ShubhagatoDasgupta()
A.EmploymentHistory:
Academic:SeniorFellow,CentreforPolicyResearch
May 2013Onwards
1.Leading two large multi-year, Research and Policy Advocacy programs onScalingup urbanwaterandsanitationinfrastructureandservicesin India.
2.Researchonnationalurbanflagshipprograms(incl.JNNURM,AMRUT,RAY,SMARTCities)designanditsresultantimpactsonprojectplanningmonitoringand implementation
3.Member,GermanGovernmentScopingMissionforGermanprogramdesignforcollaborationon theCleanGanga(NamamiGange)Mission
4.BoardMember,J-PalUrbanServiceInitiative– proposalselection2013-2016
5.PhD candidate, Amsterdam Institute of Social Sciences, University ofAmsterdam,Netherlands.
Independentconsulting:
TeamLeader:SupporttoNationalPoliciesforUrbanPovertyReduction,UKAidfromDFID-MoHUPA,GoIPartnership
July 2010 to April2013
Leda40memberteamofseniorconsultants(internationalandnational)andatechnicalassistancefundofGBP8millionandfinancialassistancefundofGBP7million,embeddedasthePolicyandProgrammeSupportUnitattheMinistryofHousingandUrbanPovertyAlleviation,GoI.SupportingPolicyandProgramdevelopmentandimplementationatMoHUPA;StrengtheninganetworkofResourceCenters and 4NationalResourceCenters in particular;and supporting 20cities in 15statesimplementurbanpoorfocusedprograms oftheMoHUPA.
- LeadadvisoronthedesignontwoflagshipNationalProgramsNationalUrbanLivelihoodsMissionand theRajivAwasYojana(RAY).
- ContributedtonumberofeffortsoftheMoHUPAincludingvariousTaskForces, andschemes such asCF,CMTF,RRY and AHP etc.
Govtof India Committees:
1.NationalTransportDevelopmentPolicyCommittee,GovernmentofIndia ChairedbyDrRakeshMohan.AnchoredtheworkonUrbanTransportincludingprimarydraftingof theurbantransportchapter,2011-13.
2.HighPoweredExpertCommittee(HPEC)onestimatinginvestmentrequirementsforurbaninfrastructureservices,JNNURM,MoUD,GovernmentofIndia,2011.PapersonEstimationofUrbanInfrastructureFinancerequirementstill2031andEstimatesofCostEscalationsinurbanprojectsinIndiawithRameshRamanathan,JanagraahafortheHPEC.
Academic:SeniorFellow,CentreforPolicyResearch.
November2008 –July2010
SeniorFellowleadingthecollaborationwithIndiaChinaInstitute(ICI),TheNewSchool,NewYork,runningtheIndia–ChinaFellowshipprogramandundertakingIndia–ChinaurbanresearchandcomparativeanalysisofChineseandIndianUrbangovernanceandinstitutionalframework;WaterandSanitationpolicy,governanceandservicedeliveryprovisionchallengesinIndia;andSupportingthedevelopmentoftheindiacity.orgwebsiteforcollaborativeresearchonurbanissues.VariousassignmentsfortheWorldBank,especiallyin BangladeshandIndia(Gujarat).
IndependentConsulting: SeniorUrbanSpecialist –basedin Johannesburg,SouthAfrica
January2007-August2008
1.InternationalFinanceCorporation– worked on anumberof urbansectorprojectsinTanzania,Uganda,Lesotho,Kenya,Rwanda,IndiaandAfghanistanonsectorpolicy,strategy,governance,institutionalanalysis andPPPdesign(water,sanitation,solidwastemanagementand urbandevelopmentstrategy),2007-08
2.AcumenFund:Identifyingandscreeningpro-poorwater,sanitationandwastemanagementprojectsforventurecapitalinvestmentinEastAfricaandSouthAsia,2007
3.MvulaTrust,SouthAfrica:InputsintoprogrammeplanningonWaterforDevelopmentprogramforDWAF-GovernmentofSouthAfrica,andParticipatoryBudgetingtooldesign forthewatersector,2007-08
4.Hifab/StephenBerrisfordConsulting-supportedthestrategypaperonIntegratedUrbanDevelopmentforthe AfricanDevelopmentBank, 2008
MultilateralSeniorUrbanSpecialist,Water and SanitationProgram(WSP-SA),WorldBank
Organization:SeniorUrbanSpecialist,supportedurbangovernanceandinstitutionalreform,sanitation,solidwasteandwatersupplyinitiativesofWSPespeciallyoncommercialization,bank abilityand pro-pooraspectsandwork on developing publicprivatepartnerships(PPPs).VariousactivitieswhichcontributedtothedesignoftheJNNURM,includingtheCCF,RapidAssessmentofcities,designofvarious reformsand theCDPstructure.
