Mr.

Meghnad Saha

Management Consultant

1 Name and Profile Government and Public sector practitioner with 8+ years of experience in
Tourism Development, Investment Promotion, Economic Development,
Industrial Development and Maritime sector. I have experience and skill
set in Policy Advocacy, PPP Support & Project Implementation,
Investment Promotion and BID Process Management

Address & Contact Information Present Address: Indira Housing Colony, Bhubaneswar, Odisha - 751002
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Contact no- +91 8240064121, Email id – ms.cept@gmail.com

3 Date of Birth: 10/02/1991

4 Nationality: Indian

5 Education:

Educational Institutions Degree(s)/ Diploma(s) Passed Year

Dates attended
Master of Planning (URP) CEPT University, Ahmedabad 2015
Master of Arts in Geography (Urban) Pt. Ravi Shankar Shukla University. 2013
Raipur
Bachelor of Arts (Geography Honours) The University of Burdwan, W.B 2011
Higher Secondary WBCHSE 2008

6 • Certificate course (12 weeks): Urban Land-use and

transportation planning organized by Ministry of Human
Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India and
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
• Certificate course (8 weeks): Disaster Recovery and Build
Back Better organized by Ministry of Human Resource
Development (MHRD), Government of India and Indian
Certification & Trainings
Institute of Technology, Roorkee
• Winter School: Inclusive community, Organized by CEPT
University, collaboration with Self Employed Women’s
Association (SEWA), Ahmadabad.
• Darjeeling Himalayan Railway” exploring the cultural
landscape of a world heritage site. Summer School
Organized by CEPT University.

7 Languages:
 Language Speaking Reading Writing

English Good Good Good

Hindi Good Good Good

Bengali Good Good Good

8 Employment Record:

From To Employer Positions Held

June 2022 Continue Ernst & Young LLP Associate Consultant
Oct.2020 June 2022 Gujarat Tourism Opportunity Limited Senior Consultant
Feb. 2019 Oct.2020 Ernst & Young LLP Senior Project Consultant
Feb. 2018 Feb. 2019 Stesalit System Ltd. Urban Planner
Jan, 2016 Dec. 2018 Aurora’s Design Academy, Hyderabad Assistant Professor of Planning
July, 2015 Dec. 2015 Gujarat Institute of Development Research, Research Associate
Ahmedabad
May, 2014 July, 2014 Aga Khan Rural Support Programme India Intern

9 Work Undertaken that Best Illustrates Relevant Experience and Capability to Handle the Tasks Assigned:

Name of assignment: Project Management Unit at Directorate of Public Private Partnership, Odisha
Year: 2022 - Continue
Location: Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Client: Directorate of PPP, Government of Odisha
Main project features:
Positions held: PPP & Policy Expert
Activities performed:

• Drafting of the PPP Policy, including benchmarking of national and international leading practices.
• Conceptualize new projects to be taken up under PPP, in consultation with line Departments.
• Supporting line departments in identifying projects for PPP and conducting bid process.
• Capacity building of line Department and Finance Department staff in assessing and evaluating project
for PPP, including risk sharing framework etc
• Provide Annual action Plan and Quarterly Action Plan with defined and measurable deliverables

Name of assignment: PPP initiatives for Greenfield properties for Gujarat Tourism
PPP Projects:
i. Development of Site at Adalaj, Gandhinagar, Gujarat as a Themed Destination
ii. Development of Resort, Mandvi, Kutch
iii. Development of Hotel at Porbandar, Gujarat
iv. Development of Wayside Amenity (Tourist Facilities) at Santalpur, Patan, Gujarat
v. Multi Storeyed State Bhavans/ Guests Houses (5000 Keys)
vi. Site development at blue flag beach – Shivrajpur
Year: 2019-21
Location: Gandhinagar, Gujarat
Client: Commissioner of Tourism & Sardar Sarovar Nigam Limited
Tourism Corporation of Gujarat Limited (TCGL) and Infrastructure Leasing & Finance Services Limited (IL&FS) has
formed a joint venture company named Gujarat Tourism Opportunity Limited (GUJTOP) to augment the tourism
industry in the state. GUJTOP is the knowledge partner of Gujarat tourism for development of existing land
owned by TCGL/ COT under implementation of existing, upcoming and innovative/ mega PPP projects.
Positions held: Senior Consultant
Activities performed:
• Preparation of feasibility study and Revenue sharing model
• Preparation of Bid Summary and RFQ & RFP, Evaluation of Proposals,
• Assistance provides on bid process management & selection of bidders
• Assistance provides on signing of Agreements
• End to end handholding support to client stakeholder interaction.

