Tejas Deshmukh is a WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) consultant with the UN. A civil engineer and a rural manager by qualification, Tejas blends both experiences and provides technical support pertaining to Swachh Bharat Mission (Clean India Mission – Rural) to State governments. His past projects have focused on assessing the impact of free farm power policy in Chhattisgarh, developing frugal innovations for urban school sanitation, developing behaviour change modules for multiple stakeholders and cross-sectoral interventions of WASH in Emergencies, Healthcare, Schools and early childhood care centres.