ରୀତିକା ଖେରା ଜଣେ ଭାରତୀୟ ଅର୍ଥନୀତିଜ୍ଞା ଓ ସାମାଜିକ ବୈଜ୍ଞାନିକ । ସେ ଭାରତୀୟ ପ୍ରବନ୍ଧ ସଂସ୍ଥାନ, ଅହମ୍ମଦାବାଦ (ଆଇଆଇଏମ ଅହମ୍ମଦାବାଦ)ରେ ସହଯୋଗୀ ପ୍ରଫେସର (ଇକୋନୋମିକ୍ସ ଏବଂ ପବ୍ଲିକ୍ ସିଷ୍ଟମ୍ ଗ୍ରୁପ୍) । ଖେରା ଭାରତୀୟ ପ୍ରୌଦ୍ୟୋଗିକୀ ସଂସ୍ଥାନ ଦିଲ୍ଲୀରୁ (ଆଇଆଇଟି ଦିଲ୍ଲୀ) ଛୁଟିରେ ଅଛନ୍ତି ।

ପ୍ରାରମ୍ଭିକ ଜୀବନ ଏବଂ ଶିକ୍ଷା 
ରୀତିକା ଖେରା ସେ ବରୋଦାସ୍ଥିତ କନଭେଣ୍ଟ ଅଫ ଜୀସସ ଆଣ୍ଡ ମେରିରେ ତାଙ୍କ ସ୍କୁଲପଢ଼ା ଶେଷ କରିଥିଲେ । ମହାରାଜା ସାୟାଜୀରାଓ ୟୁନିଭରସିଟି ଅଫ ବରୋଦାରୁ ଅର୍ଥନୀତିରେ ସ୍ନାତକ, ଦିଲ୍ଲୀ ବିଶ୍ୱବିଦ୍ୟାଳୟର ଦିଲ୍ଲୀ ସ୍କୁଲ ଅଫ ଇକୋନୋମିକ୍ସରୁ ସ୍ନାତକୋତ୍ତର ଏବଂ ଇଂଲଣ୍ଡର ବ୍ରାଇଟନସ୍ଥିତ ସସେକ୍ସ ୟୁନିଭରସିଟିର ଇନଷ୍ଟିଚ୍ୟୁଟ ଅଫ ଡେଭଲପମେଣ୍ଟ ଷ୍ଟଡିଜରୁ ବିକାଶ ଅଧ୍ୟୟନରେ ଏମ.ଫିଲ. ଅଧ୍ୟୟନ କରିଥିଲେ । ସେ ଦିଲ୍ଲୀ ସ୍କୁଲ ଅଫ ଇକୋନୋମିକ୍ସରୁ ଅର୍ଥନୀତିରେ ପି.ଏଚ.ଡି. ଲାଭ କରିଥିଲେ । 
 ଏବଂ ଜଣାଶୁଣା ଅର୍ଥନୀତିଜ୍ଞ ତଥା କାର୍ଯ୍ୟକର୍ତ୍ତା, ଜାନ ଡ୍ରେଜେଙ୍କ ସହ ସହଯୋଗ କରନ୍ତି ।

ସେ କିଙ୍ଗ୍ସ କଲେଜ ଲଣ୍ଡନସ୍ଥିତ ଇନଷ୍ଟିଚ୍ୟୁଟ ଫର ଇକୋନୋମିକ ଗ୍ରୋଥ, କମନୱେଲ୍‌ଥ ସ୍କଲାରସିପ ସ୍କିମ, ଏବଂ ପ୍ରିନ୍ସଟନ ୟୁନିଭର୍ସିଟିରୁ (ନୋବେଲ ବିଜେତା ସାର ଆଙ୍ଗସ ଡିଟନ ସହ ଏକ ପ୍ରକଳ୍ପ ପାଇଁ) ଫେଲୋସିପ ପାଇଥିଲେ ।

ରଚନାବଳୀ

ପୁସ୍ତକ 

 Drèze, Jean and Khera, Reetika (2015), [null Readings in Social Policy and Public Action], unpublished compilation.
 De, Anuradha, Khera, Reetika, Kumar, AK Shiva, Samson Meera (2011), PROBE Revisited (New Delhi: Oxford University Press).
 Battle for Employment Guarantee (2011), (New Delhi: Oxford University Press). Edited.
 Reviews: Gayatri Sahgal, The Book Review;
 Rob Jenkins, Realizing the Right to Work, Economic and Political Weekly;
 Pradeep Baisakh, "Ground Zero Realities", Governance Now.
 Citizen's Initiative for Right of Children Under Six (2006), Focus On Children Under Six, Abridged Report (New Delhi: Right to Food Campaign). Contributor.
 Dey, Nikhil, Drèze, Jean and Khera, Reetika (2006), Employment Guarantee: A Primer (New Delhi: National Book Trust).

