Assistant Manager
Saborni worked as an Assistant Manager in MSC's Digital Financial Services—Government and Social Impact domain. She worked extensively with government entities and private organizations.
Digital ID in the time of COVID-19 in India
This blog reflects on the challenges of having a single biometric technology for authentication and suggests alternate contactless technologies that the government can deploy during a pandemic.
Feb 7, 2021
Mitul Thapliyal, Venkat Goli, Saborni Poddar and Sneha Sampath
Feb 7, 2021
Mitul Thapliyal, Venkat Goli, Saborni Poddar and Sneha Sampath
Evaluation report for e-KYC pilot in Bangladesh
This report highlights findings from the evaluation of the e-KYC pilot in Bangladesh conducted by MSC. It captures important lessons and insights from the pilot for financial institutions and recommends necessary changes to the overall e-KYC process and guidelines.
Oct 16, 2020
Oct 16, 2020
The elusive riddle of successful communication in welfare delivery programs
Despite efforts from governments across the globe, the poor lack awareness of social protection and welfare delivery programs. This blog explores the intricacies of government communication using case studies. It also discusses mastering the elements of planning, research, content, and outreach channels to develop an ideal communication strategy.
Oct 7, 2020
Oct 7, 2020
ChitMonks: Simplifying chit funds
A story of four “monks” using private commissioned blockchain technology to improve accountability in a registered chit fund and how they are impacted by COVID-19
Jun 12, 2020
Jun 12, 2020
Public Financial Management System Ideas and lessons from India
As part of its program to facilitate exposure visits to India for governments across the globe, MSC has documented India’s journey towards financial inclusion and digital governance. The first three modules of this series were Aadhaar, PMJDY, and Digital Governance. The fourth module of this series is on Public Financial Management System (PFMS).
May 6, 2020
May 6, 2020
Aadhaar Ideas and lessons from India
As part of its program to facilitate exposure visits to India for governments across the globe, MSC has documented India’s journey towards financial inclusion and digital governance. The first module of this series is Aadhaar.
Apr 29, 2020
Apr 29, 2020
Direct Benefit Transfer in Fertilizer: Fourth round of concurrent evaluation—A nationally representative study
NITI Aayog engaged MSC in a nationally representative study on DBT in fertilizer. This report provides details of the on-the-ground realities of DBT-F implementation and makes actionable recommendations to improve the DBT-F system further.
Oct 22, 2019
Anurodh Giri, Ritesh Rautela, Saborni Poddar, Karthick Morchan, Vikram Sharma, Mitul Thapliyal and Puneet Khanduja
Oct 22, 2019
Anurodh Giri, Ritesh Rautela, Saborni Poddar, Karthick Morchan, Vikram Sharma, Mitul Thapliyal and Puneet Khanduja
Between literacy and learning: Community engagement in public education – Part 2
Community engagement initiatives must also consider the socio-cultural backdrop and capacity of the community members. However, to state that all community engagement is positive is taking a rather simplistic view of the multi-faceted problem of rural education.
Oct 5, 2018
Oct 5, 2018