Kanwarjit SINGH – MSc (Fiscal Studies), M Sc (Mathematics), Economist and Finance Specialist, 43 years experience
Mr. Kanwarjit Singh is a postgraduate in Mathematics from Delhi University, India and a postgraduate in Fiscal studies from Bath University, UK. He belongs to the 1965 batch of Indian Revenue Service. After training at the National Academy of Administration and the Income Tax Training College, he worked in the Indian Income Tax department from 1967 to 1987 in various capacities and had an excellent record in his entire career in the Income Tax Department. His performance as Commissioner was officially recognized as the best in realization of taxes in the state of Rajasthan. Again, his performance in implementation of computerization was categorized as among the best in the review meetings of the Chief Commissioners. In the nationalized bank and the Public sector undertaking, efficient systems and procedures were put in place by him to ensure that irregular actions were detected early and performance in key areas was monitored closely. Mr. Singh has co-authored a number of studies on different aspects of direct taxation from time to time as part of the committees set up by Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) or under the aegis of National Institute of Public finance and Policy (NIPFP). The areas covered by him included expenditure taxation in place of income taxation; valuation cell working, Likely effect of change in the financial year; Tax deduction at source; Presumptive taxation and taxation of electronic commerce. He has visited IMF in the United States in connection with the study on Presumptive taxation and has given a seminar in the Fiscal division of IMF on this subject. He has also visited the computerized Collection Centre in Fresno to understand the difficulties in implementation of computerization in the income tax department. In OECD Forum 2000 held in France, he represented India in the discussions on Taxation of Electronic Commerce and Harmful tax practices. In the past 5 years, Mr. Singh has been leading assignments pertaining to Tax Issues and Reforms exercises for Public Sector Banks, Asian Development Bank (ADB) and M/S iBILT Technologies in the corporate sector.

H.V. Krishnamurthy – BA (Economics), OD AND HR CONSULTANT, 41 years experience
Mr. H.V. Krishnamurthy has over 40 years of work experience, of which 20 years as a member of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS). His work in the last 16 years has focused on Organizational Development, Human Resource Management and Capacity Building. He has worked as a Consultant with the HR Consulting Practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers Ltd for eleven years and has been involved in assignments relating to Government, Public and the corporate sectors in areas relating to change management, human resource management, streamlining systems and processes. In the past 5 years, he has been leading assignments pertaining to Organisation Transformation exercises in the Punjab State Board of Technical Education, The Disaster Management Institute of the Government of Madhya Pradesh, and Jagatjit Industries Ltd. in the corporate sector. He has been involved in management education and training for 25 years having designed and delivered in-house Management Development Programmes and as visiting faculty in The University Business Schools of Punjab University , Management Development Institute ,Gurgaon Haryana, Institute of Public Administration, IILM, and Amity Business School, Noida.

J. N. Saxena – MA (Economics CAIIB)
Mr Saxena is a highly experience banker and financial management expert with over 30 years experience in banking and over 10 years experience as a Director in the corporate sector. He retired as a regional manager in Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) after more than 30 years service. His banking experience was focused on Corporate Finance and advanced import/export operations. He performed financial assessments and provided financial due diligence for many clients such as Glaxo Pharmaceuticals, Delton Cable Co. Ltd, Bharat Alam Fertilizers, Motor General Finance Co. Ltd. After retirement from HSCB Mr Saxena took up a position as director HR at Dhanuka Agritech Ltd where he implemented measures to improve efficiency and promote the business and helped to significantly increase turnover and reduce overheads during his tenure of 10 years. Currently Mr Saxena is the Chairman of Total Synergy Consulting Private Limited, overseeing the TSCPL financial service operations and providing corporate direction at the board level.

