Dr Amitabh Kundu is currently Distinguished Fellow at the Research and Information System for Developing Countries, New Delhi, India. He was Regional Advisor on Poverty at UNESCWA, Beirut during 2017 and Consultant to the Government of Sri Lanka during 2016.  Until January 2014, he was Professor at the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He has been the Dean of the School of Social Sciences and has served as a member of National Statistical Commission during 2006-08. Currently, he is chairing a Committee for Swatch Bharat Mission at the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation. He is also the Chairperson of Samarthan, a large grassroot level institution working for the poor and vulnerable.