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Nandini Ghanekar is a seasoned project director and administrator with 20+ years of experience in governance, policy, and political economy. She has worked in various roles, including Project Director for the Government of Maharashtra, District Project Leader for the Jalswarajya project, and Block Development Officer. Nandini holds a Master's degree in Development Studies and has expertise in research, strategic planning, project management, and international relations.

Experience

  • Government of Maharashtra (GoM)
    • Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, India
    • Project Director
      • Nov 2020 - Present
      • Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, India

    • Project Director
      • Jul 2018 - Mar 2020
      • Mantralya, Mumbai

      Working on a Project called "Chanda to Banda". Its a livelihood project for two districts in Maharashtra. Totally state funded project wherein natural resource based intensive planning for livelihood is the major aim. work is carried out in Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Fisheries, water conservation, Skill development, Rural Development Tourism etc. The aim is create employment and livelihood opportunity in the area based on the natural resources in the particular district.

    • Project Director
      • Aug 2017 - Jul 2018
      • Nagpur Area, India

      DRDA is the principal organ at the district level to oversee the implementation of anti-poverty programmes of the Ministry of Rural Development. DRDAs were entrusted with number of programmes of both state and central governments. Rural development and poverty alleviation programmes are implemented on a decentralised basis, keeping in view the large geographical areas, the administrative requirements and the need to involve grassroots-level officials and the community in the implementation of the programmes.

    • PROGRAMME COORDINATOR, MGNREGA and Add. charge of Project Director,DRDA
      • Jan 2017 - Aug 2017
      • Palghar Area, India

      The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 (NREGA) is a social security scheme that attempts to provide employment and livelihood to rural labourers in the country. In an effort to make inclusive and overall development a reality, the NREGA was passed as a labour law and implemented across 200 districts in 2006. By 2008, it came to cover the entire country. The scheme was designed to provide any adult who registers for rural employment a minimum job guarantee of 100 days each financial year. This includes non-skilled work, making it one-of-its-kind across the world. It was later renamed the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). The MGNREGA is an entitlement to work that every adult citizen holds. In case such employment is not provided within 15 days of registration, the applicant becomes eligible for an unemployment allowance.DRDA is the principal organ at the district level to oversee the implementation of anti-poverty programmes of the Ministry of Rural Development. DRDAs were entrusted with number of programmes of both state and central governments. Rural development and poverty alleviation programmes are implemented on a decentralised basis, keeping in view the large geographical areas, the administrative requirements and the need to involve grassroots-level officials and the community in the implementation of the programmes.

    • State Coordinator BRGF and RURBAN
      • Oct 2014 - Dec 2016
      • Mumbai Area, India

      Worked as State coordinator for this scheme which was implemented in 12 Districts of Maharashtra., at State level the responsibility was evaluation, coordination and monitoring of the project. There were constant communication with Ceos and Collectors as well as other field Machineries for the same. Field visits, meetings and Video conferences were conducted for the same.§ The Backward Regions Grant Fund Scheme was designed to redress regional imbalances in development. The fund were provided as financial resources for supplementing and converging existing developmental inflows into identified districts namely Gadchiroli, Chandrapur, Bhandra, Amravati, Yawatmal, Hingoli, Dhule, Nandurbar, Nanded,Aurangabad Gondia and Ahmednagar§ The aim of the project was to:(a) Bridge critical gaps in local infrastructure and other development requirements that are not being adequately met through existing inflows, (b) Strengthen Panchayat and Municipality level governance with more appropriate capacity building, to facilitate participatory planning, decision making, implementation and monitoring, to reflect local felt needs.(c) Provide professional support to local bodies for planning, implementation and monitoring their plans.(d) Improve the performance and delivery of critical functions assigned to Panchayats, and counter possible efficiency and equity losses on account of inadequate local capacity.

  • Govt. of Maharashtra
    • Pune Area, India
    • Deputy Chief Executive Officer( Women and Child development)
      • Nov 2010 - Jun 2013
      • Pune Area, India

      Worked as Deputy Chief executive officer ,Women and child development for period of 3 years. Where in the Integrated child development scheme of Government of India was implemented by me. Which include services provided to children between the age group of 0 to 6.§ There were 23 projects and 23 CDPO working under me with a total number of 4553 Anganwadi centres under me in the Districts. Their were around 127 supervisors working.§ I have done some special projects like printing a special pre-primary work book for the anganwadi Anganwadi worker will be guided in teaching methods in the anganwadi with games, songs, toys and stories to make Anganwadi education entertaining for the children.. § Special books were written and printed for teenage girls for personal hygiene and to protect herself from sexual abuse. Other books for guiding the Anganwadi workers as to how to conduct MATA SABHA ie mothers monthly meetings written and printed for all the Aganwadis.The predefined objectives of ICDS are1. To raise the health and nutritional level of poor Indian children below 6 years of age.2. To create a base for proper mental, physical and social development of children in India.3. To reduce instances of mortality, malnutrition and school dropouts among Indian children.4. To coordinate activities of policy formulation and implementation among all departments of various ministries involved in the different government programmes and schemes aimed at child development across India.5. To provide health and nutritional information and education to mothers of young children to enhance child rearing capabilities of mothers in the country of India.6. To provide nutritional food to the mothers of young children & also at the time of pregnancy period.

