ABOUT LIVELIHOODS INDIA

Livelihoods India was initiated in 2010 as a national level initiative to bring together diverse stakeholders on a single platform to discuss critical issues that impede and afflict the livelihoods of the poor. ACCESS Development Services set up this platform in order to understand and assess the key issues and challenges that the poor face in sustaining their livelihoods and microenterprises and also to craft a vision and strategy for moving them from subsistence to sustainable levels.

Since then, the platform has evolved significantly and has emerged as

ACCESS releases the State of India's Livelihood Report 2023

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Livelihoods India Case Study Compendium 2023

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Hubs of Excellence - FPO Brochure

Breaking New Ground - FPO Case Studies

SPEAKERS AT LIVELIHOODS INDIA SUMMIT 2024

S. Divyadarshini, IAS

Position: CEO
Categories: Speakers 2024

Tamil Nadu State Rural Livelihood Mission

S. Divyadarshini, IAS

CEO

Tamil Nadu State Rural Livelihood Mission

Vijay Mahajan

Position: Founder
Categories: Speakers 2024

BASIX Social Enterprise Group & CEO, Rajiv Gandhi Foundation

Vijay Mahajan

Founder

BASIX Social Enterprise Group & CEO, Rajiv Gandhi Foundation

Chhavi Rajawat

Position: Former Sarpanch
Categories: Speakers 2024

Gram Panchayat Sodal Rajasthan

Chhavi Rajawat

Former Sarpanch

Gram Panchayat Sodal Rajasthan

Dr Rashmi Singh

Position: IAS Commissioner & Secretary
Categories: Speakers 2024

Higher Education & Hospitality & Protocol Department, Principal Resident Commissioner, Government of Jammu & Kashmir

Dr Rashmi Singh

IAS Commissioner & Secretary

Higher Education & Hospitality & Protocol Department, Principal Resident Commissioner, Government of Jammu & Kashmir

Jasmer Dhingra

Position: Director - Programs (India)
Categories: Speakers 2024

IDH

Jasmer Dhingra

Director - Programs (India)

IDH

Nishant Gupta

Position: Head of Sustainability
Categories: Speakers 2024

Flipkart

Nishant Gupta

Head of Sustainability

Flipkart

Shiv Kumar

Position: Co-Founder
Categories: Speakers 2024

Catalyst Group & Chief Integrator Community Action Collab

Shiv Kumar

Co-Founder

Catalyst Group & Chief Integrator Community Action Collab

Kanta Singh

Position: Deputy Country Representative
Categories: Speakers 2024

UN Women, India

Kanta Singh

Deputy Country Representative

UN Women, India

Arun Maira

Position: Former Member
Categories: Speakers 2024

Planning Commission of India

Arun Maira

Former Member

Planning Commission of India

Padma Shri Bharat Bhushan Tyagi

Position: Farmer, Educator, Trainer
Categories: Speakers 2024

Padma Shri Bharat Bhushan Tyagi

Farmer, Educator, Trainer

Kishor Kumar

Position: Chief Operating Officer
Categories: Speakers 2024

Urarungal Labour Contract Cooperative Society (ULCCS)

Kishor Kumar

Chief Operating Officer

Urarungal Labour Contract Cooperative Society (ULCCS)

Ramakrishna R

Position: Livelihoods and Inclusive Finance Expert & Former Chief General Manager
Categories: Speakers 2024

NABARD

Ramakrishna R

Livelihoods and Inclusive Finance Expert & Former Chief General Manager

NABARD

Dr Guru Prasad Singh

Position: Professor
Categories: Speakers 2024

Banaras Hindu University

Dr Guru Prasad Singh

Professor

Banaras Hindu University

Sumit Singh

Position: Advisor Strategy & Cooperation
Categories: Speakers 2024

National Cooperative Union of India (NCUI)

Sumit Singh

Advisor Strategy & Cooperation

National Cooperative Union of India (NCUI)

Smriti Sharan

Position: Joint Secretary
Categories: Speakers 2024

Ministry of Rural Development – Gol

Smriti Sharan

Joint Secretary

Ministry of Rural Development – Gol

Saumya Omer

Position: Consultant
Categories: Speakers 2024

Non-profits

Saumya Omer

Consultant

Non-profits

Vivek Prakash

Position: Senior Vice President and Head
Categories: Speakers 2024

CSR Jubilant Ingrevia Ltd.

Vivek Prakash

Senior Vice President and Head

CSR Jubilant Ingrevia Ltd.

