Public Policy & Development Practitioner
Dhenkanal District • July 2024 – July 2026 • Department of Skill Development & Technical Education
Served as the district nodal strategist for India's skilling stack across 13 line departments, 14 Project Implementing Agencies (PIAs), and multi-tiered central and state schemes including NUA Odisha, PMKVY 4.0, PLTP, PMIS, PM JANMAN, PMYY, PM VISHWAKARMA, and the IIT Delhi Industry 4.0 technical collaboration.
Flagship District Initiatives
Empirical operating tools introduced to replace administrative latency with real-time feedback loops.
Dakshyata Panji
Centralised management information system that synchronised trainee registers across 13 administrative line departments into a single unified district talent dashboard.
PIA Performance Index
A quantitative delta-tracking ranking matrix holding 14 training agencies accountable on mobilization velocity, training completion, retention, and wage fairness.
Kaushal Rath
A 780-kilometer mobile career counseling initiative reaching deep tribal and rural blocks, directly counseling and enrolling 6,578 aspiring students at their doorsteps.
Dual System of Training (DST)
Institutionalized structured industrial apprenticeships between 17 Government ITIs and 11 heavy industrial conglomerates operating in the Dhenkanal industrial belt.
Nano Unicorn
Seed capital and hand-holding framework that incubated 40 high-potential youth-led micro-enterprises across agri-processing, light fabrication, and rural maintenance services.
Dhenkanal 25 Priority Projects
Long-term infrastructure and institutional human-capital blueprint designed aligned with Odisha Vision 2036 and Viksit Bharat 2047 frameworks.
AI, Drone & IoT Curriculum
Partnered with IIT Delhi for advanced Industry 4.0 training, training 450 rural youth in precision drone assembly and data sensing for mine and agricultural surveying.
PLTP Gender Placements
Achieved 785 certified wage placements for marginalized women candidates out of 1,120 trained in specialized technical sectors, ensuring wage protection.