Name of assignment: Preparation of Adventure Tourism Guidelines

Year: 2020-21
Location: Gandhinagar, Gujarat
Client: Commissioner of Tourism, Government of Gujarat
Main project features: With reference to the guidelines for Registering / Renewal as an Adventure Tour Operator
(ATO) issued by Ministry of Tourism (GoI), Govt. of Gujarat has decided to promote Adventure Tourism in Gujarat
by issuing guidelines for promoting safe and responsible tourism. Government of Gujarat aims to grant
recognition primarily to the following three categories: Aero Sports, Water Sports, Land-based Adventure Sports.
Positions held: Senior Consultant
Activities performed:

• Hand holding support for preparation of Adventure tourism guidelines for Govt. of Gujarat.
• Benchmarking of Adventure Tourism in India and Abroad
• Preparation of toolkit for facilitation of various stakeholders
• End to end support of client stakeholder interaction

Name of assignment: Feasibility study of Inland waterways in Gujarat

Year: 2019-20
Location: Gandhinagar
Client: Gujarat Maritime Board
Main project features: To analysis the potentiality of Inland waterways in Gujarat
Positions held: Senior Project Consultant
Activities performed:
• Background study for different institutions, policies and major objectives of Inland waterways
• Best practices of Inland waterways in world and India
• Strategies initiative of inland waterway different states in India
• Logistic cost analysis – Road, Rail and Inland waterway

Name of assignment: Business Development and Transaction Advisory Services for GUJSAIL
Year: 2020-21
Location: Gandhinagar, Gujarat
Client: Gujarat State Aviation Infrastructure Company Limited (GUJSAIL)
Main project features: Gujarat State Aviation Infrastructure Company Limited (GUJSAIL) is the nodal agency for
development of aviation and related infrastructure in the State of Gujarat. GUJSAIL is a public sector company
set up by the Government of Gujarat (GoG) with a view to building infrastructure and providing trained human
resources for the fast-growing Civil Aviation Sector in Gujarat. With a view to facilitate and stimulate the growth
of aviation sector in the State, GUJSAIL is desirous of selecting a Consulting Agency for the preparation of the
First Aviation Policy for the State, followed by support towards implementation of the same.
Positions held: Senior Consultant
Activities performed:
• Feasibility study of Aviation and Logistic Park in Rajkot and Ahmedabad
• Preparation of Tender document for Aviation policy of Gujarat. Techno Feasibility study
• Bid evaluation and preparation of subsequent report
• Handholding support to GUJSAIL for signing LOA and Agreement with Consultant

Name of assignment: PPP initiatives for Greenfield & Brownfield properties of Gujarat Tourism & Sardar
Sarovar Narmada Nigam Limited
Year: 2020-21
Location: Gandhinagar, Gujarat
Client: Commissioner of Tourism & Sardar Sarovar Nigam Limited
Main project features: SSNNL has been instrumental in development of Statue of Unity, the tallest statue in the
world. The State Government had ensured all-round efforts to dedicate the Statue of Unity to the country within
the time limit given to it with no cost or time overrun. The Statue is not only a befitting tribute to one of the
greatest statesmen of India but has also led to an unprecedented growth of tourism in the region.
The Authority has decided to undertake Development of Multi Storeyed State Bhavans/ Guests Houses and
Central & State PSU Bhavan at Kevadia, Narmada.
Positions held: Senior Consultant
Activities performed:
• Preparation of feasibility study
• Preparation of Bid Summary and RFQ & RFP, Evaluation of Proposals.
• Assistance provides on bid process management & selection of bidders
• Assistance provides on signing of Agreements
• End to end support of client stakeholder interaction.

