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    • Surbhi Arul

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    Surbhi Arul is a development professional with experience across water, sanitation, education, and digital health. She is currently working as a project lead with the International Innovation Corps on a digital health project focused on the implementation of the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission. She is a graduate in economics, and has a master’s in public policy from the National Law School of India University, Bangalore.


    Areas of expertise

    WASH, education, digital health, climate-adaption, fundraising, organisation development, policy research and design


    Currently working at

    International Innovation Corps, India Program Head


    Articles by Surbhi Arul

    A woman holding a child walks along the top of a large concrete pipe, with corrugated metal buildings on one side and a garbage-filled area on the other--government scheme
    Advocacy & Government
    December 23, 2025
    India’s mission mode schemes: Built to scale, but are they built to last?
    Mission-mode programmes are celebrated for delivering immediate, tangible outputs at scale. But lasting social change depends on whether institutions, capacities, and accountability survive beyond the mission.
    by Kapil Dhabu, Surbhi Arul | 5 min read
    women travelling to collect water in Bhuj_ climate refugees
    Climate Emergency
    June 3, 2022
    India needs to recognise the rights of climate refugees
    Climate change is forcibly displacing millions of people worldwide. Can India adopt more inclusive policies that look out for climate refugees and safeguard already vulnerable communities in the country?
    by Surbhi Arul | 6 min read
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