Bhupati Nath Mahato
Purulia,West Bengal
Summary
34 Years' Experience as a Senior Project Developer specializing in Natural Resource Management & Rural Development. Experienced with all stages of the development cycle for dynamic Rural development projects. Well-versed in Project Management, Project Concept, Project Proposal, DPR, Account management, Reporting & Documentation, Monitoring & Evaluation of the project. Strong background in project management and community relations. 9 years on Field level working Experience on poverty elimination, Education, health, Water and Sanitation, CWD & PWD rehabilitation, Child, Women & Dalit right bases approach, natural resource management, etc and 5 years' experience on Project consultant regarding on project concept & proposal development, reporting & documentation, capacity building of project personnel & community leaders with various NGOs and Govt. Departments in W.B, Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, UP & Uttrakhand states in India.
Overview
34
34
years of professional experience
Work History
Project Associate
World Bank
, West Bengal
11.2025 - Current
- Execute the plan, monitoring & evaluation, Research & Documentation, Capacity Building, Advocacy & Lobbying with Various Govt. and Non-Govt. Stakeholders, Develop City Livelihood Centre, Female Labour Force Participation, Create Job Opportunity, etc.
- Department of Women & Child Development and Social Welfare, Govt. of West Bengal
Social and Gender Expert
RADIANT-Kolkata
Purulia, West Bengal
04.2024 - 10.2025
- Organize IEC-HRD Programme -Meeting, Seminar, Rally, and Capacity Building of Village Water and Sanitation Committee and PRI members, Advocacy and Lobbying with Govt. Officials(District level to Panchayat level), Plantation in the campus of School, Gram Panchayat, and Health Centre, etc.
- Under West Bengal Piped Water Supply Project
Rural Development Expert
Lok Chetna Yuva Manch
Jamshedpur, Jharkhand
01.2021 - 03.2024
- Land, Water and Forest Management through watershed areas development under Jharkhand Jalchjan Yojona(JJY) Department of Rural Development -Govt. of Jharkhand, Ridge to Valley Approach- Land treatment, Water conservation, soil erosion control, and strengthen of Kisan Samittee, Village Development Fund, etc.
Project Coordinator
Lok Chetna Yuva Manch
Jamshedpur, Jharkhand
02.2020 - 12.2021
- Jharkhand Tribal Empowerment & Livelihood Project under Jharkhand Tribal Development Society-Department of Rural Development - Govt. of Jharkhand - Land water and forest management, strengthen of Village Council, Gramsabha project execution committee, Youth Groups, Women Groups, developed Irrigation facilities and farming process, Horticulture development, pig rearing, goat rearing, poultry farming of Tribal families.
Chief Executive Officer
Jairaji Suphla Kisan Utpadan Company
Gumla, Jharkhand
01.2017 - 01.2020
- Production of Jeera Rice by Organic farming, Business of Non-Timber Forest Products, Business turn over 1 lac to 20 lac, Loan provided from SFAC, NABARD, Ranchi, Master Trainer of NABARD-Ranchi, etc.
- (FPO)-Gumla
Training Coordinator
Centre for Development
Gumla, Jharkhand
01.2015 - 12.2017
- Skill Development Training with Drop out Children in Gumla district of FVTRS-Bangalore with Centre for Development.
- Tupudana, Ranchi
Programme Manager
Centre for Development
Gumla, Jharkhand
01.2012 - 12.2015
- Project concept, Proposal develop, Reporting & Documentation, of Watershed Development project of DKA, Austria, Community Based Rehabilitation with Child with Disability of Lilane Foundation Project -Netherland, Agriculture Development Project.
- Tupudana, Ranchi
Project Manager
Birburu Vikash Kendra
Khunti, Jharkhand
01.2009 - 12.2011
- Project concept develop, fund raising with Organic Farming Authority of Jharkahnd(OFAJ), for Sustainable Organic Farming 25 villages under Nimdih block of Saraikela-Kharswan district. Project implementing, Monitoring & Evaluation, Advocacy & Liasioning with Birsa Agriculture University, Ranchi, Jharkhand.