Gopal Krishna SAXENA – Advance Management Programme, ASCI (Hyderabad), B.Tech (Mechanical), OD and HR Specialist, 36 years experience
Mr GK Saxena possess nearly 36 years of corporate experience in Public & Private Sector organizations in diverse fields like Power, Textiles, Telecom, Steel, Engineering and Consultancy at top level position in the organizational hierarchy. He has substantial experience in organisational and workforce planning, change management and corporate rationalisation. He has had extensive involvement in all aspects of organisational and human resource management including the development of new organisational structures, systems, policies and procedures with accountability for managing internal change processes in a variety of complex organizational environments. He has been continuously involved in providing support to organizations both in revamping the HR system, entailing manpower planning, laying down job descriptions and compensation structure, performance and potential appraisal, career and succession planning, change management, capacity building, personnel administration, recruitments as well as in managing businesses covering all management aspects including issues relating to technology, regulatory, business, entry / exit strategies, financing, planning and review at the corporate level. He has been personally involved in revamping the HR and OD systems of many organisations entailing process mapping, workforce planning, performance management, and appraisal, recruitment, career planning and staff development. He is familiar with a wide range of management disciplines and has held specific responsibility for strategic planning, budgeting and financial reporting. He has designed and led numerous management audits to define and identify areas of operational weakness and design and develop corporate reform strategies. Besides this he has also been involved in management audits of group companies at corporate level for assisting the Chief Internal Auditor / Chief Executives in defining and assessing areas of perceived weaknesses, financial reporting, delegation of authority and its exercise.

Parinita Pal – MA, Social Development Consultant, 35 years experience
Mrs. Parinita has an overall experience of 35 years of which she has been in the field of social and development work for almost 30 years. She has handled varied responsibilities in diverse fields such as juvenile delinquency, upliftment of backward & scheduled castes, empowerment of women in rural & urban sectors, community development, problems of street children, reproduction & child health, HIV / AIDS related problems, etc. She is also working as a consultant in different NGO’s for providing consultancy on rapid external evaluation of targeted interventions jointly under implementation by the Kerala State AIDS Control Society, HLFPPT and USAID where she is responsible for Data collection from the stakeholders, Analyzing the data, Health planning, Report generation on situation assessment of services available for STIs and HIV/AIDS Care & Support and finally giving the Suggestions. Her experience varies from Project Management, Health Policy formulation and analysis, Primary Health Care, Reproductive Health and Child Care Services, Health Service Planning, Macro level planning and Evaluation, Health Administration Management of Cold Chain System for vaccines, Management Information Telemedicine to Social Mobilization. She has also provided technical leadership and programmatic vision, direction & guidance in the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of HIV/AIDS activities including Resource planning where she prepared budget for the Public Health Division along with deciding the proportion of investments, revenue allocation to business development activities, research and organizational development. She has also developed policies, systems and strategies which contributed to the development of organization’s policies, periodical review of the project implementation and finally development of strategies to address the situations.

J.P. SAXENA – MA, MSc, Banking Consultant, 35 years experience
JP Saxena is a former Deputy General Manager of the State Bank of India, with over thirty years of experience in the banking sector. He currently works as a banking consultant, focusing on training and policy issues. He has authored a number of papers on banking and macro-economic issues and has contributed regularly to Indian Institute of Bankers magazine and. Prior to retiring he was Deputy General Manager & Senior Faculty at the State Bank Staff College, Gurgaon carrying out training programmes for senior level staff and coordinating executive development programmes for senior functionaries.

S.S. KUMAR – B.E (Electronics & Communication), E-Governance/MIS Expert, 33 years of experience
S.S. Kumar is an E-Governance/MIS Consultant having 33 years of experience in designing, developing and implementing software and hardware solutions for large government and public sector undertakings in India and abroad. He has worked in large public sector organizations and has successfully managed complex IT operations as well as has designed and implemented solutions for Sharjah Municipality UAE for land records, taxes and other areas which included creation of SRS, finalizing technical specifications, selection of hardware and software, ensuring change management, employee training and successful project implementation. He has also been providing consultancy in safety and security measures including biometric access, networking and firewall. He has designed several web sites and provided architectural solution for web hosting. He has also designed and implemented several projects on archiving old paper records and microfilm implementation. He has worked on latest cutting edge technologies in the field of IT during his projects in Saudi Arabia, UAE and Kuwait and also has strong client management and interpersonal skills including managing a team of over 25 persons.