ଲେଖା 

 Impact of Aadhaar on Welfare Programmes, Economic and Political Weekly, 16 December, Vol 52, No. 50. Special Article.
 Aadhaar and Food Security in Jharkhand, Pain Without Gain?, With Jean Drèze, Nazar Khalid and Anmol Somanchi. Economic and Political Weekly, 16 December, Vol 52, No. 50. Special Article.
 Recent Social Security Initiatives in India, With Jean Drèze. World Development, Vol 98, October 2017, pp. 555–572.
 Children's Development: Baby Steps in Odisha, Economic and Political Weekly, Vol 50, No. 40. Special Article.
 Clarification on PDS Leakages, Economic and Political Weekly, Vol 50, No. 39. With Jean Dreze, Himanshu and Abhijit Sen. Discussion.
 Food Security: Bihar on the Move, Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 50, No. 34. With Jean Dreze and Jessica Pudussery. Special Article.
 UID: From Inclusion to Exclusion, Seminar, August 2015.
 Public Health in North India, An Exploratory Study in Four States Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 50, No. 21, pp. 53–58. With Kritika Goel. Insight.
 Understanding Leakages in the Public Distribution System, Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 50, No., February 2015. With Jean Drèze. Insight.
 UID project: Does Evidence Matter, Yojana, July 2014. 
 Cash vs. In-kind Transfers: Indian Data Meets Theory, Food Policy, 46, pp. 116–128, 2014.
 Rural Poverty and the Public Distribution System, Economic and Political Weekly, Vol 48, No 45&46, 16 November 2013. With Jean Drèze. Special Article.
 Mid-Day Meals Looking Ahead, Economic and Political Weekly, August 2013.
 On the NIPFP Response, Economic and Political Weekly, Discussion, Vol. 48, No. 10, 9 March 2013. Discussion.
 A Cost-Benefit Analysis of UID, Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 48, No. 5, 2 February 2013. Commentary.
 Regional Patterns of Human and Child Deprivation, Economic and Political Weekly, Vol 47, No. 39, 29 September 2012. With Jean Drèze. Special Article.
 Food Security Act: One Step Forward, One Step Back?, Seminar, No. 634, 2012.
 Revival of the Public Distribution System: Evidence and Explanations, Economic and Political Weekly, Vol 46, No. 44-45, November, 2011. Special Article.
 Trends in Diversion of Grain from the Public Distribution System, Economic and Political Weekly, Vol 46, No. 26, 21 May 2011. Special Article.
 India's Public Distribution System: Utilization and Impact, Journal of Development Studies, Vol 47, No. 3, pp. 1–23, 2011.
 The UID Project and Social Welfare, Economic and Political Weekly, Vol 46, No. 9. 2011. Perspectives.
 The BPL Census and A Possible Alternative, Economic and Political Weekly, Volume 45 (No. 9), 27 February 2010. With Jean Drèze. Special Article.
 Women Workers and their Perceptions of National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, Economic and Political Weekly, Volume 44 (No. 43), 24 October 2009. With Nandini Nayak. Special Article.
 Right to Food: Beyond Cheap Promises, Economic and Political Weekly, Volume 44 (No. 29) 18 July 2009. Insight.
 Starvation Deaths and “Primitive Tribal Groups, Economic and Political Weekly, Volume 43 (No. 52), 27 December – 2 January 2008. Commentary.
 Self-Targeting on Employment Programmes, Indian Journal of Labour Economics, Volume 51, No. 2, 2008.
 Access to the Targeted Public Distribution System: A Case Study in Rajasthan, Economic and Political Weekly, Volume 43 (No. 44), 1–7 November 2008. Special Article.
 Empowerment Guarantee Act, Economic and Political Weekly, Volume 43 (No. 35), 30 August – 5 September 2008. Commentary.
 The State of India’s Children (with Jean Drèze and Sudha Narayanan), Indian Journal of Human Development, Volume 1, No. 2, July–December, 2007.
 Political Economy of State Response to Drought, Economic and Political Weekly, 16 December 2006. Special Article.
 Mid-Day Meals in Primary Schools: Achievements and Challenges, Economic and Political Weekly, 18 November 2006. Perspectives.
 Bringing Grassroots Democracy to Life: The MKSS Campaign in the Rajasthan Panchayat Elections, Economic and Political Weekly, 19 February 2005. Commentary.
 Monitoring Disclosures, Seminar, February 2004.
 Crime, Gender and Society in India: Insights from homicide data, Population and Development Review, Volume 30, No. 2, 2000. With Jean Drèze.

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