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Greetings!
Sardar Patel Institute of Economic and Social Research is organizing a National
Seminar on “Building a New India: Strategies for Inclusive Growth". The seminar
will take place on March 28 & 29, 2025.
India's economy is thriving, with Deloitte forecasting growth between 6.9% and 7.2%
for the current and next financial years. While the nation's domestic market, foreign
investments, and digital landscape are driving this robust expansion, challenges like
unemployment, inflation, and inequality persist for many. This seminar aims to
convene experts from various fields to analyse India's development trajectory and
explore policy solutions for inclusive and sustainable growth.
This is Second edition of the conference.
About Institute
Sardar Patel Institute of Economic and Social Research is a leading Social Science
Research Institute in India. It is an autonomous organisation registered as a Trust and
Society under the relevant statutes in 1965. With the valuable cooperation of the
Gujarat Government, businessmen, and industrialists of Gujarat, the Institute started
academic activities in 1969 with Prof. D.T. Lakdawala as its founder Director.
Appreciating the role of such an institution of higher learning and research in Gujarat,
the Gujarat government had given full maintenance grant during the initial years of
the Institute’s development. By the mid-seventies, the Institute established its unique
identity at the national level.
About the Seminar
India's economy is thriving, with Deloitte forecasting growth between 6.9% and 7.2%
for the current and next financial years. While the nation's domestic market, foreign
investments, and digital landscape drive this robust expansion, many challenges like
unemployment, inflation, and inequality persist. This seminar aims to convene
experts from various fields to analyse India's development trajectory and explore
policy solutions for inclusive and sustainable growth.
Inflation remains a significant challenge, despite moderating to 5.7% in December
2022. This exceeds the central bank's threshold. Human development indicators
necessitate urgent attention. The unemployment rate, projected at 8% by CMIE for
2024, aligns with the peak secondary education dropout rate of 12.6%. Disparities in
health outcomes are evident, with infant mortality rates significantly higher in rural
areas (27 per thousand) compared to urban areas (17 per thousand), reflecting
inadequate rural healthcare infrastructure. Rural regions also suffer from deficiencies
in education, infrastructure, and financial access, hindering their economic
contribution and perpetuating poverty. Urban planning, while crucial for GDP
growth (contributing seven times its value), also generates negative externalities,
primarily environmental concerns. Effective governance is essential for inclusive
growth, transparency, and leveraging technology to streamline administration.
Gujarat's development trajectory offers a potential model for other states to emulate
through foreign direct investment.
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SPIESR welcomes research papers and commentaries for a national seminar on the
border theme of Building a New India: Strategies for Inclusive Growth. The seminar
will also provide an opportunity for poster sessions both in English and the regional
language Gujarati.
Papers are invited on the board sectorial themes as under:
1. Macroeconomic Policies and Performance
2. Agriculture, allied activities, and Farmer welfare
3. Structural Transformation: manufacturing and service sector growth
4. Trade, FDI & Financial Liberalization and Economic growth
5. Poverty, inequality, and human development
6. Labour market and employment
7. Health and Education
8. Energy & environmentally sustainable development
9. Urbanisation and urban planning
10. Public Finance & Governance
11. Growth Trajectory of Gujarat
Call for Paper
The seminar invited full research papers (even for poster sessions). The unpublished
and original research is invited. The research papers will be selected for presentation
after critical reviews.
The research Paper should be in English.
The research Paper for the Poster Session can be both in English or Gujarati
Language.
The paper must be in Times New Roman, Font size 12, justify aligned with 1.5-
line spacing.
The citation should be in APA style.
The abstract of the paper should not be more than 250 words and the full-
length paper should not exceed 5000 words.
The first page must include details of the author such as designation,
Institutional details, e-mail, and contact number.
Accepted papers will be published in an edited volume.
