Seminar on Union Budget 2015- 16

Jointly organised by: The Economics Club Policy Advocacy Group and Cosmopolitan’s Valia C.L. College of Commerce & Valia L.C. College of Arts, D.N. Nagar, Andheri West

Date: .Saturday,7th March 2015                               

Time: 2.30 pm to 5.30 pm

Objective:

To invite a focussed discussion on the following areas:

ü  Fiscal Roadmap, Impact on Fiscal consolidation and other areas pertaining to the fiscal side of the budget

ü  Impact on Infrastructure Development and Investment

ü  Financial sector reforms and the impact on the capital market

Flow of The Seminar:

1)   Welcome Address:        Dr. Satheeth Menon, Principal,Cosmopolitan’s Valia College

2)   Introductory Remarks: Mr. Shashi Panikar, President, The Economics Club, Mumbai

3)   Presentations:

Sr. No.	Presentations	Topics
1)	Mr. Sunil Bhandare, Advisor (Economic & Govt. Policy), Tata Strategic Management Group and Former Chief Economist, Tata Group	Fiscal Roadmap, Impact on Fiscal consolidation and related areas of the fiscal side of the budget
2)	Dr. Chandrahas Deshpande, Independent Consulting Economist	Impact on Infrastructure Development and Investment
3)	Dr. Brinda Jagirdar, Business Economist, Former General Manager & Head Economic Research, State Bank of India	Financial sector reforms and the impact on the capital market
4)	Mr. Ritesh Kumar Singh, General Manager and Group Economist, Raymond Ltd.	Impact on the industry

4)   Floor Discussion

5)   Summary:  Dr. Madhavankutty G., Economist (Chief Manager), Bank of India

6)     Concluding Remarks –