PrivateSector:Assistant Vice-President – Operations, Infrastructure Development FinanceCompany(IDFC)
AssistantVice-President–Operations,leadthe urbaninfrastructure workin northernIndia,includinginvestmentappraisalsandthedevelopmentandstructuringofurbaninfrastructureprojects,fore.g.,solidwastemanagement,urbantransport,tourism,education,etc.
PublicSector:A.AppraisalOfficer,HousingandUrbanDevelopmentCorporation(HUDCO)AppraisalofficertotheChairmanandManagingDirector,directresponsibilitiesaspartoftheChairman’steamincludeddevelopingresearchpapersandpresentationsonissuesrelatedtoHousingandUrbanDevelopmentforHUDCOand the MoUD; internal organizational co-ordination/management; and externalinstitutionalliaisoningandcoordination.SupportedtheCMDonarangeofexternallyaidedprojectsand policy workfortheMoUD.
Academic:Researcher,HumanSettlementsManagementInstitute(HSMI)
Researcher;wrotethreesectionsoftheUNDPandDOPTstudy,thefirstofitstypelookingatthirdtierreformsentitled`QuestforUrbanSectorReforms’;organizedworkshops,seminars andtrainingprograms for National,StateandLocallevelofficials.
Non-Government:ResearcheronHabitatandPoverty
ResearcheratTheActionResearchUnit(TARU);Involvedinactionresearchforgovernmentsanddonorson developmentprogramswithspecializationinanalysisofpovertyissuesinphysicalinfrastructure.Also,workedinpost-disastersituationsesp.in UttarkashiandLatur.
ResearcheratAhmedabadStudyActionGroup(ASAG)inAhmedabad;workedonaruralhousingproject;developedparticipatorytoolsfordecisionmakingatthecommunitylevel.
B.EducationandProfessionalTraining:
Education:M.Sc. InternationalHousingStudies,1995-96
DevelopmentPlanningUnit,UniversityCollegeLondonUniversityofLondon,UnitedKingdom
RecipientofOverseasDevelopmentAssistanceSharedScholarshipScheme
Dip.Arch inArchitecture,1988-94
School of Architecture, Centre of Environmental Planning Technology,Ahmedabad
UndergraduateThesis"ADecisionSupportsystemforanArchitectintheRuralHousingSituationinIndia."
ProfessionalTraining:
UrbanWaterSupply andSanitationreform,NewDelhi,India, 2006AdvancedInternationalTrainingprogram on SolidWasteManagement,Goteborg,Sweden,Apr-May2006
WaterWeekLearningandtraining,WorldBank, WashingtonDC,USA,2004UrbanSymposium andlearningweek,WorldBank,WashingtonDC,USA,2003Workshopon UrbanMobilityandBRTPlanning,WorldBankand InstituteforTransportDevelopmentandPolicy,Bogotá,Colombiaand Quito,Ecuador,February2003
SouthAsiaUrbanandCityManagementCourse, WorldBankInstitute,Jaipur,India,January2002
Frontiersin InfrastructureFinance,WorldBankInstitute(WBI),Goa,India,January2001
ProjectFinancingAlternatives:Opportunities,Risks,Evaluation.StrategicDecisionsGroup,Stanford(USA),Mumbai,India,October2000
FinancialDecisionAnalysisWorkshop,StrategicDecisionsGroupStanford(USA),Lonavala,India,2000
C.PastPublications
Dasgupta, Murali, George and Kapur 2016. “Faecal Waste Management in Smaller Cities across South Asia: Getting Right the Policy and Practice”, CPR – FANSA Research Report.
Dasgupta, 2015. Urgency of Understanding Sanitation Drivers in ‘Smaller Cities’ In India: National AndInternational Relevance. InstituteofSouthAsianStudies,NationalUniversityofSingapore,PolicyBriefs: 400, December,2015.
Dasgupta, Ramaswamy, Norohna, Rao, et al 2015. Swachh Bharat: Industry Engagement – Scope & Examples. SCI-FI: Sanitation Research Report. New Delhi: Centre for Policy Research.
Dasgupta 2015. “Sanitation effort must not go to waste”, Article in the India Today Magazine, New Delhi, August 2015.
Dasgupta, Jain 2014. Indonesia’s approach to urban sanitation: lessons for India, Centre for Policy Research New Delhi.
Dasgupta, Jain 2014 (a). India in the World- Benchmarking Progress in Urban Sanitation Performance. Centre for Policy Research New Delhi.
Dasgupta, George 2014. Keeping the NUSP effort on Track - A Case for Active Monitoring. Centre for Policy Research New Delhi.
Misra, Dasgupta, 2013. “Evolution of National Policies for Basic Services, Affordable Housing and Livelihoods for the Urban Poor”, in State of the Urban Poor Report 2013 ed. by O.P Mathur, Oxford University Press, 2013 pp 3-23.
Dasgupta, 2010. Unravelling India’s enduring urban drinking water indigence, YOGANA.