Name of assignment: Knowledge Partner to Gujarat Maritime Board

Year: 2019-20
Location: Gandhinagar
Client: Gujarat Maritime Board
Main project features: To promote development of port sector and ports, GMB undertakes advertising and
promotion on regular basis. in this connection, following activities are needed for the promotion: convey
opportunities in port sector, prepare vision, development strategy and implementation plan, promote
development and facilitate investment promotion, raise brand awareness of GMB ports. GMB intends to appoint
a renowned agency as “Knowledge Partner” to assist in development and implementation of strategy,
identification of investment opportunities in the ports sector and port led development in Gujarat, provide
project assessment & monitoring related expertise to GMB.
Positions held: Senior Project Consultant
Activities performed:
 • Assistance in creating a Knowledge Cell within the organization and facilitating meetings for
organization restructuring.
• Preparation of concept note of Cruse Tourism
• Preparation of Strategy and Vision document for Gujarat Maritime Board
• Assistance in preparation of project profiles as well as knowledge & marketing collaterals for various
opportunities / investment avenues identified. It includes include providing contents for presentations,
brochures and other promotional materials
• Assistance provides on analysis of the trends, new developments at domestic and global level and
analysis of key industry players in the maritime sector across the world including India.
• Assistance in revamping in capacity building of the Gujarat Maritime Board

Name of assignment: Feasibility study of Port Master Plan for Gujarat Maritime Board
Year: 2019-20
Location: Gandhinagar
Client: Gujarat Maritime Board
Main project features: To promote development of port sector and ports, GMB undertakes advertising and
promotion on regular basis. in this connection, following activities are needed for the promotion: convey
opportunities in port sector, prepare vision, development strategy and implementation plan, promote
development and facilitate investment promotion, raise brand awareness of GMB ports. GMB intends to appoint
a renowned agency as “Knowledge Partner” to assist in development and implementation of strategy,
identification of investment opportunities in the ports sector and port led development in Gujarat, provide
project assessment & monitoring related expertise to GMB.
Positions held: Senior Project Consultant
Activities performed:
• Analysis of the Ports capacities and spaces utilization and their competitive position
• Assessment of existing ports infra- and superstructure, and of cargo and passenger traffic volumes
• Capacity bottlenecks and space utilization limitations
• Overview of proposed and ongoing development plans and its impact on comprehensive Masterplan
• Study of environment sensitivities for upcoming port development
• Study Origin and distention of key commodities handed by GMB ports
• Market analysis and various scenarios as to forecasting of cargo traffic captive from adjacent Economic
Zone.
• Financial and Economic Analysis: Estimates of project benefits, distinguished between beneficiaries
(national economy, investors in Economic Zone, shippers and cargo handlers).
• Alternative scenarios (present, future without and future with-project) in financial and economic prices,
cost-benefit ratio, rate of returns to investment, impact on income and employment.

Name of assignment: Disaster Management for 48 Non- Major Ports in Gujarat

Year: 2019-20
Location: Gandhinagar
Client: Gujarat Maritime Board
Main project features: To promote development of port sector and ports, GMB undertakes advertising and
promotion on regular basis. in this connection, following activities are needed for the promotion: convey
opportunities in port sector, prepare vision, development strategy and implementation plan, promote
development and facilitate investment promotion, raise brand awareness of GMB ports. GMB intends to appoint
a renowned agency as “Knowledge Partner” to assist in development and implementation of strategy,
identification of investment opportunities in the ports sector and port led development in Gujarat, provide
project assessment & monitoring related expertise to GMB.
Positions held: Senior Project Consultant
Activities performed:
• Formulation of Sendai framework, Checklist and questioner in the line of National Disaster Management
Plan.
• Coordination with port officers and other stakeholders for disaster risk reduction.
• Understanding the risk, vulnerability of port specific disaster
• Analysis various obstacles of implementation of disaster management plan.
• Preparation of Building Back Better plan