- Rania, Khunti, Jharkhand
Research Associate
JANMADHYAM-Ranchi
Ranchi, Jharkhand
01.2008 - 12.2008
- Research, Documentation and Publication of Child Education materials on Tribal Language(Ho, Mundari, Santhali, Kurmali) and provided to Children in Schools of Jharkhand.
- Child Right & Education Project of CRY-Kolkata
Program Manager
Manav Vikas
Hazaribagh, Jharkhand
03.2005 - 12.2007
- DKA-Austria Project on Natural Resource Management, CBR Forum-Bangalore on Community Based Rehabilitation of Disable people, Rural Health Promotion project from -Spain Madrid - Quality Education to Marginal & small family children by Formal Education to Establishment Basic Academy funded by KfB-Austria.
- Ichak Hazaribag, Jharkhand
Project Coordinator
10.2002 - 02.2005
- Under PACS Project(Poverty Alleviation), DASM Project(Right to Dalit community), CACL project(Campaign Against Child Labor), IGSSS Project(Natural Resource Management) in Jharkhand Project proposal developed and sanction from Miserior-Germany-Land, Water & Forest Management- Child Rights & education -from TDH-Kolkata, Right & entitlement of Dalit community-from Dalit Foundation, etc.
Research Associate
Action Research Institute
Sundarvan delta, West Bengal
09.2001 - 08.2002
- Research & Documentation work as a Research Associates in Island of Sundarvan delta of Bay of Bengal-West Bengal on Soil context under ICAR-New Delhi.
- Ballygange, Kolkata-W.B
Regional Coordinator
EZE-Bonn Germany
01.1992 - 08.1997
- With 15 Network Partner NGOs- 250 villages in West Bengal & Bihar state in India under EZE-Bonn Germany Project on Drought Issues with BBDAF(Bengal Bihar Alternative Drought Action Forum-Lead by Gandhi Vichar Parisad, Bankura & SEDP Kolkata.
- Project on Drought Issues
Project Consultant
01.2009 - Current
- With various NGOs in W.B, Bihar, Jharkhand, UP, Uttrakhand, and Orissa state on Organizational Development, Capacity Building of Staffs & Community Leaders on Development Human Potentiality, Gramswaraj, PRI, FPO, Organic Farming, MNREGA/S, Food Processing, Marketing, Business Plan, Village Development Plan, People Participatory Planning, Women Empowerment, Land, Water & Forest Management, and Developed Project Concept, Proposal & Documentation work along with Submission to Donor Agency & Legal Authorities -Govt. of India & State Govt.
Education
Honorary Doctorate of Social Service - undefined
Honorary Doctorate Award Council
05.2024
Master of Social Work - undefined
Viswa-Bharati Santiniketan
01.2001
MA - Anthropology
Calcutta University
01.1999
Ph.D - Gandhian Concept
Gandhian Study and Research Institute
01.1998
B.Sc - Bio
Burdwan University
01.1988
I.Sc - undefined
West Bengal Higher Secondary Education Council
01.1986
Matriculation - undefined
West Bengal Board of Secondary Education
01.1984
Skills
- Project management
- Capacity Building
- Facilitation
- Project concept preparation
- Project proposal preparation
- DPR preparation
- Annual Report preparation
- Baseline Survey analysis
- MEAL Report analysis
- Research & Documentation
- Project Consultancy
- Rain water harvesting
- Watershed Development
- Child Rights
- Education
- Natural Resource Management (NRM)
- Women Empowerment
- Community Based Rehabilitation
- Rural Health
- Sanitation
- WASH
- Business Planning
- Entrepreneurship
- Advocacy
- Lobbying
- Implementation planning
