sujit Swain is a Field Expert for Water Resource Technology Group. He supports work on spring shed. He completed Intermediate in Commerce from Chidananda Saraswati (Junior) Mahabidyalaya, Bamokoi, in 2010.

Sukadev Swain

Thematic Coordinator - WATSAN Infrastructure

Sukadev Swain is a Thematic Coordinator for WATSAN Infrastructure. He pursued a Bachelor of Arts degree from IGNOU in 2012. Before joining Gram Vikas, he worked in Aradhana Foods and Goods Private Limited, Hyderabad as a Production In-charge and Assistant Security Officer.

Sumati Devi

Field Expert - WASH Behaviour

Sumati Devi is a Field Expert for WASH Behaviour programme. She is responsible for creating awareness on water, sanitation and hygiene behaviour at household levels. She has experience working with rural communities and especially women groups in Jharkhand.

Suresh Chandra Barik

Senior Divisional Coordinator

Suresh Chandra Barik is working as a Senior Divisional Coordinator at Gram Vikas. He has 28 years of experience working with rural communities. He has experience in facilitating training on leadership development, gender advocacy, Forest Rights Act, livelihoods and pro-poor development legislation. He worked with Lutheran World Service India Trust as Unit Manager for 24 years. He passed Matriculation from Balipatana High School in 1982.

Susanta Kumar Pradhan

Thematic Coordinator - WATSAN Infrastructure

Susanta Kumar Pradhan is the Thematic Coordinator for WATSAN Infrastructure at Gram Vikas. His expertise includes community mobilisation and water & sanitation. He holds a Master in Social Work degree from Binayak Mission University in 2009.

Tania Adak

Thematic Coordinator - Sanitation & Health

Tania Adak is a Thematic Coordinator for Sanitation & Health. She holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene from TISS, Tuljapur, and Master of Science in Environmental Management from University of Kalyani, West Bengal. Tania joined Gram Vikas in July 2021.

Thomas Sunil K

Young Management Trainee

Thomas Sunil K is working as a Young Management Trainee at Gram Vikas. He is in the Village Institution Accountability Team and Village Institution Cadre Development Team.

Trilochan Jena

Senior Divisional Coordinator

Trilochan Jena is a Senior Divisional Coordinator at Gram Vikas. As a Project Coordinator, he has been part of projects like Odisha Disaster Recovery Project in Ganjam district, PoWER project in Rayagada district and was into government liaison and resource mobilisation for some time. Earlier he served 14 years as Community Team Leader for Livelihoods and Village Institutions programme in the Lutheran World Service India Trust. He holds a Master in Sociology and Postgraduate Diploma in Human Resource Management from IGNOU.

Trinath Pradhan

Thematic Coordinator - Water Source Sustainability

Trinath Pradhan is working as a Thematic Coordinator for Water Source Sustainability programme at Gram Vikas. His expertise is in community mobilisation. He passed Matriculation from Project High School, Kolab Nagar in 1984.

Tushar Kanta Behura

Village Coordinator

Tushar Kanta Behura is a Village Coordinator for Holistic Rural Development Project in Nayagarh. He pursued Master of Social Work from Utkal University of Culture, Bhubaneswar.

Varun Namineni

Junior Manager

Varun Namineni is a Junior Manager with Gram Vikas. He pursued Master of Arts in Development from Azim Premji University in 2019 and Bachelor of Arts in Social Science from Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Tuljapur. His key skills are in field work and research.

Ajaya Kumar Behera

Multimedia Expert, Documentation & Communications

Ajaya Kumar Behera is a social documentary photographer with more than 15 years of experience. A prolific photographer, Ajaya’s work has been featured in National Geographic Traveller India, Lonely Planet India, and LensCulture.His work has also been featured by India Development Review, Niti Ayog, The Laxmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute, Harvard University, Youth Ki Awaaz, among others. Ajaya has been commissioned to photograph for many national and international organisations, and government departments like Odisha Tourism, Odisha Culture, and Archaeological Survey of India. In 2014, the Bangla Natok, Kolkata, chose him as the Photographer of the Year. The Odisha Language Literature & Culture Department, Government of Odisha, recognised Ajaya as the Top 10 Photographers in 2005. He founded and is now a partner in a laundry services startup Dhobiwalle with operations in Odisha. Ajaya has been with Gram Vikas since 2014. He holds a Diploma in Photography and Multimedia from Sri Industrial Training Centre – SITC, Bhubaneswar, Odisha.

