A professional in the field of Entrepreneurship and Skill Development with around 24 years of experience. She has earned her Ph.D. from first pure Skills University in India, in the area of Entrepreneurship & Skill Development. Alumni of National Institute of Technology (NIT), Warangal. Worked with union ministries namely Coffee Board, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Govt. of India; Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Govt. of India; Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises, Govt. of India; Mahatma Gandhi National Council of Rural Education (MGNCRE), Ministry of Education, Govt. of India; National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB), Ministry of Fisheries, Govt. of India and Skill Development University.
Core Areas of Expertise
Developed expertise in Policy Advocacy, Program Designing, International Programs, Research, Training, Teaching, Extension, Mentoring, Monitoring, and Consultancy. Implemented Govt. of India schemes and programs in all states and Union Territories in Entrepreneurship, Skill Development, Agriculture and Rural Development sectors. Handled 10 research projects independently, published 46 papers including 10 presented in International Conferences, authored 6 books and made 3 Films.
Experience
Conducted 150 national training programs on Skill & Entrepreneurship Development for the Executives and Senior Officials numbering around 3,000. Coordinated the implementation of 1200 training programs across the country benefitting 42,500 educated unemployed youth, women, farmers, fishers, rural and urban population. Training of Trainers (ToT) in Entrepreneurship and Skill Development; Faculty Development Programs (FDP) in Entrepreneurship Development; Women EDPs; Technology based EDPs (TEDP), Food Processing EDPs and Aquapreneurship Development Programmes for Senior Officers of ICAR institutions, Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS), Tribal Development Department, Industries Department, Commodity Boards, Rural Self Employment Training Institutes (RSETIs), National Banks, State Fisheries Department, Faculty of Engineering, Management, Science & Technology Institutes and NGO’s.
Awards
1. Recipient of Dr. Kamala Bhagwat Sohonie Science Shikshika Shodhkartri Mention 2022
2. Received Award for Best Learning & Development Training Professional at Agri Awards-2021
3. Honoured with EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION in the 7th Principals & Teachers Award 2018
Member
Ministerial Task Force (MTF) Committee for Futuristic Initiatives Innovation
Sector Skill Councils
Board of Studies of Skill University and University of Knowledge & Technology
Executive Committee of Centre for Entrepreneurship Development
Start-up Policy Formulation Committee of NIT, Raipur
Language Proficiency: Read, Write and Speak English, Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Tamil.