SUKESH P. D.

Experienced development finance and project management professional with over 15 years of experience in credit facilitation, financial inclusion initiatives, banking partnerships, project consulting, DPR preparations, policy research, monitoring and evaluation, and stakeholder management. Proven expertise in coordinating with commercial banks, facilitating credit proposals, preparing grant agreements, ensuring compliance with financial and operational guidelines, and supporting field-level implementation teams. Possess extensive experience working with NABARD Consultancy Services (NABCONS) in managing development finance projects, coordinating financial institutions, monitoring credit-linked interventions, and preparing reports for funding and regulatory agencies. Strong analytical, financial documentation, compliance management, and stakeholder engagement skills complemented by a robust academic background in Technology Management and Development Studies.

• Successfully coordinated credit facilitation initiatives involving multiple commercial banks and financial institutions.
• Managed preparation and review of credit-linked project documentation and grant agreements.
• Developed strong working relationships with banking partners and development finance institutions.
• Ensured timely submission of financial and project reports to funding agencies.
• Supported implementation of financial inclusion and livelihood promotion programmes.
• Demonstrated expertise in compliance management, monitoring, and financial reporting.
• Led stakeholder engagement initiatives involving government agencies, banks, NGOs, and community organizations.

• Author of 26 books technology, culture, and development-related subjects.
• Published research papers in national and international journals.
• Presented papers at national and international conferences.
• Extensive experience in policy research, impact evaluation, and evidence-based decision support.

• An Impact Evaluation of Setting up of MOM Centre in Universal Empowerment Centre Kazhakootam with CSR Fund Assistance from NABARD Consultancy Services Pvt Ltd (2024)
• Impact Assessment Study of Integrated Water Supply Project of Pulimath- Nagaroor- Karavaram Panchayats in Thiruvananthapuram, submitted to Deputy Collector, Land Acquisition, Thiruvananthapuram(2020)
• Draft of Right to Information(RTI) Act Handbook in Malayalam by Institute of Management in Government (2020)
• Reports of Intensive Training Programmes(ITP) project funded by Department of Personnel and Training(DoPT), Government of India for various Departments of Government of Kerala (Department of Agriculture, Department of Land Revenue, Department of Registration, Department of Social Justice, Excise Department and Police Department) for Institute of Management in Government, Thiruvananthapuram (2019-2020)
• A Study on Departmental Efficiency for Citizen Centric Public Service Delivery of Government Departments in Kerala conducted by Institute of Management in Government and submitted to Government of Kerala (Health Department, Fisheries Department, Revenue Department, Police Department, Local Self Government Department and Agriculture Development and Farmers’ Welfare Department in Kozhikode, Ernakulam and Thiruvananthapuram districts) (2019)
• Preliminary Field visit reports of Asha Bhavans, Old Age Homes, Home for Physically Handicapped, Mahila Mandirams, Children’s home etc. under Department of Social Justice, Government of Kerala as part of Citizen Report Card project of Institute of Management in Government funded by Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances(DARPG), Government of India(2019)
• Evaluation of implementation status of reforms under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) project of Government of India in 9 municipal corporations/municipalities(Thiruchirappally, Thanjavur, Kumbhakonam and Nagapattinam in Tamil Nadu and Nalgonda, Warangal, Karim Nagar and Khammam in Telangana) conducted by Institute of Management in Government, Thiruvananthapuram in collaboration with National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) (2018)
• Work Study of Kerala State Nurses and Midwives Council, Government of Kerala conducted by Institute of Management in Government and submitted to Government of Kerala (2018)
• Competency Gap Analysis Reports for Department of Fisheries, Department of Environment and Climate Change, Department of Revenue and Department of Forest and Wildlife as part of training programmes for the said departments by Institute of Management in Government, Thiruvananthapuram (during 2018 to 2020)
• Research assistance for the action researches “A Study on Factors Determining the Citizen Centric Service Delivery from SMART Village Offices in Kerala” and “A Study at Waste Generation Level with a Special Focus on Deriving Innovative Solutions to Waste Crisis Dawned from contemporary waste disposal techniques” by Institute of Management in Government (2017 to 2018)
• Capacity Assessment Survey of Training Institutions in Kerala for developing “State Training Policy –Collaboration with Training Institutions” as part of the State Training Plan (2017-2018) prepared by Institute of Management in Government
• Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the “Human Resource Development Museum” of Institute of Management in Government submitted to Ministry of Culture, Government of India(2017)
• An Impact Assessment Study of Joint Liability Groups in Kerala by Knowledge Futures Trust and NABARD, submitted to Department of Economic Analysis and Research(DEAR), NABARD(2015-2016)
• Distortions in Ayurveda and Related Activities Caused by the Imposition of the Irrational Non Performing Status – A Project Study on Sukhodaya Group of Enterprises submitted to Kerala Financial Corporation(2014)
• Buea Natural Center Development Project, Cameroon, submitted to Buea Natural Center, Cameroon(2013)
• Implications of Gold Loan by the Organised Financial Services Sector in India prepared for Manappuram Finance Ltd for submission to Reserve Bank of India(2012)
• Ensuring Financial Inclusion and Inclusive Growth in the Operations of Non-Banking Financial Companies – A Strategic Approach prepared for Manappuram Finance Ltd for submission to Reserve Bank of India(2011)
• Manappuram Finance – An Instance of Bold Corporate Fine Tuning, case study report submitted to Manappuram Finance Ltd(2011)