    • District Project Leader (Jalswarajya- World Bank Funded Project)
      • Jul 2009 - Nov 2010
      • Thane

      Worked as District team leader for Jalswarajya project of Government of India, where in I was heading Thane District. We had 117 villages where in we had implemented this scheme.§ The development objectives of the proposed project are to:(i) increase rural households' access to improved and sustainable drinking water supply and sanitation services.(ii) institutionalize decentralization of Rural Water Supply and Sanitation (RWSS) service delivery to rural local governments and communities.The project has the following components. Component A: Community Development & Infrastructure Building.. Component B: Institutional strengthening. This component consists of the following four sub-components:(i) Capacity building;(ii) IEC including Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion (SHP);(iii) Monitoring and Learning; and(iv) Project Management.§ B1: Capacity building.§ B2: IEC including sanitation, and hygiene promotion.§ B3: Monitoring and Learning.§ B4: Project Management. Component C: Sector Development and Strengthening.§ C1: Knowledge Management for Policy Support.§ C2: Water Quality Monitoring. Component D: Pilot Component. Piloting New Initiatives:The project supported implementation of three pilots, which seem fundamental to improve decentralization and governance of district and village-level institutions; to introduce aquifer-based supply and demand management of water to enhance sustainability of water sources with reference to communities' broad-based priorities for diverse usages of water; and to develop and scale up a model for O&M of water supply facilities that would expand beyond the proposed project.§ D1: Local Government Incentive Fund.§ D2: Groundwater Aquifer Management Pilot.§ D3: O&M Pilot Fund.

  • Government of Maharashtra
    • Purander, Pune, India
    • Block Development Officer
      • Jun 2006 - Jul 2009
      • Purander, Pune, India

      Worked as block development officer who is also Secretary to the Panchyat samiti , where in implemented all the Government schemes of Rural Development Department under one umbrella. The implementation of the schemes through the ground root machinery like Gram sevak , extension officer, supervisors engineers and Doctors, Livestock Management officers etc is coordinated, evaluation and monitored by me at the block level.The schemes of the following kind:· Sanitation and hygiene scheme.· Village water scheme.· Integrated child and women development scheme.· GSDA Schemes.· Road and buildings department schemes.· Minor Irrigation schemes.· Animal husbandry schemes.· Health Schemes.· Education Schemes.· Schemes for Women Empowerment.· Agriculture Schemes.As a secretary of Panchayat Samiti:Block development officer is also Secretary of the panchayat samiti , conducting monthly meeting of the Elected Members of Panchayat Samiti , review of work of various Departments under this meeting happens every month. As the Sectretary of block Panchayat BDO is assisted by his staff to keep records of the meeting. I have worked as Block Development Officer for two tenures in two different districts of State of Maharashtra, one in Satara district as BDO in year 2003 to 2005 and later in Purander block of Pune District from 2006 to 2009.

    • Assistant Professor
      • Jun 2005 - Jun 2006
      • Pune Area, India

      I have worked in Yashwantrao Chavan Institute of administrative development and research from 2005 to 2006 this was a period when RIGHT TO INFORMATION bill was passed in the country and I have conducted several trainings of the officers for this for a period of one year and also several outreach programmes were conducted by me in Nagour, chandrapur, Aurangabad, Nashik .

    • Block Development Officer
      • Sep 2003 - Jun 2005

      Worked as block development officer who is also Secretary to the Panchyat samiti , where in implemented all the Government schemes of Rural Development Department under one umbrella. The implementation of the schemes through the ground root machinery like Gram sevak , extension officer, supervisors engineers and Doctors, Livestock Management officers etc is coordinated, evaluation and monitored by me at the block level.The schemes of the following kind:· Sanitation and hygiene scheme.· Village water scheme.· Integrated child and women development scheme.· GSDA Schemes.· Road and buildings department schemes.· Minor Irrigation schemes.· Animal husbandry schemes.· Health Schemes.· Education Schemes.· Schemes for Women Empowerment.· Agriculture Schemes.As a secretary of Panchayat Samiti:Block development officer is also Secretary of the panchayat samiti , conducting monthly meeting of the Elected Members of Panchayat Samiti , review of work of various Departments under this meeting happens every month. As the Sectretary of block Panchayat BDO is assisted by his staff to keep records of the meeting. I have worked as Block Development Officer for two tenures in two different districts of State of Maharashtra, one in Satara district as BDO in year 2003 to 2005 and later in Purander block of Pune District from 2006 to 2009.

    • Probation Officer
      • Oct 2002 - Sep 2003

  • Garware Highschool
    • Pune Area, India
    • Secondary School Teacher
      • Jun 1993 - Sep 2002
      • Pune Area, India

Education

  • 2013 - 2014
    International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) of Erasmus University Rotterdam
    MASTERS IN DEVELOPMENT STUDIES., GOVERNANCE,POLICY AND POLITICAL ECONOMY.
  • 1995 - 1997
    Adarsh College of Comprehensive Education and Research, Pune
    Masters in Education, Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
  • 1990 - 1992
    School of Environmental Sciences, University of Pune
    Masters in Environmental Sciences, Water Quality and Wastewater Treatment Management and Recycling Technology/Technician
  • 1987 - 1990
    Madras Christian College
    Bachelors of Science, Zoology/Animal Biology

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