Profile
Dr. Chaitali Roy is an Assistant Director at NILERD, formerly IAMR, with 32 years of research and public-policy experience.
She holds a Ph.D. in Public Administration from Jamia Millia University, focused on decentralization and administrative responsiveness.
Her work spans governance, rural development, employment, skills and apprenticeship, disability inclusion, education, sanitation, MSMEs and evaluation of government programmes.
Her career includes roles as Research Associate, Research Officer, Consultant and Assistant Professor on deputation at HIRD Haryana, followed by her current leadership role at NILERD since 2011.
She has contributed to major studies for ministries, NITI Aayog and other public institutions, including assessments of Accessible India, DDRS, DISHA, NATS and CSR-linked public-service projects.
She also coordinates international training programmes under ITEC, teaches and develops human-resource planning materials and has published research on working women, sanitation, disability policy, gender and the ADIP Scheme.