Conferences & Workshops Details
ICRIER’s Programon Capacity Building and Knowledge Disseminationon Urbanisation in India
Conference
on
Financing Metropolitan Governments in Developing Countries
Date: April 23, 2014
Venue: Jacaranda Hall, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi
In Partnership with Capacity Building for Urban Development, Ministry of Urban Development
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Programme |
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| 09:00 – 09:30 am | Registration and Tea |
| 09:30 – 11:15 am | Session I: An Overview Chair: Dr. Isher Judge Ahluwalia |
| 09:30 – 09:50 am | Principal Speaker/Author: Dr. Johannes Linn Nonresident Senior Fellow,Brookings Institute Discussion on Implications for India |
| 09:50 – 10:00 am | Mr. Anil Baijal Chairman, National Institute of Urban Affairs |
| 10:00 – 10:10 am | Mr. V. Ravichandar Chairman, Feedback Business Consulting |
| 10:10 – 10:40 am | Discussion |
| 10:40 – 10:50 am | Comments by Chair |
| 10:50 – 11:15 am | The Book, Cities and Public Policy: An Urban Agenda for India by Dr. P. K. Mohanty, Chief Secretary, Government of Andhra Pradesh, will be released by Dr. Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Dr. Roy Bahl and Dr. Johannes Linn |
| 11:15 – 11:30 am | Tea Break |
| 11:30 – 01:00 pm | Session II: Metropolitan Public Finances Chair: Dr. P. K. Mohanty |
| 11:30 – 11:50 am | Principal Speaker/Author: Dr. Abhay Pethe Professor of Economics, Mumbai University Discussion on Implications for India |
| 11:50 – 12:00 pm | Mr. U. P. S. Madan Commissioner, Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority |
| 12:00 – 12:10 pm | Dr. Rathin Roy Director, National Institute for Public Finance and Policy |
| 12:10 – 12:20 pm | Mr. Anand Sahasranaman Board Member, IFMR Foundation |
| 12:20 – 12:50 pm | Discussion |
| 12:50 – 01:00 pm | Comments by Chair |
| 01:00 – 02:00 pm | Lunch |
| 02:00 – 03:30 pm | Session III: Empowering Decentralisation Chair: Dr. Rajat Kathuria |
| 02:00 – 02:20 pm | Principal Speaker/Author: Dr. Roy Bahl Regents Professor of Economics, Georgia State University Discussion on Implications for India |
| 02:20 – 02:30 pm | Mr. Sitaram Kunte Commissioner, Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai |
| 02:30 – 02:40 pm | Mr. U. A. Vasanth Rao GM Finance, Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation, Bangalore |
| 02:40 – 02:50 pm | Dr. Satya Poddar Senior Tax Partner, Ernst & Young |
| 02:50 – 03:20 pm | Discussion |
| 03:20 – 03:30 pm | Comments by Chair |
| 03:30 – 03:45 pm | Tea |
| 03:45 – 05:15 pm | Session IV: Financing of Public Infrastructure Chair: Prof. Chetan Vaidya |
| 03:45 – 04:05 pm | Principal Speaker/Author: Dr. Johannes Linn Nonresident Senior Fellow, Brookings Institute Discussion on Implications for India |
| 04:05 – 04:15 pm | Mr. Barjor Mehta Lead Urban Specialist, World Bank |
| 04:15 – 04:25 pm | Dr. Rajiv Lall Executive Chairman, IDFC |
| 04:25 – 04:35 pm | Mr. Sanjay Sridhar Strategy Head (Urban Development and Accessibility) EMBARQ India |
| 04:35 – 05:05 pm | Discussion |
| 05:05 – 05:15 pm | Comments by Chair & Vote of Thanks |
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