Ankit Kumar

Thematic Coordinator - Planning, Monitoring, Documentation and Communication

Ankit Kumar is a Thematic Coordinator for Planning, Monitoring, Documentation and Communication at Gram Vikas. He holds a postgraduate degree in Development Management from the Development Management Institute, Patna.

Apriya Maharana

Programme Technician

Apriya Maharana is a Technician responsible for electrical installations in the Gram Vikas, Mohuda, campus. He has a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Utkal University.

Ashish Kumar

Thematic Coordinator - Planning, Monitoring, Documentation and Communications

Ashish Kumar is a Thematic Coordinator for Planning, Monitoring, Documentation and Communications at Gram Vikas. He holds a postgraduate degree in Development Management from Development Management Institute, Patna.

Babula Das

Technician

Babula Das is a Technician in the Gram Vikas, Mohuda, campus. He has been with us since the last 31 years.

Bhagya Laxmi Puhan

Engineer

Bhagya Laxmi Puhan joined Gram Vikas in 2018 as an Engineer. She completed her Diploma in Civil Engineering from Ramarani Institute of Technology, Balasore in 2013. She has experience working on engineering plans and designs through AutoCAD and QGIS.

Bhisma Kumar Bai

Junior Manager - Strategic Communications

Bhisma Kumar Bai is the Junior Manager for Strategic Communications at Gram Vikas. He manages the intern and volunteer mobilisation from colleges and universities and the media outreach. He has worked with OXFAM India in Bangalore, Jaipur, and Bhubaneswar for nine years on Public Engagement and Fundraising.

Bhisma holds a Master of Business Administration (Marketing) from Indian Institute of Planning and Management, Bhubaneswar.

Chandrika Patnaik

Junior Manager - Documentation

Chandrika Patnaik is the Junior Manager – Documentation at Gram Vikas. She manages content production and documentation. She holds a Post Graduate degree in Russian Civilization, Language and Literature from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Chandrika has also done a Diploma in Apparel Merchandising from Indian Institute of Fashion Technology, New Delhi in 2007. She has more than 10 years of experience in the fashion garment industry and worked as Fashion Merchandiser in Kalamkari Designs Pvt Limited, Gurgaon, Horizon A.I, Gurgaon, V and S International Private Limited, Gurgaon among others.

Debasish Mohapatra

Expert Engineer

Debasish Mohapatra is an Expert Engineer in the Water Quality team at Gram Vikas.

Duryodhan Barik

Programme Technician

Duryodhan Barik is a Programme Technician at Gram Vikas. He looks after the maintenance of the piped water supply systems.

Gajendra Giri

Programme Technician

Gajendra Giri has been working with us for over 35 years now. He is a Programme Technician looking after the maintenance of piped water supply systems.

Jaison Jose Thomas

Junior Manager

Jaison Jose Thomas is a Junior Manager in the Documentation and Communications team. He leads on our work in the Community Media Cell, coordinates content production and oversees capacity building of staff and community partners in audio-visual communication. Before joining Gram Vikas, he worked in Amazon India as a Customer Service Associate for one year. He holds a Master in Development from Azim Premji University in 2019. He also has a Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering from Dr. NGP Institute of Technology, Coimbatore from 2016.

Kalu Shankar Pani

Programme Technician

Kalu Shankar Pani has been working as a Programme Technician at Gram Vikas since 2016. He has 12 years of experience in the electrical and plumbing field. For three years, he worked in Akhandalamani Electrical Construction, two-plus years in Tata Steel (Aluminum Plant) in Visakhapatnam, one and half years in Rourkela Steel Plant.