Nandita Sharma

Position: Lead Social Sector
Categories: Speakers 2024

ONDC

Nandita Sharma

Lead Social Sector

ONDC

Anurag Awasthi

Position: Chief Manager
Categories: Speakers 2024

Social Impact and Inclusive Seller Growth GeM

Anurag Awasthi

Chief Manager

Social Impact and Inclusive Seller Growth GeM

Ramesh Arunachalam

Position: Independent Consultant
Categories: Speakers 2024

Ramesh Arunachalam

Independent Consultant

Kumari Priti

Position: Mushroom Cultivator
Categories: Speakers 2024

Katihar, Bihar

Kumari Priti

Mushroom Cultivator

Katihar, Bihar

Rupinder Kaur

Position: Entrepreneur
Categories: Speakers 2024

Bhatinda, Punjab

Rupinder Kaur

Entrepreneur

Bhatinda, Punjab

Sarla Devi

Position: SHG Member and Entrepreneur
Categories: Speakers 2024

Nawada, Bihar

Sarla Devi

SHG Member and Entrepreneur

Nawada, Bihar

Bhagyashree

Position: Pink City Rikshaw Company
Categories: Speakers 2024

Jaipur, Rajasthan

Bhagyashree

Pink City Rikshaw Company

Jaipur, Rajasthan

Mr. Andrew Goodland

Position: Program Leader for Sustainable Development
Categories: Speakers 2024

World Bank

Mr. Andrew Goodland

Program Leader for Sustainable Development

World Bank

Siva Devireddy

Position: Founder
Categories: Speakers 2024

GoCoop.com

Siva Devireddy

Founder

GoCoop.com

Jayatri Dasgupta

Position: Chief Marketing Officer
Categories: Speakers 2024

Pay Nearby & Program Director Digital Naari

Jayatri Dasgupta

Chief Marketing Officer

Pay Nearby & Program Director Digital Naari

Namrata Singh

Position: Head of New Domains and Demand Generation
Categories: Speakers 2024

ONDC

Namrata Singh

Head of New Domains and Demand Generation

ONDC

Dr Nidhi Pundhir

Position: Senior Vice President
Categories: Speakers 2024

Global CSR HCL Tech & Director HCL Foundation

Dr Nidhi Pundhir

Senior Vice President

Global CSR HCL Tech & Director HCL Foundation

Amarjeet Sinha

Position: Member
Categories: Speakers 2024

Public Enterprises Selection Board India and Former Secretary Ministry of Rural Development, Gol

Amarjeet Sinha

Member

Public Enterprises Selection Board India and Former Secretary Ministry of Rural Development, Gol

Shweta Banerjee

Position: Country Lead - India
Categories: Speakers 2024

BRAC International

Shweta Banerjee

Country Lead - India

BRAC International

Suhela Khan

Position: Country Program Manager
Categories: Speakers 2024

Women’s Economic Empowerment, UN Women

Suhela Khan

Country Program Manager

Women’s Economic Empowerment, UN Women

Mercy Epao

Position: Joint Secretary
Categories: Speakers 2024

Ministry of MSME Gol

Mercy Epao

Joint Secretary

Ministry of MSME Gol

Rajeev Ahal

Position: Director
Categories: Speakers 2024

Natural Resource Management and Agroecology GIZ India

Rajeev Ahal

Director

Natural Resource Management and Agroecology GIZ India

N. Srinivasan

Position: Expert
Categories: Speakers 2024

Development Finance and Rural Livelihoods

N. Srinivasan

Expert

Development Finance and Rural Livelihoods

Dr. Yamini Atmavilas

Position: Director
Categories: Speakers 2024

Gender Equity Dasra

Dr. Yamini Atmavilas

Director

Gender Equity Dasra

Dr. Madhu Sharan

Position: President
Categories: Speakers 2024

Hand in Hand India

Dr. Madhu Sharan

President

Hand in Hand India

Ritesh Pandey

Position: Vice President
Categories: Speakers 2024

SV Agri

Ritesh Pandey

Vice President

SV Agri

Unmesh Brahme

Position: Director Markets
Categories: Speakers 2024

IDH- The Sustainable Trade Initiative

Unmesh Brahme

Director Markets

IDH- The Sustainable Trade Initiative

Nitin Gupta

Position: Senior Vice President - South Asia
Categories: Speakers 2024

OLAM Agri

Nitin Gupta

Senior Vice President - South Asia

OLAM Agri

Shubhendu Dash

Position: Vice President
Categories: Speakers 2024

ACCESS Development Services Presenter

Shubhendu Dash

Vice President

ACCESS Development Services Presenter

Sagarika Bose

Position: Head CSR
Categories: Speakers 2024

SAP in India

Sagarika Bose

Head CSR

SAP in India

Tarun Katoch

Position: Co-Founder and Head
Categories: Speakers 2024

Value Chain Dvara E- Registry

Tarun Katoch

Co-Founder and Head

Value Chain Dvara E- Registry

Sreekanth Voleti

Position: Vice President
Categories: Speakers 2024

Kalgudi

Sreekanth Voleti

Vice President

Kalgudi

Hemendra Mathur

Position: Venture Partner
Categories: Speakers 2024

Bharat Innovation Fund

Hemendra Mathur

Venture Partner

Bharat Innovation Fund

Shashank Kumar

Position: Co-Founder and CEO
Categories: Speakers 2024

DeHaat

Shashank Kumar

Co-Founder and CEO

DeHaat

Amandeep Panwar

Position: Co-founder & CEO
Categories: Speakers 2024

BharatRohan Airborne Innovations Pvt. Ltd.