Mehta, Dasgupta 2006. Alternative Service Delivery Models To Transform Citywide Municipal Waste Management Services : The Case of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi. CWGWorkshop Proceedings,Kolkata,2006
Savage, Dasgupta 2005. Governance Framework For Delivery of Urban Services, IndiaInfrastructureReport,NewDelhiIndia,2005 pp 42-58.
Mohan R and Dasgupta S, 2005. The 21st Century : Asia Becomes Urban, Economic and Political Weekly, pp.213–223.
Mohan R and Dasgupta S, 2004, Urban Development in India in the 21st Century: Policies for Accelerating Urban Growth, Working Paper Number 231, Stanford Centre for International Development, Stanford University, Stanford, CA.
Dasgupta, 2002. “Towards Public Private Partnership: Solutions for India’s Urban Public Transport Problems” chapter in `Urban Transport for Growing Cities – High Capacity Bus Systems’ edited by Dr. Geetam Tiwari, Macmillan, New Delhi 2002
Dasgupta, 1996. Participatory tools for an Architect involved in community design. Environment and Urbanisation, Vol. 8 Num. 2, London. pp 201-212.
Dasgupta, 1996. Habitat II and the new Partnerships Agenda, in the DPUNEWS London, July 1996
Dasgupta, 1996. “A Decision Support System for an Architect in the rural housing situation in India”Conference proceedings of the second international conference on Design and Decision Support Systems Eindhoven, 1994.
E.Selectedpublictalksandoutreachpresentationssince2015:
1.“EvolutionofWater andSanitationPolicies and Programsin India: Getting scaleright!”,KeynoteTalkattheThirdInternationalFaecalSludgeManagementConference,MelinaHotel,Hanoi,Vietnam,January2015.
2.“FramingtheOpenDefecationFreemeasurementquestion”,leadpresentationattheNitiAayog
– CPROpenSeminar,NewDelhi,May, 2015.
3.“ZerowasteinIndia:SomePolicyquestions”,leadpresentationattheNitiAayog–CPROpenSeminar,NewDelhi,June,2015.
4.“Rajya SabhaTV:TheBigPicture –Housingfor all: Viability andRoadblocks”,paneldiscussion,18thJune 2015
5.“Lok SabhaTV:SmartUrbanPlans”– paneldiscussion,25thJune 2015.
6.“UnderstandingSanitationChallengesin“SmallerCities”inIndia”,talkattheIndia’sWorldsofWasteWorkshopatthe InstituteofSouthAsianStudies,NUS,July2015.
7.“Evolution of Sanitation Policies and Programs in India”, Special Lecture, CDD Society,BangaloreAugust, 2015.
8.“Inclusiveandsustainable“Swachh”UrbanIndia:Prioritizingoutcomesoverinfrastructurecreation”,KeynotetalkattheUniversityofFloridaandInstituteforHumanDevelopment,NewDelhiAugust2015.
9.“Sanitation effortmustnot go towaste”, Article intheIndiaTodayMagazine,15thAugust, 2015.
10.“UrbanSanitation–ChallengesfacedinIndia”,plenarypresentationattheAsiaPacificHousingForum5 (APHF5),Delhi,on the 3September2015
11.“SwachhBharat:Industryengagementsscopeandexamples”presentationonthereportattheCPR-CIINationalConferenceonSanitation:SwachhBharat–CreatingDemandandBuildingpartnerships, atthe IndiaHabitatCentre, New Delhi,24thSeptember 2015.
12.“Prioratisingoutcomesoverinfrastructurecreation”,presentationatthe25thEast-WestCenter,NewGenerationSeminarprograminMumbai,Indiaon"RisingIndia:ShiftingRegionalPowerDynamics,MeetingDomesticChallenges",Sept25,2015.
13.“Conceivinganinclusiveandsustainable“Swachh”UrbanIndia”,SpecialLectureattheAsianInstitute ofTechnology,Bangkok,Thailand,October,2015.
14.“Smartinnovationsforcity-wideurbansanitation”,presentationatthetrainingprogramonSMARTcities,organisedbytheMinistryofUrbanDevelopmentandtheBloombergFoundation,NewDelhi,2ndNovember 2015.
15.“PolicyLimitationsduetolimitedurbanresearch”,talkattheUrbanThinkersWorkshop,NIUANovember2015.
16.“UrgencyOfUnderstandingSanitationDriversIn‘SmallerCities’InIndia:NationalAndInternationalRelevance”,InstituteofSouthAsianStudies,NationalUniversityofSingapore,PolicyBriefs: 400, December,2015.
17.CuratedaRoundtablediscussionon“Waste-fullCities:Ground-levelChallengesandResearchQuestions”,attheEighthINSEEBiennialConference,on“UrbanizationandtheEnvironment”,Bengaluru,January, 2016,
18.“FaecalWasteManagementinSmallerCitiesacrossSouthAsia:GettingRightthePolicyandPractice”,presentationontheCPR–FANSAResearchReportattheSouthAsianRegionalConference on Sanitation(SACOSAN), January2016.
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email:;orn on Feb 26, 1968,Male,Indiannational,Married