Sourav Dutta

Associate Practitioner @Transform Rural India

Geedam, IN

Deputed as an Executive at NRLM dept. in Geedam Block of Dantewada District for focusing on an ambitious program to strengthen community institutions, and support 2.5 crore women to become “Lakhpati Mahila”. The program is being spearheaded by the initiative “Deendayal Antyoday Yozna- National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM)”, in close convergence with several other government departments. The efforts under this initiative will contextualise and create local livelihood solutions, in addition to demonstrating implementation protocols for decentralized planning for livelihood promotion, govt. scheme convergence for livelihood asset creation, capacity enhancement around production skills, and most importantly strengthening the Cluster Level Federations (CLFs) for ensuring member participation and program implementation oversight. It is a multi-dimentional thematic approach emphasing on - Community Institution Building, Local Governance, Gender & Diversity, Farm Prosperity, Market Linkage, Health & Nutrition, Employment & Enterprises, Primary Education, Asset Creation, and Social Entitlement.

Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute

Bachelor of Science in Agriculture Rural and Tribal Development, Social Sciences and Agriculture

Azim Premji University

Master of Arts - MA, Development

Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur

Fundamentals of Agriculture Extension, Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture, agMOOCs an Eight Week of Online Course

Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya

Higher Secondary, Science