Amandeep Panwar

Co-founder & CEO

BharatRohan Airborne Innovations Pvt. Ltd.

Anuj Srivastava

Position: Chief Functionary and Director
Categories: Speakers 2024

Swami Vivekanand Shiksha Samiti

Anuj Srivastava

Chief Functionary and Director

Swami Vivekanand Shiksha Samiti

Pankaj Shukla

Position: CEO
Categories: Speakers 2024

Agri Entrepreneur Growth Foundation

Pankaj Shukla

CEO

Agri Entrepreneur Growth Foundation

Shubhendu Dash

Position: Vice President (Farm Sector)
Categories: Speakers 2024

ACCESS Development Services

Shubhendu Dash

Vice President (Farm Sector)

ACCESS Development Services

Ranu Bhogal

Position: Coordinator
Categories: Speakers 2024

W4P

Ranu Bhogal

Coordinator

W4P

Kanika Verma

Position: Lead-Green and Inclusive Entrepreneurship and Associate Vice President
Categories: Speakers 2024

Development Alternatives

Kanika Verma

Lead-Green and Inclusive Entrepreneurship and Associate Vice President

Development Alternatives

Dipali Sharma

Position: Director
Categories: Speakers 2024

Organizational Effectiveness and Partnership ActionAid

Dipali Sharma

Director

Organizational Effectiveness and Partnership ActionAid

Pallavi T Madhok

Position: VP
Categories: Speakers 2024

Advisory Services South Asia at Women’s World Banking

Pallavi T Madhok

VP

Advisory Services South Asia at Women’s World Banking

Priya Anant

Position: Chief Customer Officer
Categories: Speakers 2024

Life Circle Health

Priya Anant

Chief Customer Officer

Life Circle Health

Bhavya Sharma

Position: Director
Categories: Speakers 2024

Corporate Communications & ESG Urban Company

Bhavya Sharma

Director

Corporate Communications & ESG Urban Company

Anweshaa Ghosh

Position: Research Fellow and Program Lead
Categories: Speakers 2024

Institute of Social Studies Trust

Anweshaa Ghosh

Research Fellow and Program Lead

Institute of Social Studies Trust

Saachi Bhalla

Position: Deputy Director
Categories: Speakers 2024

Gender Equality BMGF

Saachi Bhalla

Deputy Director

Gender Equality BMGF

Sona Mitra

Position: Director
Categories: Speakers 2024

Policy and Research IWWAGE

Sona Mitra

Director

Policy and Research IWWAGE

Prof. Ramesh Chand

Position: Member
Categories: Speakers 2024

Niti Aayog

Prof. Ramesh Chand

Member

Niti Aayog

S. Sivakumar

Position: Group Head
Categories: Speakers 2024

Agri & IT Businesses ITC Limited

S. Sivakumar

Group Head

Agri & IT Businesses ITC Limited

Kartikiya Desai

Position: Founder & CEO
Categories: Speakers 2024

Desai & Associates

Kartikiya Desai

Founder & CEO

Desai & Associates

Mangesh Wange

Position: CEO
Categories: Speakers 2024

Swades Foundation

Mangesh Wange

CEO

Swades Foundation

Dr. Harish Ahuja

Position: Head
Categories: Speakers 2024

Sustainability, Listing, PSD (Carbon & Power Markets) Social Stock Exchange

Dr. Harish Ahuja

Head

Sustainability, Listing, PSD (Carbon & Power Markets) Social Stock Exchange

Jyotsna Sitling

Position: Member
Categories: Speakers 2024

Advisory Committee to SEBI on Social Stock Exchange

Jyotsna Sitling

Member

Advisory Committee to SEBI on Social Stock Exchange

Aparna Suresh

Position: Moderator
Categories: Speakers 2024

Chief of Operations Community Action Collab (CAC) CMS

Aparna Suresh

Moderator

Chief of Operations Community Action Collab (CAC) CMS

Shilp Verma

Position: Senior Researcher

Water- Energy- Food Policies, International Water Management Institute

Shilp Verma

Senior Researcher

Water- Energy- Food Policies, International Water Management Institute

Debashree Mukherjee

Position: Secretary

Department of Water Resources, Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of India

Debashree Mukherjee

Secretary

Department of Water Resources, Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of India