Name of assignment: Ease of Doing Business and Investment Promotion for Government of Karnataka
Year: 2019-20
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka
Client: Department of Industries and Commerce, Government of Karnataka
Main project features: Government of Karnataka has also started integrated services for the project approvals
of the line departments related to Industrial Investments, which provides online filing of application, processing,
status verification and also provision of downloading of final certificate/clearances. The system also provides
third party verification of the certificates & clearances issued. Department of Industries and Commerce is
committed to promote investment and trade in industry sector.
Positions held: Senior Project Consultant
Activities performed:
• Explore investment opportunities in identified focus sectors and geographical locations and promote
them.
• End to end coordination with the investors during various inbound and outbound B2Gs.
• Facilitate B2B & B2G meetings with target investors.
• Coordination and liaising with departments and investors (new & existing) for arranging meetings,
discussions.
• Prepare marketing collaterals, presentations, sector & reginal profiles. Company profiles, advertisement
content, press release.
• Organizing the Seminars/ Events and support for Post Event follow up & investment Monitoring.
• Coordination with various Government Departments for implementation of administrative, policy
reforms.
• Benchmarking of best practices across various leading investment promotion agencies (national &
international)
• Interaction with service users for soliciting feedback and coordination with Government personnel.
• Team Management across functions and Client Handling

Name of assignment: Future Mobility Show (FMS 2019)

Year: 2019-20
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka
Client: Department of Industries and Commerce, Government of Karnataka
Main project features: Future Mobility Show (FMS 2019), was held at Bengaluru International Exhibition Centre
between 26-28 February. FMS to address the issues of clean and sustainable environment energy security and
job creation in a technology agnostic manner. FMS 2019 aimed at creating a common platform, for working
towards the target of putting up a clean and sustainable mobility for India by the year 2030.
Positions held: Senior Project Consultant
Activities performed:
• Preparation of Company profile across India and world focused on Mobility sector
• Assistance Government of Karnataka in signing MoU, B to B meeting etc.
• Interaction with delegates in different field like – Ports, logistics and Transport, Industry, Academia
• Preparation of a report on Future Mobility India conference.

Name of assignment: Gujarat Maritime Cluster Development

Year: 2019-20
Location: Gandhinagar
Client: Gujarat Maritime Board
Main project features: xx
Positions held: Senior Project Consultant
Activities performed:
• Assistance to preparing the Strategy for promoting the Maritime Cluster and prepare an Action Plan for
stage-wise promotion program
• Assistance to selection of various third-party agencies, such as PR/media company, design agency, etc.
• Assistance in coordinating with marketing, PR and media agencies for executing the marketing strategy
• Assistance in Promotion and Functioning of Maritime Cluster
• Assistance to organize the roadshows and promotional events for marketing the Cluster and approach
the prospective investors/ maritime companies to convince them to locate their facilities in the cluster
• Prepare the database and undertake targeted approach for contacting the maritime companies and
provide handholding support to the prospectiv companies
• Identification and analysis key stakeholders which can collaborate with GMB as aforementioned and
assist in establishing such collaboration.

Name of assignment: Preparation of housing for all plan of action (HFAPoA) including demand survey for 46
ULBs in Odisha state.
Year: 2018 - 19
Location: Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Client: Odisha Urban Housing Mission, Government OF Odisha
Main project features: The Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) is the flagship programme of Ministry of Housing
& Urban Poverty Alleviation (MoHUPA), Government of India, with mandate to provide pucca house to eligible
urban poor families through States and UTs. The programme will be implemented during 2015-2022 through
four components namely "In situ" Slum Redevelopment, Affordable Housing through Credit Linked Subsidy,
Affordable Housing in Partnership, Subsidy for Beneficiary-led individual house construction or enhancement in
a Mission mode. The Central assistance will be provided by MoHUPA to States for all components of the Mission.
All statutory towns as per Census 2011 and towns notified subsequently would be covered under the Mission.
Positions held: Urban Planner
Activities performed:
• Project coordination and client management and lead a huge manpower of a team of capacity 200.
• Coordination with various Government Departments for calculating the housing demand.
 • Benchmarking study of various housing policy and acts for implementing the beneficiary led
construction (BLC)
• Conducted viability and Tenability analysis of various slums in Odisha.
• Assistance in understanding various land litigation, tenure of land.
• Data base analysis with analytical tools like MS excel

