Shrayana Bhattacharya

Shrayana Bhattacharya is a Senior Economist in the World Bank’s Social Protection and Jobs Practice based in New Delhi.  In her role, she leads a series of World Bank engagements to strengthen the capability of state governments to accelerate Direct Benefit Transfers and improve delivery of core social protection benefits. Prior to joining the World Bank, she has worked with ILO, SEWA and Centre for Policy Research on a range of issues in the areas of state capability, social protection and informality. She completed her post-graduation in public administration and economics from Harvard University.