Webinar on Fiscal Policy Response to Covid-19 Pandemic in India.

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“The COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare our pre-existing fault lines and exposed the country to an unprecedented crisis. This situation calls for timely and bold policy measures by governments at all tiers.”

 

Department of Economics and Finance, BITS Pilani brings you a webinar with 

Prof. Lekha S. Chakraborty

On the topic

“Fiscal Policy Response to Covid-19 Pandemic in India”

 

Prof. Lekha S. Chakraborty is a Professor at NIPFP and pioneer economist in institutionalizing Gender Budgeting in India, with Chief Economic Advisor, Ministry of Finance, Govt of India in 2004. She is also affiliated as a Research Associate with the Levy Economics Institute of Bard College, New York. Her areas of interest are Macroeconomics of Public Finance, Fiscal Federalism, Extractive sector Economics, Financing Human Development, and Gender Budgeting.

 

She is the author of "Fiscal Consolidation, Budget Deficits and Macroeconomy" and the co-author of the book “Social Sector in Decentralised Economy: India in the Era of Globalisation". She has a number of International and National publications and awards to her credit and has been awarded the Shastri Indo-Canada program by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAIT), Government of Canada twice. 

 

She is also a columnist in reputed newspapers including Indian Express, The Hindu, Financial Express, Business line, Business Standard, and others; and featured in CNBC, ANI, DD News, AIR World Air Service, and Rajya Sabha.

 
Join us at 3:15 PM, 25th September, Saturday
Stream Link – meet.google.com/pua-tigb-fty
 
For any queries contact:
Archisha Mehta-8890215243
Shrestha Sharma- 9817732598
 
Hope to See you there!