Michael Carter & H.E. Buta Singh at the launch of the Report
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The Government of Bihar, Planning Commission and the World Bank jointly organized a one-day workshop on“Bihar’s Development Strategy”
on June 18, 2005 in Patna. The Workshop was inaugurated by H.E. Shri Buta Singh, Governor of Bihar. Mr. Michael Carter, Country Director, World Bank India delivered the opening remarks and
Mr. Anwarul Hoda, Member, Planning Commission gave the keynote address
A World Bank report entitled “Bihar – Towards a Development Strategy” was launched at the Workshop by the Governor of Bihar. >>>> read the Report
At the end of the workshop, the Government of Bihar released its 'Partnership Matrix for the Development of Bihar'. >>> view the Matrix
The Workshop was well attended, with about 180 particicpants from the the government, academina, NGOs, civil society, donor agencies and the media.
Inaugural Session Welcome remarks: Mr. G.S. Kang, Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar
Opening speech: Mr. Michael Carter, Country Director, India, World Bank
Keynote address: Mr. Anwarul Hoda, Member, Planning Commission
Inaugural address: H E Mr. Buta Singh, Governor, Bihar Session 1: What is holding back growth in Bihar?
Moderator: Mr. J.K. Dutta, Development Commissioner, Government of Bihar
Panelists: Mr. Ashok Kumar, Industrial Development Commissioner, Government of Bihar Prof. Ricardo Hausmann, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University Mr. S.P. Sinha, Chief Executive, Kalyanpur Cements Limited>>read presentation
Mr. Ejaz Syed Ghani, Economic Adviser, World Bank >>>read presentation
Session 2: How can Bihar improve the delivery of services?
Moderator: Mr. Chandra Pal, Adviser (MLP), Planning Commission Panelists: Mr. S.K. Singh, Secretary, Urban Development, Government of Bihar Dr.. Rukmini Banerji, Program Director, Pratham >> read resentation
Mr. Jeff Hammer, Lead Economist, World Bank >> read presentation
Mr. Gopi Gopalkrishnan, Program Director, Janini Session 3: What are the priorities for strengthening institutions?
Moderator: Mr. Sanjay Pradhan, Sector Director, World Bank >>read presentation
Panelists: Mr. V Jaishankar, Commissioner, Water Resources, Government of Bihar
Ms. Aruna Bagchee, Senior Governance Adviser, DFID Mr. Shakti Sinha, Visiting Senior Fellow, Observer Research Foundation Dr. Shaibal Gupta, Member-Secretary, Asian Development Research Institute
>>> read presentation Dr. Jayprakash Narayan, National Campaign Coordinator, Lok Satta Closing Session Release of Government of Bihar's Development Partnership Matrix: Mr. G S Kang Closing Remarks by Mr. Michael Carter and Mr. Anwarul Hoda |
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