S.K. Goyal – MBA, B.E. (Civil), Municipal Engineer, 26 years experience
S.K. Goyal has an overall work experience of about 26 years on Urban Infrastructure projects, of which more than 15 years has been with various Municipal Corporations and 5 years in working with ADB projects, especially the MP urban and J&K projects where he has been working as Solid Waste Management (SWM) Expert, largely as a PMC team member. His experience varies from analyzing existing facilities, executing bid proceedings, award of work and contract management, concept preparation including technical, financial and managerial aspects, working out the designs, short-listing of projects, preliminary cost estimates and finally assessment of shortfalls. He has worked for the improvement of slums under EIP,UBS,UBSP and PCR act of Government of India and as a Project officer, UNICEF for Jaipur, he has organized many camps on adult education, informal education, vocational training camps for women, mass awareness camps and street plays on water harvesting, cleanliness, road safety, and environmental issues. He possesses a thorough knowledge of all the Municipal related activities, especially the best practices in Solid Waste Management, advanced technologies in Water Supply, and Sewerage – Brihan Mumbai Nagar Palika, Mumbai, ONYX- and Exnora-Chennai Municipal Corporation, Chennai. He also has experience as a Superintending Engineer where he was responsible for designing, bidding and executing supervision of the projects related to roads, drains, sewerage, community centres, public toilets etc. He also worked as an Assistant Engineer, Government of Rajasthan, for planning, implementation and execution of issuance of technical sanction of infrastructure projects related to various urban local bodies of state of Rajasthan.

Korath V MATHEW – MBA, B Tech, E-Governance/MIS/IT Specialist, 25 years experience
Korath V Mathew is an IT-Consultant involved in providing consulting services for e-Governance projects. Commissioned into the Corps of Engineers of the Indian Army in 1984, an aluminous of NDA (National Defence Academy), he has worked on many IT assignments in the last 25 years and has been part of the automation drive of the Army for the past ten years. He has experience in implementing WAN, creating broad level specifications for MIS solutions, designing Enterprise Wide Solutions (ERP), preparation of RFPs and performance based IT contracts. He has experience in IT project management (RUP- Rational Unified Process), vendor management and Project implementation, particularly for public sector undertakings. He has carried out BPR (Business Process Re-Engineering) studies which included redefining roles and responsibilities of people and bringing about change management for successful implementation of computerized solutions. He has experience in designing and maintaining dynamic websites as the site administrator. Korath has an excellent knowledge of RTI (Right to Information) Act. He also has experience in cyber security, as cyber security officer of the corps by formulating appropriate policy guidelines and carrying out cyber security audit. Just prior to retirement from Army, he was involved in shaping a large IT project worth over 1000 Crores which involved networking over 500 stations in India using MPLS- VPN, installing a VOIP based Tele-network, implementing an ERP solution and carrying out BPR. He has thorough domain knowledge in E-Governance, E-procurement, Human Resource Management, Supply chain and logistics management and Project Management.

