Inayat Anaita Sabhikhi works in Jharkhand on social welfare entitlements through block-level information and facilitation centres. Prior to this, she worked with the Ministry of Rural Development on MGNREGA. She is associated with the national campaigns for the right to information, employment guarantee, right to food, and social security. She received a Masters degree in Development Economics from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, and, a Bachelors degree in Economics from Hindu College, University of Delhi.