Academy of Grassroots Studies and Research of India (AGRASRI), Tirupati, a recognised Nodal Agency by the Government of India and Government of Andhra Pradesh, is organising One- day Seminar on Panchayati Raj in India: Are Governments Really Concerned?, in Synchronising the 18th Rajiv Gandhi Memorial Lecture and Rajiv Gandhi National Awards conferment programmes, on 19 August, 2023 at Gandhi Bhavan Auditorium, Bengaluru.

1. Technical Session: 10.30 am -1.30 pm
President:
Prof. B. K. Chandrasekhar
Former Minister and Former Chairman, Karnataka Legislative Council, Bengaluru
Panel of Speakers:
Prof. V.K. Natraj
Former Director, Madras Institute of Development Studies (MIDS), Chennai
Prof. D. Rajasekhar
Director, Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), Bengaluru
Dr. R. Manjula
Assistant Professor, Centre for Decentralisation and Development, ISEC, Bengaluru
Panel of Discussants:
Shri D.R. Patil
Ex.MLA and Executive Chairman, Karnataka State Panchayati Raj Parishad, Bengaluru
Prof. M. Gopinath Reddy
Senior Research Consultant, Centre for Economic and Social Studies, Hyderabad
Prof. N. Sivanna
Hon. Professor, Karnataka State Rural Development and Panchayati Raj University, Gadak
Prof. M. Devendra Babu
Hon. Professor, Karnataka State Rural Development and Panchayati Raj University, Gadak
Open Discussion Session (Questions & Answers) : 2.30 pm - 3.45 pm
President:
Prof. B.K. Chandrasekhar
Former Minister and Former Chairman, Karnataka State Legislative Council, Bengaluru
Participants:
Selected Former and Present Elected Representatives of District, Taluk and Gram
Panchayats of Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana States
Special Session: 4.00 p.m. - 5.30 p.m.
18th Rajiv Gandhi Memorial Lecture and Rajiv Gandhi National Awards Programme
Chief Guest:
SHRI H.K. PATIL
Hon’ble Minister for Law, Parliamentary Affairs, Legislation and Tourism, Govt. of Karnataka
President:
Shri Venkatrao Y. Ghorpade
Vice-Chairman, Karnataka State Panchayati Raj Parishad, Bengaluru
INVITATION
Academy of Grassroots Studies and Research of India (AGRASRI)
[ Recognised as Nodal Agency by the Govt. of India and Govt. of Andhra Pradesh ]
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22Years of Services
in Rural India
( 2002-2023)
The Chairman, Board of Governors,
Director and Staff cordially
invite you to the
Seminar on 7th Prime Minister of India
Panchayati Raj in India:
Are the Governments Really Concerned?
to be held on 19 August, 2023 at 10.00 am - 3.30 pm
in Gandhi Bhavan, Bengaluru
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Founder Chairman, AGRASRI Founder Director, AGRASRI
Dr. Subhash C. Kashyap Dr. D. Sundar Ram
Former Secretary-General, Lok Sabha Former ICSSR Senior Fellow, SVU, Tirupati
New Delhi-110062 Mobile: 6302947338, 9441245085
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