N Dibya Alok

Coordinator - Documentation

N Dibya Alok is a Coordinator in the Documentation and Communications team at Gram Vikas. He manages the website, social media, communications databases, content production and crowdfunding campaign outreach. He holds a Bachelor in Commerce from Sambalpur University in 2013.

Premananda Nayak

Engineer

Premananda Nayak is an Engineer with Gram Vikas. He pursued Bachelors of Technology in Civil Engineering from Subas Institute of Technology in 2015. He served one year as a Junior Engineer in Intach Conservation Institute. His expertise includes Construction.

Roshi Soni

Thematic Coordinator - PMDC

Roshi Soni is a Thematic Coordinator – PMDC.

Rufus Sunny

Junior Manager - Community Media Cell

Rufus Sunny is a Junior Manager in the Documentation and Communications team at Gram Vikas. He co-anchors the work on Community Media Cell, produces videos for community education, and external communications on Gram Vikas. His expertise is in multimedia production. He was a Rural Development Fellow in SBI Foundation (SBI Youth for India) for thirteen months. He holds a Master in Mass Communication from Pondicherry University and a Bachelor of Science in Electronics from Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala.

Sarada Kanta Biswal

Technician - Renewable Energy

Sarada Kanta Biswal is a Technician for Renewable Energy projects with Gram Vikas. Earlier, he worked for Halla Visteon Climate Systems India Ltd. in Alwar, Rajasthan, as an Operator. He joined us in September 2021.

Sarada is currently pursuing a Diploma in Mechanical Engineering from Shibani Institute of Technical Education, Khordha. He completed an Industrial Training course on Mechanical trades at Swosti Institute of Industrial Technology, Bhubaneswar, in 2013, and passed Matriculation from Sailo Jharpada High School, Cuttack in 2011.

Sibani Choudhury

Engineer

Sibani Choudhury is an Engineer at Gram Vikas. She undertakes estimates, site supervision for construction work, drawing in AutoCAD, and government liaising. She pursued Bachelor of Technology in Civil Engineering from Kalam Institute of Technology in 2015.

Simanchal Polai

Programme Technician

Simanchal Polai has been with Gram Vikas for 29 years. He is working as a Programme Technician and supports us in fittings and plumbing for the piped water supply system.

Soumya Ranjan Mohanty

Engineer

Soumya Ranjan Mohanty is an Engineer at Gram Vikas. He has experience in construction supervision, preparing estimates, Bill Of Quantities, designs and drawings using AutoCAD. He has Diploma in Civil Engineering from Nalanda Institute of Technology, Bhubaneswar.

Srilata Kumari Satapathy

Senior Engineer

Srilata Kumari Satapathy is a Senior Engineer at Gram Vikas. Her expertise includes construction supervision, preparing estimates, Bill of Quantities, designs, and drawings using AutoCAD. She has 10 years of experience in civil engineering. She holds a Bachelor of Technology in Civil Engineering from Biju Patnaik University of Technology passed in 2017 and a Diploma in Civil Engineering from State Council for Technical Education & Vocational Training.

Subhasmita Biswal

Team Leader - PMDC

Subhasmita Biswal is working as a Team Leader – PMDC at Gram Vikas. She has experience in documentation and coordinating surveys. She pursued Master of Social Work from Utkal University in 2020 and is continuing her studies with Diploma in Nutrition and Health Education from IGNOU.

Subhransu Sekhar Sahu

Engineer

Subhransu Sekhar Sahu is an Engineer at Gram Vikas. He inspects the construction work of the rural water supply systems, prepares estimates, bill of quantities and final bill of the structure. He holds a Master of Technology in Structural Engineering from Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan University and has a Bachelor of Technology in Civil Engineering.

A Bishnu Padhan

District Accountant

A Bishnu Padhan joined us in 2017 and is the District Accountant at Gram Vikas. He has a Masters in Commerce (Accounting) from Berhampur University, Masters in Business Administration (Finance) from D.D Autonomous College, Keonjhar, and is now pursuing his Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from Lajpat Rai Law College in Sambalpur.