M.M. GULATI – PGDPM, ICWA (Inter), CS, M.A, Administrative Reforms Consultants, 25 years experience
Mr. Gulati combines the conceptual expertise of designing sophisticated human resource development initiatives with the pragmatic and hands on skills necessary for implementing HR reforms. His extensive experience of working across multiple sectors places him in a unique position to customise HR and OD strategies and practices to different organisational environments and maximise HR and OD outcomes. He possesses almost 25 years of experience in Administrative Reforms, Organisational Development and HR in the public and private sectors with particular expertise in major HR restructuring activities in complex, unionised environments in government, energy and textiles sector. He has particular expertise in workforce rationalization and organisational rightsizing. He has 10 years experience as an HR consultant where he has worked in a variety of strategic and operational roles supporting HR policy formulation, workforce restructuring and human resource management improvements. He has extensive experience in institutional development, human resource management, corporate governance and communication. He has extensive experience in supporting and nurturing internal change processes as well as supporting HR policies systems and procedures. He has worked as an Institutional Development and Administrative Reforms Expert on numerous donor funded projects working with World Bank, ADB, KFW (Germany), the Government of Netherlands and DFID. He has substantial experience in designing and implementing change management and cultural transformation in government as well as HR reforms in the power sector. His other areas of expertise include workforce planning, pay and compensation strategies, employee codes of conduct, career planning and progression, capacity building and training.

Sanjay SAXENA – ICWA, PGDUMP (Netherlands), PGDCA, B.Com (H), FMIS/E-Governance /MIS/IT Expert, 21 years experience
Sanjay Saxena is a qualified Cost & Works Accountant and has over twenty years of international experience as an MIS, IT and E-Governance expert. He has worked on over hundred IT projects in India, to reduce cost of services, improve operational effeciency and staff productivity and provide better level of services and access to Nepal, Sri Lanka, Hongkong, UK., Netherlands, Germany, USA and Canada. His area of specialistion has been in designing and implementing IGFMIS and GIS solutions and Business Process Re-engineering for the development sector . He has worked with over 100 municipalities as part of various municipal reform projects and provided advice and implementation support for functions such financial accounting and management, property tax management, water supply billings, inventory management, human resource and payroll management and pension reforms etc. He has been advicing and assisting state and municipal governements on a numerous E-Governance initatives with a view information to the public. He has worked extensively in Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan. Sanjay also has designed and developed monitoring and evaluation (M&E) and performance management systems for various projects in different sectros such as urban infrastrcuture, water supply, sanitation, education and health. Over the years Sanjay has also conducted training workshops for over fifteen hundred senior and middle level executives and is a visiting faculty at several universities.

Monica Dhaul SAXENA – ICWA, B.Com (H), ERP/MIS Expert, 21 years experience
Monica has over 20 years of experience in providing consulting expertise in the areas of business process reengineering, implementation of ERP, CRM and E Business solutions with specialization in Finance, MIS, Costing, Budgeting and related areas. As Director, TSCPL and ERP Group Head UEC SAIL Information Technology Ltd (USIT) she has implemented over 30 projects for many industries and managed a team of over 80 consultants for implementation of various projects. She is richly experienced in designing the solution blue print including business process re-engineering, management information system, gap analysis, change management, system integration, training, implementation and support. Her experience also includes defining the functionality specifications, managing the bid process development, project management with special emphasis on change management, quality assurance and quality control process and documentation. She is a trained auditor for ISO and CMM 4, and has taught MIS, ERP, E-Governance, and CRM to various business schools and Organizations. She has strong leadership and communications skills and has the ability to successfully execute various projects and handle large clients and consultants.

Roshan BHATNAGAR – M.Com, CFA (UK), MBA (MIAMI, USA) Public Finance and Training Specialist, 20 years experience
Mr. Bhatnagar has more than 20 years of experience in designing, managing and implementing performance improvement programs and reforms in the line ministries, Municipalities, Water and Waste Water Utilities which are aimed to enhance efficiency and effectiveness in delivery of services and promote enhanced transparency and accountability. He is a qualified accountant from UK and India and an MBA from University of Miami, USA with specialization in finance. His area of expertise includes public- private partnerships, benchmarking, performance measurement, budgetary control systems, organizational restructuring, sustainable revenue enhancement, financial modelling, tariff studies, municipal assets and debt management, developing and implementing accrual-based computerized financial accounting systems, costing of various services, E-Governance and capacity-building. He has extensive consulting experience in 13 countries in respect of projects funded by ADB, CIDA, DFID, JBIC, JICA, Royal Netherlands Embassy, USAID and World Bank, which also included several municipal reform projects in India, Iraq and Malaysia involving sustainable improvements in financial management and preparation of manuals for training staff and training of trainers.

