Rika Shalima Xaxa
About Rika Shalima Xaxa
Rika Shalima Xaxa serves as an Assistant Manager at KPMG India, where she focuses on social welfare initiatives. She has extensive experience in skill development and financial support for urban street vendors, having previously worked with various government programs and organizations.
Work at KPMG India
Currently, Rika Shalima Xaxa serves as an Assistant Manager at KPMG India. She has been in this role since 2023, working on-site in Delhi. Her responsibilities include managing projects and initiatives that align with KPMG's strategic goals. The specific details of her projects at KPMG have not been disclosed.
Previous Experience at National Rural Livelihoods Mission
Rika worked as a State Programme Manager at the National Rural Livelihoods Mission from 2017 to 2021 in the Raipur area, India. In this role, she facilitated strategic collaborations with multiple ministries to enhance skill development initiatives. Her efforts aimed to provide additional income sources for families of urban street vendors, linking them to various government social welfare schemes.
Educational Background
Rika holds a Master's degree in Public Policy from The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), which she completed from 2021 to 2022. She also earned a Post Graduate Diploma in Rural Development from the Xavier Institute of Social Service. Additionally, she studied Development Practice at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences from 2014 to 2016 and obtained a Diploma in Climate Action from Anant National University in 2023.
Career Progression and Roles
Rika has held various positions in her career, including Programme Manager at the Jharkhand State Livelihoods Promotion Society from 2012 to 2014 and as a Prime Minister Rural Development Fellow at the Ministry of Rural Development from 2014 to 2017. She also worked as a State Programme Manager for the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Grameen for four months in 2017. Her early career included a role as a Program Associate at Church's Auxiliary for Social Action from 2009 to 2012.
Contributions to Social Welfare Initiatives
Throughout her career, Rika has made significant contributions to social welfare initiatives. Notably, she provided advisory support to the PM SVANidhi project, which facilitated 200,000 collateral-free loans to urban street vendors through formal financial institutions. Her work has focused on enhancing the livelihoods of marginalized communities through strategic partnerships and government programs.