- Monitoring & Evaluation
- Progress Report preparation
Qualification
MSW with Honorary Doctorate from World Human Right Protection Commission, New Delhi
Addresses
C/O- Devdulal Mandal, Sri Ram Pally, Belguma, New bypass highway road (Tata-Dhanbad), Purulia, West Bengal, 723131, Vill - Jargaria, Post- Kurarbaid, Purulia, West Bengal, 723131
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 09/09/1967
- Gender: Male
- Marital Status: Unmarried
Training
- People Participatory Planning, 20 Days, 1992, SPAR-KOLKATA
- Sustainable Agriculture in Drought Prone Area, 15 Days, 1992, BIDHAN CHANDRA KRISHI VISWAVIDYALAY BCKV-KALYANI-NADIA, W.B
- Animal Husbandry, 30 Days, 1992, SEDP-KOLKATA, W.B
- People Participatory Planning, 15 Days, 1992-93, TTG-EAST- KOLKATA
- Gramswaraj, 15 Days X 5 PHASES, 1994 to 1996, GANDHI VICHAR PARISHAD-BANKURA, W.B
- Study and Research on Gandhian Concept, 1 Year (10 PHASES), 1994-1995, INSTITUTE OF GANDHIAN STUDY & RESEARCH CENTRE -WARDHA - MAHARASTRA
- Local Self Governance -PRI, 10 Days X 5 PHASES, 1996 -1997, GANDHI VICHAR PARISHAD-BANKURA- W.B
- Development Human Potentiality (DHP), 15 Days, 1996-97, SPAR, KOLKATA
- Community Based Rehabilitation of People with Disability & CWD, 7 Days, 2005-06, SANCHAR-KOLKATA
- Panchayat Raj & PESA ACT - MASTER TRAINER, 15 Days, 2008, DEPARTMENT OF PANCHAYAT RAJ- GOVT. OF JJHARKHAND
- Child Rights & Education with Child Protection Policy, 5 Days, 2008-09, CRY-KOLKATA, JHARKHAND CHAPTER
- Health & Nutrition of Child with Disability (CWD), 15 Days, 2011-12, JAN VIKASH KENDRA, VARANASI
- Master Trainer of Finance Management of Farmers Producer Organization, 15 Days, 2019, BIRD- LUCKNOW , UP
- Master Trainer of Goat Farming & Production of Organic Manure, 15 Days, 2019, GOAT TRUST - LUCKNOW -UP
- Watershed Development, 10 Days, 2022, JHARKHAND WATERSHED MISSION- DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT -GOVT. OF JHARKHAND
- Water, Sanitation and Health, 5 Days, 2024-25, RADIANT-KOLKATA, W.B
- Women Employment Platform, 3 Days, 2025-26, World Bank India Chapter & Department of Women & Child Development and Social Welfare, Govt. of West Bengal
Timeline
Project Associate
World Bank
11.2025 - Current
Social and Gender Expert
RADIANT-Kolkata
04.2024 - 10.2025
Rural Development Expert
Lok Chetna Yuva Manch
01.2021 - 03.2024
Project Coordinator
Lok Chetna Yuva Manch
02.2020 - 12.2021
Chief Executive Officer
Jairaji Suphla Kisan Utpadan Company
01.2017 - 01.2020
Training Coordinator
Centre for Development
01.2015 - 12.2017
Programme Manager
Centre for Development
01.2012 - 12.2015
Project Manager
Birburu Vikash Kendra
01.2009 - 12.2011
Project Consultant
01.2009 - Current
Research Associate
JANMADHYAM-Ranchi
01.2008 - 12.2008
Program Manager
Manav Vikas
03.2005 - 12.2007
Project Coordinator
10.2002 - 02.2005
Research Associate
Action Research Institute
09.2001 - 08.2002
Regional Coordinator
EZE-Bonn Germany
01.1992 - 08.1997
Honorary Doctorate of Social Service - undefined
Honorary Doctorate Award Council
Master of Social Work - undefined
Viswa-Bharati Santiniketan
MA - Anthropology
Calcutta University
Ph.D - Gandhian Concept
Gandhian Study and Research Institute
B.Sc - Bio
Burdwan University
I.Sc - undefined
West Bengal Higher Secondary Education Council
Matriculation - undefined
West Bengal Board of Secondary Education