July 14-15, 2015
Venue: Lecture Room II, India International Centre (Annexe), New Delhi
Programme
09.00-9.30hrs: Registration
09.30-10.30hrs: Welcome
Dr. P. K. Joshi, Director, IFPRI South Asia
Chairperson
Prof. Muchkund Dubey, CSD, New Delhi
Introduction
Dr. T. Haque, CSD, New Delhi
Inaugural Address by Mr. Shyam Khadka, FAO Representative in India, New Delhi
Vote of Thanks
10.30-11.30hrs: Technical Session I: Best Practices in Public Distribution System
Chairperson
Prof. Abhijit Sen, JNU, New Delhi
Case Study I
Prof. Swarna Sadasivam Vepa, MSE, Chennai
Case Study II
Prof. Reetika Khera, IIT, New Delhi
Discussants
Dr. Biraj Patnaik, Right to Food Campaign, New Delhi
Dr. Dipa Sinha, Right to Food Campaign, New Delhi
Ms. Bhavdeep Kang, Journalist, New Delhi
General Discussion
Remarks by the Chairperson
11.30 – 11.45hrs: Tea Break
11.45 – 13.15hrs: Technical Session II: Best Practices in MGNREGA
Chairperson
Mr. J.K.Mohapatra, Secretary, MoRD, Govt. of India
Case Study I
Prof. D. Narasimha Reddy, ICSSR National Fellow, Hyderabad
Case Study II
Prof. S. Indrakant, RBI Chief Professor, CSD, Hyderabad
Case Study III
Dr. Md. Kashif Imam, MoHRD, GoI, New Delhi
Discussant
Prof. K.B.Saxena, CSD
Dr. Ashok Pankaj, CSD
General Discussion
Remarks by the Chairperson
13.15 – 14.00hrs: Lunch
14.00 – 15.00hrs: Technical Session III: Food Security and Self Help Groups
Chairperson
Prof. D.K. Marothia, Member, Chhattisgarh State Planning Commission, Raipur
Case Study I
Dr. Rahul, Kudumbhasree, Kerala
Case Study II
Dr. D.V.Raidu, Advisor, Farm Livelihoods, NRLM, MoRD, GoI.
Case Study III
Ms. Prasanthi, State Programme Director, APMSS, Hyderabad
Discussants
Dr. Indu Agnihotri, CWDS, New Delhi
Dr. Anjani Kumar, IFPRI, New Delhi Advocate.
Waman Rao Chatap, Swatantra Bharat Paksha, Maharashta
General Discussion
Remarks by the Chairperson
15.00 – 15.30hrs: Tea Break
15.30 – 16.30hrs: Technical Session IV: Best Practices and Civil Society Organisation
Chairperson
Sri. Sanjeev Chopra, Joint Secretary to Govt. of India, MoA
Case Study I
Dr.Vandana Shiva & Dr. Vinod Bhatt, Navadanya, New Delhi
Case Study II
Mr. Achyut Das, Agargamee, Odisha
Case Study III
Mr. Raj Krishna Mukherjee, , Development Research Communication and Services Centre, Kolkata
Case Study IV
Mr. Sibabrata Choudhury, LANDESA, Bhubaneshwar / Mr. Pinaki Halder, LANDESA, Kolkata
Discussants
Mr. Ramesh Rawal, Executive Vice President, BAIF, New Delhi
Dr. Avinash Kishore, IFPRI, New Delhi
General Discussion
Remarks by the Chairperson
16.30 – 17.30hrs: Panel Discussion: Learning Lessons for Up-scaling Best Practices
Chairperson
Mr. Alok Sinha, Former Secretary to Govt. of India
Panel Members
Prof. D. Narasimha Reddy, ICSSR National Fellow, Hyderabad
Prof. Praveen Jha, JNU, New Delhi
Dr. Himanshu, JNU, New Delhi
Dr. Devesh Roy, IFPRI, New Delhi
Dr. N. S.Jodha, ICIMOD, Kathmandu
General Discussion
Remarks by the Organizers
Vote of Thanks