Anil Kumar Bansal, Director , Urban & Infratsucture Development featured in Navbharat times in an exclusive story on World Toilet Day. He was quoted as saying’“ The next bigger challenge after ODF is to provide low cost and efficient treatment solutions on which small urban local bodies can depend upon. We need to pilot series of innovative treatment module in different regions and place a robust implementation mechanism to scale up the successful solutions to every small and medium towns of country”
M.K. Padma Kumar is involved in developing strategies and managing operations for the IPE Global Group.
He has over 25 years of experience in the development sector, working in civil society organisations and international development agencies like DANIDA and DFID. As the Head of State Partnerships at the DFID India, he was responsible for developing partnerships, programme design, management and strategic oversight of all programmes implemented in Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha. He has managed various development programmes. His expertise lies in driving operational, financial and programmatic transformations. Before DFID, he was associated with Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA), Help Age and World Wildlife Fund.
He holds a Master’s degree in Business Management with specialisation in Human Resource Management and Finance. He is extensively trained in Project Cycle Management, Grant Management, Performance Management, Leadership Skills and Change Management.