Abhijit Banare
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Sr. Private Secretary to Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha
Parliament of India
01.2021 - Current
- Provide research support to the Dy. Chairman on legislation, policies, budgets, advise on rules and procedures, provide inputs for deliberations in Parliamentary Committees
- Draft policy memos on key issues to be discussed in the Parliament, make recommendations for various consultations with higher constitutional offices
- Authored a report on challenges of delayed legislation and obsolete laws in India
- Report covered national and state level legislative delays, scrutiny of delegated laws (regulations), and recommends legislative reforms
- Authored a series of 17 primers contextualising policy developments and sectoral challenges for Parliamentarians
- Topics include Understanding Budget Process, Centre-State Finances, Regulation of Technology, Regulatory Capacity
- Draft interventions to be delivered at international parliamentary forums and multilateral events, brief the Dy. Chairman for various bilateral meets
Programme Officer, Outreach to State Legislators
PRS Legislative Research
06.2016 - 08.2019
- Led initiatives to bridge the institutional gap in policy research in India’s state legislatures by engaging with over 700 legislators on legislation, budgets, and policies
- Engaged with senior party leadership across states, ministers, government officials to disseminate research and develop strategic relations. Briefed them on impact of Union policies in state
- Analysed budgets presented by 15 states and briefed senior party leaders from the respective states on outcomes of budgetary allocations
- Anchored orientation sessions for newly-elected legislators at national and state level on legislative rules of procedures, Goods and Services Tax and its impact on state finances
- Convened national workshops for legislators on subjects such as ‘State of State Finances’, ‘Healthcare in India’, Infrastructure in States’, ‘Job Creation challenges’
- Published explanatory articles on key Parliamentary developments in leading newspapers such as The Indian Express, Business Standard, Hindustan Times
Legislative Assistant to Member of Parliament Mr. Om Birla
06.2015 - 05.2016
- Assisted the Member in drafting Parliamentary Questions, Zero Hour and legislative debates
- Identified issues of public importance at national and constituency level to be raised in Parliament through various interventions
Education
MPhil in Public Policy -
University of Cambridge
09.2020
Bachelor of Mass Media - Journalism
Ruia College, University of Mumbai
03.2013
Skills
- Legislative process
- Committee procedures
- Monitoring regulatory affairs
- Policy analysis
- Government relations
- Advocacy
- Stakeholder engagement
Languages
Fluent: English, Hindi, Marathi Intermediate: Kannada Elementary: French, Spanish
Timeline
Sr. Private Secretary to Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha
Parliament of India
01.2021 - Current
Programme Officer, Outreach to State Legislators
PRS Legislative Research
06.2016 - 08.2019
Legislative Assistant to Member of Parliament Mr. Om Birla
06.2015 - 05.2016
MPhil in Public Policy -
University of Cambridge
Bachelor of Mass Media - Journalism
Ruia College, University of Mumbai
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