Ajit Kumar Raut

Cluster Accountant

Ajit Kumar Raut is an Accountant with Gram Vikas. An expert in Tally software, he has an MBA in Finance & Accounts from Berhampur University. Additionally, he has an M.A. in Odia from Government Autonomous College, Bhawanipatna, and MSW from Allahabad University.

Arabinda Satapathy

Compliance Coordinator

Arabinda Satapathy is a Compliance Coordinator at Gram Vikas. He is an expert in accounting, ROC filing, GST filing and assessment, FCRA work, and Income Tax filing and assessments. In the past, he served as a Senior Audit Officer in N.C. Meher & Co. for seven years. He holds an MBA in Finance from Utkal University and completed the Intermediate course of Company Secretary from Institute of Company Secretaries of India in 2016.

Chitta Ranjan Mohapatra

Cluster Accountant

Chitta Ranjan Mohapatra is the Cluster Accountant at Gram Vikas. Before Gram Vikas, he worked with MKPS & Associates as an Internal Auditor for 12 years. He completed Bachelor of Commerce from Utkal University in 2006.

G Sagar Choudhury

Budget Coordinator

G Sagar Choudhury joined us in 2014 and works as a Budget Coordinator at Gram Vikas. He has managed project accounts, organisation accounts and now manages budgeting of projects and programmes in consultation with the Management Team. He holds a Master of Business Administration (Finance) from Amity Global Business School, Bhubaneswar in 2014.

Mohesh Pattanayak

Accounts and Administration Supervisor

Mohesh Pattanayak is an Accounts and Administration Supervisor. He completed Bachelor of Commerce from North Odisha University in 2015. He has experience in accounts and bookkeeping of projects.

Neelamadhaba Patro

Accounts and Administration Supervisor

Neelamadhaba Patro is Accounts and Administration Supervisor at Gram Vikas. He pursued a Master of Commerce from Berhampur University in 2018. Before joining Gram Vikas, he was working in Nilachala Pharma as an Accountant.

Niranjan Sahu

Accounts and Administration Supervisor

Niranjan Sahu is an Accounts and Administration Supervisor at Gram Vikas. He has served in OTELP Plus and ITDP projects in Thuamul Rampur block of Kalahandi district, School Sanitation project in Nayagarh district and is now managing accounts and administration in Koinpur in Gajapati district. He has worked with M/s. Krishna Plast Pvt. Ltd. in Bargarh as Accountant. He is experienced in using Tally ERP 9.0. He completed Bachelor of Arts degree from Udaya Pratap Science College, Seragada.

Prabhat Kumar Pattnaik

Senior Accountant

Prabhat Kumar Pattnaik is the Senior Accountant at Gram Vikas. He has 23 years of experience in managing project and head office accounts at Gram Vikas. He holds a Master of Commerce from Berhampur University.

Purna Chandra Panda

Accounts and Administration Supervisor

Purna Chandra Panda is the Accounts and Administration Supervisor. He has in the past worked in Livolink Foundation as an Accounts Assistant cum Admin. Purna pursued a Bachelor of Arts from Nrusinghanath College, Mahanadapur, in 2013 and Certificate Course on Tally ERP-9 from National Hardware Informatic Centre in 2011. Currently, he is pursuing a Masters in Business Administration in Finance from University of Rourkela.

Rabi Narayan Mishra

Accountant for Head Office Accounts

Rabi Narayan Mishra works as an Accountant for Head Office Accounts at Gram Vikas. In the past, he has worked in Dinshaw’s, Bhubaneswar as an accountant. He completed Bachelor in Commerce from Sadhu Goureswar College, Kanikapada.

Rajendra Jena

Accountant for Head Office Accounts

Rajendra Jena is an Accountant in the Gram Vikas Head Office accounts department. He served six years as an Accountant in Centurion University, Bhubaneswar. He pursued Master of Business Administration from North Orissa University in 2008. He also has been certified with ‘O’ Level from DOEACC in computer courses.

Rajib Lochan Mohapatra

Cluster Accountant

Rajib Lochan Mohapatra has joined Gram Vikas in 2017 and is working as a Cluster Accountant. He manages accounts and bookkeeping projects and programmes. Before joining Gram Vikas, he worked as an Accountant in Spandan Environ Private Limited for two and half years. He pursued a Bachelor in Commerce with Accounting as honours from Utkal University in 2008 and has been certified with DOEACC – ‘A’ level from Odisha Computer Application Centre, Bhubaneswar.

