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Kshitij Batra

Former Junior Fellow

Kshitij Batra was a Junior Fellow at IDFC Institute. Kshitij previously worked with the World Bank Group, the MIT Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) and NERA Economic Consulting. He is interested in working on challenges related to urban policy and governance in India through better data. Kshitij holds a Master in Public Administration, International Development (MPA/ID) degree from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and a Bachelors in Economics with Honours from Grinnell College.

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