Priya Anant

Position: Director

Life Circle Health Services Private Limited

Priya Anant

Director

Life Circle Health Services Private Limited

Dr. Dinesh Chauhan

Position: Vice President

Projects and Partnerships, DeHaat

Dr. Dinesh Chauhan

Vice President

Projects and Partnerships, DeHaat

Parthasarathy T

Position: CEO

Skillgreen Global

Parthasarathy T

CEO

Skillgreen Global

Nitin Puri

Position: Founder

KisaanSay

Nitin Puri

Founder

KisaanSay

Nayana Chowdhury

Position: Senior Director

Head of Program I Co-lead, Strategic Partnership and Scale Up, Breakthrough India

Nayana Chowdhury

Senior Director

Head of Program I Co-lead, Strategic Partnership and Scale Up, Breakthrough India

Yogesh Dwivedi

Position: CEO

Madhya Bharat Consortium of Farmers Producer Company Limited

Yogesh Dwivedi

CEO

Madhya Bharat Consortium of Farmers Producer Company Limited

Sona Mitra

Position: Principal Economist

IWWAGE, LEAD Krea Universit

Sona Mitra

Principal Economist

IWWAGE, LEAD Krea Universit

Shaji KV

Position: Chairman

NABARD

Shaji KV

Chairman

NABARD

Shagun Sabharwal

Position: Director Programs

Co-impact

Shagun Sabharwal

Director Programs

Co-impact

Seema Bhaskaran

Position: Lead - Gender and Social Inclusion

Transform Rural India Foundation (TRIF)

Seema Bhaskaran

Lead - Gender and Social Inclusion

Transform Rural India Foundation (TRIF)

Saloni Malhotra

Position: CEO

Reboot-Wellness

Saloni Malhotra

CEO

Reboot-Wellness

Ramesh Velure

Position: India Program Officer

BRAC, International

Ramesh Velure

India Program Officer

BRAC, International

Jayraj Nath

Position: Director and Head of Technology

Grameen Foundation for Social Impact

Jayraj Nath

Director and Head of Technology

Grameen Foundation for Social Impact

Gitali Thakur

Position: Social Entrepreneur & Founder

Myhelp

Gitali Thakur

Social Entrepreneur & Founder

Myhelp

Gauri Malik

Position: Founder

Sirohi

Gauri Malik

Founder

Sirohi

Mahfuz Alam

Position: Project Coordinator

MANDI Initiative, Grameen Foundation for Social Impact

Mahfuz Alam

Project Coordinator

MANDI Initiative, Grameen Foundation for Social Impact

Kusum Balsaraf

Position: General Manager

Mahila Arthik Vikas Mahamandal Ltd. (MAVIM)

Kusum Balsaraf

General Manager

Mahila Arthik Vikas Mahamandal Ltd. (MAVIM)

Dr. Kedar Singh

Position: IAS, CEO

Madhya Pradesh State Rural Livelihoods Mission (MP DAY-SRLM)

Dr. Kedar Singh

IAS, CEO

Madhya Pradesh State Rural Livelihoods Mission (MP DAY-SRLM)

Anjani Kumar Singh

Position: Senior Programme Officer

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Anjani Kumar Singh

Senior Programme Officer

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Dr. Tara Nair

Position: Director

Research, Work Fair and Free

Dr. Tara Nair

Director

Research, Work Fair and Free

Dr. Megha Phansalkar

Position: Founder

Tisser

Dr. Megha Phansalkar

Founder

Tisser

Dr. Madhura Dutta

Position: Culture and Development Specialist

Dr. Madhura Dutta

Culture and Development Specialist

Ajit Ranjan

Position: Program Coordinator India

BRAC

Ajit Ranjan

Program Coordinator India

BRAC

Amod Khanna

Position: Consultant

Amod Khanna

Consultant

Dr. Preetam B Yashvant

Position: Joint Secretary

Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India

Dr. Preetam B Yashvant

Joint Secretary

Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India

Manas Satpathy

Position: Integrator

PRADAN

Manas Satpathy

Integrator

PRADAN

Surajit Sinha

Position: Director

Agritech, Climate Tech Farmsio

Surajit Sinha

Director

Agritech, Climate Tech Farmsio

Mr. Venkat Raman

Position: Ex-MD & CEO

India Post Payments Bank

Mr. Venkat Raman

Ex-MD & CEO

India Post Payments Bank

Dr. Namita Singh

Position: Director of User Research

Digital Green

Dr. Namita Singh

Director of User Research

Digital Green

Rasika Chopra

Position: Manager

MicroSave Consulting

Rasika Chopra

Manager

MicroSave Consulting

Dibyajyoti Pattanaik

Position: Director

Annapurna Finance Private Limited

Dibyajyoti Pattanaik

Director

Annapurna Finance Private Limited

Sadaf Sayeed

Position: CEO

Muthoot Microfin Limited

Sadaf Sayeed

CEO

Muthoot Microfin Limited

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