Sunil Kumar Jena

Cluster Accountant

Sunil Kumar Jena has been working as a Cluster Accountant at Gram Vikas. He manages the project accounts and bookkeeping. He pursued Bachelor of Commerce from Kabi Samrat Upendra Bhanja College, Bhanjanagar, passed in 2000.

Taraka Nath Padhy

Accounts and Administration Supervisor

Taraka Nath Padhy is working as an Accounts and Administration Supervisor at Gram Vikas. He manages the project books of Accounts. His expertise is in accounts and Tally. Before joining Gram Vikas, he worked for Eastern Steel Industry, Kolkata as Material Supervisor, Advance Security, Kolkata as Accountant, and Barrackpore Senate Public School as a Computer Training and English. He pursued a Bachelor of Commerce from Calcutta University, in 1997 and has a Diploma in Financial Accounting System from Barrackpore Youth Computer Training Centre in 2007.

Ajoy Kumar Baral

Artist

Ajoy Kumar Baral is an artist and manages the Art Section overseeing the production of painted or screen-printed information materials. He has been with Gram Vikas for more than 29 years.

Aleyamma Pallathu Mathew

Campus Superintendent

Aleyamma Pallathu Mathew is the Campus Superintendent of the Gram Vikas campus in Mohuda, Ganjam. She looks after the administration, facility and fleet. Earlier, she was the In-charge of IT services in Gram Vikas. She has been with Gram Vikas for more than 33 years.

Bapini Das

Night Watchman

Bapini Das joined us in 2017 as the Night Watchman in the Gram Vikas, Mohuda, campus.

Bidhan Chandra Dash

Driver

Bidhan Chandra Dash is working as a Driver and has been with Gram Vikas for 33 years. He serves guests and staff in mobility. He has completed his Bachelor of Arts from Bhanja Vihar, Berhampur in 1985.

Hara Prasad Parida

IT Coordinator

Hara Prasad Parida is the IT Coordinator at Gram Vikas. He is a Cisco Certified Network Associate from HINTS, Bhubaneswar. He served two years as Field Service Engineer in MAACH Computer Clinic in Bhubaneswar prior to joining at Gram Vikas. Hara has completed Intermediate in Science from Ratanpur Science College, Kakatpur in 2011, Bachelor of Science from Kalinga University, Raipur in 2018, Diploma in Computer Hardware Maintenance and Networking certified by DOEACC from National Hardware Informatic Centre, Bhubaneswar.

J Sandhya Rani

Coordinator - HR & Coordinator - ED Office

J Sandhya Rani is a Coordinator for Human Resources and the Office of the Executive Director. She has a Diploma in Architecture from Women’s Polytechnic College, Bhubaneswar.

John Paul Khujur

Driver

John Paul Khujur has been working as a Driver at Gram Vikas for 23 years now.

Jyoti Prasanna Singh

Office Assistant

Jyoti Prasanna Singh is the Secretary to Joe Madiath, Chairman of Gram Vikas. He has been with Gram Vikas for 12 years. He has extensive experience in planning, monitoring and documentation and has also worked on water and sanitation, livelihood projects between 2008 and 2013. Jyoti holds a Master of Business Administration from IGNOU, Post Graduate Diploma in Tourism Management from Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management (IITTM), Bhubaneswar in 2007 and Bachelor of Science in Physics from Hindu College, University of Delhi, Delhi in 2003.

Krushna Chandra Panda

Vehicle Fleet in-charge cum Driver

Krushna Chandra Panda is the Vehicle Fleet In-charge and Driver at Gram Vikas. He has 22 years of experience in driving and vehicle mechanical supervision.