Name of assignment: Preparation of Plan of Action of Night Salter for Urban Poor in Odisha state.
Year: 2018 -19
Location: Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Client: State Urban Development Authority (SUDA)
Main project features: Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM) aims at
providing permanent shelter equipped with essential services to the urban homeless in a phased manner under
the Scheme of Shelters for Urban Homeless (SUH). Homeless persons include persons who do not have a house,
either self-owned or rented, but instead live and sleep on pavements, at parks, railway stations, bus stations and
places of worship, outside shops and factories, at construction sites, under bridges, in home pipes and other
places under the open sky or places unfit t for human habitation.
Positions held: Project Manager
Activities performed:
• Feasibility study of developing night shelter for urban poor.
• Market assessment and benchmarking study of establishing night shelter.
• Grassroot study of various policies and acts to fruitful implementation of the project.
• Coordination with various governmental, non- governmental organisation and service holders
• Assistance to identify vulnerable areas for urban poor in Cuttack city.
• Conducted FDGs, Workshops & Seminars with Govt. officials

Name of assignment: Faculty Member Aurora’s Design Academy, Hyderabad

Year: 2016-17
Location: Hyderabad
Positions held: Assistant Professor
Activities performed:
• Lecture: Demography and Urbanization, Settlement planning, Quantitative Methods, Planning
techniques, Traffic and transport planning, Surveying and photogrammetry.
• Studio: Rural planning, Regional Planning of Surat including Port Sector
• Report writing of the workshop, academic report, study tour, sports day, heritage walk etc.
• Member of anti-ragging committee, coordinator of sports & extra curriculum activities.

Name of assignment: Addressing non-economic losses and damages associated with climate change: Learning
from the recent past extreme climatic events for future planning
Year: 2015-16
Location: Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Client: Asia Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN), Kobe, Japan
Main project features: The non-economic loss and damages (NELDs) caused by climate-related disasters have
not been often considered in most disaster risk assessments and not been reported in most post- disaster
reports and databases to the extent they deserve the attention; despite these losses could constitute major
proportion of the total loss and damages (L&Ds) of any disaster events. Keeping these in view, this project
aimed to develop an assessment framework to identify, prioritize and measure NELDs in key vulnerable sectors
 and to make policy recommendations for addressing NELDs targeting the key policy makers and the
practitioners.
Positions held: Junior Scientist
Activities performed:
• Designed a model map of Gujarat drought region.
• Creating indicators for non-economic loses and damages in drought areas.
• Analysis the best studies loss assessment due to disaster.
• Preparation of various demographic and socio-economic study for vulnerable group of Kutch district
• Literature review for seasonal migration and identification of key destination of seasonal migration.
• Analysis of key economic factors of households in vulnerable group of people.

Name of assignment: Role of Institutions and Policies in Diffusion of Micro- Assignment

Year: 2015 -16
Location: Ahmedabad
Client: South Asian Network for Development and Environmental Economics (SANDEE), Nepal.
Main project features: The alarming water scarcity in the Gujarat state justifies the adoption of water efficient
technologies like micro-irrigation. While the promotion of micro irrigation in Gujarat corresponds with the
national mission on micro irrigation, an unequivocal dynamism was observed in the expansion of this in the state
as compared to the other states. This dynamism can be attributed to the specific policies and institutional
innovations that the state had vigorously adopted and followed in terms of provision of differential subsidies
targeted towards the farmers segregated by their socio-economic status as well as the physical and economic
water scarcity of the agro-ecological regions. In this regard, this paper examines the role of institutional
innovations and subsidy policy interventions in the diffusion of micro-irrigation across the state in the recent
years. While the first part makes a comprehensive review of the state policy and intervention for the promotion
of micro irrigation in the last decade, the second part of this paper provides a detailed Analysis of the trends in
the status of adoption of micro irrigation under the various subsidy policy and institutional intervention regimes.
Positions held: Junior Scientist
Activities performed:
• Prepare a compressive study of the review of the state policy and intervention for the promotion of
micro irrigation in the last decade.
• Detailed analysis of the trends in the status of adoption of micro irrigation under the various subsidy
policy and institutional intervention regimes.
• Working paper published in GIDR website. (Working paper, no 231).

10 Certification:
I, the undersigned, certify that to the best of my knowledge and belief, this CV correctly describes myself, my
qualifications, and my experience. I understand that any willful misstatement described herein may lead to
disqualification or dismissal of the firm. If selected my services shall be available for the assignment till completion.