ACI proposes a Masterplan for development in the five regions on India. Competitiveness rankings for the 35 states and federal territories and the five regions of India are presented along with studies on agricultural productivity for selected states and Geweke causality analysis on the tourism industry in Tamil Nadu and economic development of Bihar. The results with extensive data analysis have been written into a series of policy papers, which will be presented to respective senior government oficials for consideration of the necessary development strategies.
Guest of Honor:
Mr Mohan GURUSWAMY
Chairman, Centre for Policy Alternatives, India
Discussants:
Dr Ronojoy SEN
Senior Research Fellow, Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore
Dr Jagannath Prasad PANDA
Research Fellow & Centre Head, East Asia, Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA), India
Dr Rathin ROY
Director, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, India
Dr Pratap Singh BIRTHAL
Principal Scientist, National Centre for Agricultural Economics and Policy Research (NCAP), India