Lipika Verma

Coordinator - Monitoring & Coordinator - ED Office

Lipika Verma is the Coordinator – Monitoring and Executive Director’s Office at Gram Vikas. Before joining Gram Vikas, she has worked as the Administrative Assistant in the World Health Organisation, Bhubaneswar, Coordinator in Odisha Development Action Forum (ODAF), Bhubaneswar, Assistant Manager – CSR & R&R in Mandakini Coal Company Limited, and CSR Officer in Indian Metals and Ferro Alloys Limited (IMFA). She holds a Diploma in Finance Management and Accountability from Financial Management Service Foundation in 2009, Master in Bank Management from Utkal University in 1998, and Bachelor of Laws from Utkal University in 2006.

Mukta Bewa

Campus Caretaker

Mukta Bewa is the Office Support Staff taking care of the Gram Vikas office and campus in Kumdabahal in Kalahandi district.

Narahari Rout

Manager

Narahari Rout has more than 35 years of experience working across the different thematic areas of focus at Gram Vikas. He has worked in watershed development, horticulture and agriculture-based livelihoods, water and sanitation, and community mobilisation.

He joined Gram Vikas in 1986 as Block Supervisor to promote smokeless chullah in Patrapur block, Ganjam district. He has since then worked across districts in Odisha, implementing programmes in water and sanitation, food security, livelihoods, social forestry, and community institution development.

Narahari completed his Intermediate in Arts from Harekrushna Mahatab College, Balasore district in Odisha.

Nilambar Dash

Driver cum Store In-Charge

Nilambar Dash has 25 years of driving experience. He joined Gram Vikas in 2004 and is now Driver and Store In-Charge at Gram Vikas campus in Mohuda.

Norbert Soreng

Facilities Coordinator cum Driver

Norbert Soreng has 31 years of driving experience. He is now the Facilities Coordinator and Driver looking after the stock keeping and maintenance of the campus in Ghumusur.

Prakash Chandra Panigrahi

Driver

Prakash Chandra Panigrahi has been working with Gram Vikas as a Driver for 31 years.

Pramod Kumar Das

Driver

Pramod Kumar Das has been working as a Driver at Gram Vikas for 14 years. He completed Intermediate from Udaya Pratap Science College, Ramagiri in 1998.

Rabindra Kumar Padhi

Stores Coordinator

Rabindra Kumar Padhi is a Stores Coordinator and has been with Gram Vikas for 33 years.

Rabindra Kumar Parhi

Procurement Coordinator

Rabindra Kumar Parhi is the Procurement Coordinator responsible for all the procurements of goods and services at Gram Vikas. He has been with us for 33 years and has worked in the integrated tribal development programme, and documentation of projects and programmes. Before joining Gram Vikas, he worked as a Supervisor in Lok Shakti for two years. He pursued Intermediate in Arts from Dr. Jadunath College, Rasalpur, in 1981.

Rajendra Kumar Tripathy

Gatekeeper

Rajendra Kumar Tripathy has been working at Gram Vikas as a Gatekeeper since 2013. He ensures security in the main entrance at Gram Vikas campus in Mohuda.

Shyam Nayak

Campus Caretaker

Shyam Nayak has been with Gram Vikas for 32 years. He works as a Campus Caretaker.

Simanchal Sadangi

Driver

Simanchal Sadangi has been working as a Driver at Gram Vikas. He has been with us for more than 30 years. He has completed his studies up to Class 9.

Sumant Kumar Biswal

Facility Coordinator

Sumant Kumar Biswal is the Facility Coordinator at Gram Vikas. He looks after the accommodation, fleet, guest relation, catering, cleaning, parking, security, and maintenance of the buildings in the Administrative Office, Bhubaneswar. His expertise is in hospitality management. He holds a Bachelor in Hotel Management from Central Institute of Hotel Management, Bhubaneswar and Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Udayanath Autonomous College, Adaspur. Sumant has worked with Centre for Youth and Social Development, Jagatsinghpur as Field Expert doing survey and impact assessment on 1999 super cyclone. He has also worked as a Supervisor in Mayfair Lagoon, Bhubaneswar, and as a Restaurant Manager in Hotel Shanti Palace, New Delhi.

Tuna Das

Campus Caretaker

Tuna Das has been working for 20 years now with Gram Vikas. He is serving as a Campus Caretaker.