Shyam Sunder MEHNDIRATTA – Pursuing LLB, M.E (Civil), B.E (Civil), Municipal Engineering Specialist, 15 years experience
Mr. Mehndiratta has around 15 years of experience related to urban infrastructure projects. He has major experience in development and maintenance of infrastructure facilities such as roads, water supply, sewerage, rainwater harvesting, and horticulture in coordination with facilities for electrification and street lighting services etc. His competencies include preparation, implementation and management of various civil contracts and monitoring of physical and financial progress of projects for its timely and economical completion, planning and development of infrastructure in urban areas, survey and design, estimation, demarcation, tendering, contract finalization and work execution at site. He is proficient with present construction methodologies, systems in compliance with quality standards and adept in liaison with government/state agencies for various approvals and clearances for seamless project execution.

Ajay Deep SINGH – MCA, B.Com, Advance Diploma in Computer Applications, MIS Specialist, 13 years experience
Ajay Deep Singh has more than 13 years of professional experience in the field of Management Information Systems (MIS) and Information Technology (IT). He has worked on several medium to large scale IT projects and his experience includes designing, testing and establishing numerous computer aided Management Information Systems, Monitoring & Evaluation Systems, preparation of periodical project progress reports, and preparation of manuals for operation and maintenance of the developed systems. He also rendered trainings to the system users on the usage and maintenance of the various systems which he had successfully developed, tested and established and also imparted training on other standard computer applications used in routine operations. He has been outsourcing turnkey IT solutions, software, hardware and manpower for major projects funded by bi-lateral agencies. Ajay Deep also has exposure to Network/System Administration as well as Software Development and is specialized & proficient in installing, managing, maintaining and troubleshooting networks server and workstations in high-pressure situations. He also has experience in designing, implementing, and maintaining enterprise-wide networks site & implementing sophisticated security on it. Related skills in strategic planning, application support / development, project management, and cost containment. He has a track record of success using new products and technologies to solve complex business problems and improve service delivery. Over the years Ajay Deep has also conducted training workshops for senior and middle level executives in the public and private sector domains.

Harsh Vardhan SHARMA – PGDCM (Construction Management), M.E (Civil), B.E, Municipal Engineering Specialist, 12 years experience
Harsh Vardhan has 12 years of extensive experience in all aspects of municipal infrastructure improvement including water supply, sanitation, roads and drains etc. He has worked on major trunk infrastructure as well as tertiary level infrastructure upgrading projects for slums and low income settlements. He also has experience in development sector with more than 5 years in the field of planning and development, project management, contract administration and monitoring for Infrastructure Development Projects financed by Asian Development Bank. He has handled major multi-sector infrastructure development projects including water supply, sewerage, roads, slum area development with preparation and review of detailed project reports, procurement of services and goods, contract negotiation and finalization, and contract management. His specific technical experience varies from analysing existing facilities, executing bid proceedings, award of work and contract management, concept preparation including technical, financial and managerial aspects, designs, short-listing of projects, preliminary cost estimates and finally assessment of shortfalls. He also has expertise in project management and monitoring of various projects including project planning, designing, estimation, tender drawings, tender documents, construction drawings, project formulation, co-ordination of infrastructure development, design of under ground drainage schemes etc as well as provided technical inputs for preparation of master plans. In addition to above, he has experience of design, appraisal and evaluation of sub projects for slum area development under Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction (JFPR) grant (JFPR provides grants in support of innovative poverty reduction and social development activities to help alleviate poverty in ADB developing member countries) and slum improvements under RUIDP.