Pranav Dwivedi
public policy and author in Delhi
Pranav Dwivedi has spent over a decade working across political strategy, government reform, and the startup ecosystem in India — from policy notes inside government offices to ration shops, police stations, and Tier 2/3 startup hubs where implementation either works or fails.
As policy advisor to the Uttar Pradesh Minister of Food & Civil Supplies, he worked on Direct Benefit Transfer for the PDS system and digital supply chain reforms now serving roughly 140 million citizens across 80,000+ fair-price shops. He later advised MEITY, Government of India, on startup and deep-tech policy.
He has mentored 100+ founders across Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, and Maharashtra, led India's first deepfake-detection workshop for police in Shrawasti, UP, and helped launch Yashoda AI with the National Commission for Women.
He is currently writing From Startup India to Deep-Tech India, examining what ISRO, Amul, and Vidharbha teach India about building deep-tech institutions for the next decade.
- Government & Policy: PDS digitisation and DBT rollout for Uttar Pradesh (140M citizens, 80,000+ fair-price shops); advisor to MEITY on deep-tech and startup policy.
- Startup Ecosystem: 100+ founders mentored across four states; UP incubator network scaled 12 → 56 in one year.
- Current Book: From Startup India to Deep-Tech India — in progress.
- Public-Interest Work: Yashoda AI (with NCW); India's first deepfake-detection workshop for police, Shrawasti, UP; digital-arrest awareness campaigns with state police.
- Background: IIM Lucknow. Rex Karmveer Chakra, UN-affiliated fellowship.