Ruchita Bansal — Co-Founder
"Cities that serve people, not infrastructure.” I’m an urban planner, storyteller, and practitioner with over 15 years of experience designing and delivering city projects that blend vision with human experience. As Team Lead for the Ayodhya Development Authority, I helped translate Ayodhya Vision 2047 into reality — leading projects worth INR 2000 crore that reimagined heritage corridors, public spaces, and urban infrastructure. From PPP structuring to stakeholder engagement, my work focused on turning policy into places that people can truly belong to. Earlier, at EY India, I worked across urban resilience and donor-funded programs, partnering with multilateral agencies and national governments to design frameworks for climate-responsive, inclusive cities. Today, through SheCity India and The Human City Podcast, I explore the softer side of city-making — how care, gender, and everyday experience shape mobility and belonging. My work sits at the intersection of urban planning, storytelling, and advocacy — building a culture where cities are designed as ecosystems of empathy. Whether I’m writing, leading, or hosting global voices in urbanism, my question remains the same: How do we make cities that move us — not just move us around?
Stackforce AI infers this person is a leader in Urban Development and Planning with a focus on sustainability and inclusivity.
Location: South Delhi, Delhi, India
Experience: 14 yrs 10 mos
Skills
- Project Management
- Urban Planning
- Business Development
Career Highlights
- Led INR 2000 crore projects for urban development.
- Expert in PPP structuring and urban planning.
- Founder of SheCity India, advocating for inclusive cities.
Work Experience
SheCity India
Founder (9 mos)
Ayodhya Development Authority
Project Manager Team Lead (1 yr 10 mos)
EY
Senior Consultant (3 yrs)
ICLEI South Asia
Manager - Urban (built environment, Mobility and Urban planning) (2 yrs 6 mos)
Amity University, Noida
Visiting Assistant Professor (3 mos)
Centre for Science and Environment, New Delhi
Programme Officer (3 yrs 3 mos)
Research Associate (1 yr 7 mos)
CEPT Research & Development Foundation
Research Associate (1 yr)
HCP Design, Planning & Management Pvt.Ltd.
Project Associate (11 mos)
M/s Vijay 'arya & Associates
Architect (2 mos)
Aayojan School of Architecture,Jaipur
Lecturer (9 mos)
Education
M.Tech at CEPT University
B. Arch at Punjab Technical University