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Ridhi Jain Mendiratta

@ridhijainmendiratta

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I lead national innovation and development programmes from policy to last-mile delivery.

India

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What I'm looking for

I'm looking to lead large-scale innovation, education or development programmes where I can translate policy into execution, build government and ecosystem partnerships, use data to improve delivery, and create measurable last-mile impact.

At NITI Aayog, I lead delivery for Atal Tinkering Labs and the Aspirational Districts & Blocks Programme, working across state governments, districts, ministries, multilaterals and private-sector partners.

I support 10,000+ schools serving 7.7M+ students across 36 States/UTs and 754 districts, using programme data to identify bottlenecks, strengthen implementation and measure outcomes. I also led the Viksit Bharat Buildathon evaluation framework and analysed 287,000+ student projects for policy reporting.

Earlier, I built incubation support for 250+ ventures at ITI Haryana, led a medical-textile business, and managed mobile product commercialization at Riviera Mobile. I’m driven by scalable, inclusive models that turn policy into measurable last-mile impact.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Innovation Lead

Current

NITI Aayog

Feb 2023 - Present (3 years 7 months)

Strategic lead across flagship national programmes at India's apex public policy institution, including Atal Tinkering Labs and the Aspirational Districts & Blocks Programme. Lead policy-to-execution delivery through state government, district administration, ministries, multilaterals and private sector stakeholders.