Last Date of Paper Submission : January 25, 2025
Date of Paper Acceptance : February 12, 2025
You will receive an email notification regarding the status of your paper (accepted or rejected)
Registration for Selected Papers
Day One: 28
th
March 2025
9.30 am
Registration
10.00 to 11.30 am
Inaugural Session
Introduction & Welcome
Prof. Niti Mehta
Acting Director, SPIESR, Ahmedabad
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Keynote address
Dr. Anantha Nageswaran
Chief Economic Adviser, GOI(Online)
Chair Person : JBG Tilak
11.30 am to 11.45
Tea Break
11.45 to 1.00 pm
Panel Discussion
Financial Volatility in the Indian Economy
Chairman: Prof. Sundarvalli Narayanswami,
IIM-Ahmedabad
1.00 to 2.00 pm
Lunch
2.00 to 3.30 pm
Technical Session I- Environment Urban
Development
Energy, Environment, Urbanization,
Governance, Urban Planning and
Development
Chairperson:
Key Speaker: Prof. Vijaya Gupta
IIM, Mumbai.
1. The role of rural-urban migration and gender in
bridging climate resilience and socioeconomic
equity in an inclusive Bharat-Prof. Vijaya Gupta
2. Economic Valuation and Community Preferences
for Conservation of Punnakayal Mangrove Forest: A
Contingent Valuation Study in Tamil Nadu, India -
Dr. V Rajkumar, V. O. Chidambaram College
3. What dose metro Politian Commute Distance
Revealed--Dr. Nachiket Gosavi, SPIESR
4. Energy and Environmentally Sustainable
Development- Mr. Bharat Jain
5. Measuring Urbanization - from the dichotomy to a
continuum- Ms Astha
3.30 to 3.45 pm
Tea Break
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3.45 to 5.15 pm
Technical Session II- Macro
Macro-Economic Policies and Its
Performance; Trade, FDI and Financial
Liberalization
Chairperson: Prof. Ashir Mehta,
M.S. University
Key Speaker: Prof. Ashir Mehta
1. Import Trends and Challenges to Self-reliance: A
Study of Electrical Equipment Sector of India –
Dr. Swati Verma, ISID, New Delhi
2. India and the SAARC- Dr Ajayan T, KSMDB
College Kollam
3. Assessing the Effect of Monetary Policy on Inflation
and Output in India: A SVAR Approach- Dr. Ketan
Kothadia, Navrachana University
5:15 pm to 5:30 pm
Tea Break
5:30 to 7:00 pm
Technical session III - Gujarat (English)
Growth Trajectory of Gujarat
Chairperson: Prof. Gaurang Rami,
Economic Department
Veer Narmad University
Key Speaker: Prof. Gaurang Rami
1. Evolving legislations and the evicted lives of street
food vendors in COVID times: Tracing linkages and
effects in Ahmedabad - Dr. Manish Kumar Mishra,
Central University of Gujarat
2. Status of Rural Public Healthcare in Gujarat - The
Changes Before and After the Pandemic
– Dr. Shreekant Iyengar, Karnavati University
3. Assessing the impact of floods on economic status
and poverty in Vadodara, Gujarat- Mr. Naorem
Pushparani Chanu, Navrachana University,
Vadodara
4. Equity Foreign Direct Investment inflows in Gujarat
-Ms Pampa Das, Kadi Sarva Vishwavidyalaya
5. Impact of Industrialization on Air Quality in Gujarat-
Ms Shuchi Shukla, Government Commerce College
Naroda
5:30 to 7:00 pm
Technical session III - Gujarat (Gujarati)
Growth Trajectory of Gujarat
Chair Person: Prof. Sanjay Pardeshi
Gujarat University
Key Speaker: Prof. Sanjay Pardeshi
1. :
,
Mr. Rathod Nirmalkumar, S.P. University.
1. 3 ,
Ms Shital Hiraskar, Sabarmati University
2. 4 STEM : -
Ms Rujuta Andharia, Bhavanagar University
3. 5
-Mr.Sodha
Vishwajitsinh Bharatsinh, S.P. University
4. 6
- Ms Aartiben Parmar, S.P.
University
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Day Two: 29
th
March 2025
9 am to 9:30 am
Tea and Breakfast
9:30 am to 1:00 pm
Poster Session
1. Transforming Energy Landscapes: Role of GERC
(Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission- Ms
Jayati Raval, MICA
2. Review of Implementation of PM Poshan Scheme
in India- Impact and Role of NGO- Dr Dolly A.
Jani, The Akshaya Patra Foundation
3. A Study of Multidimensional Poverty in Sartanpar
and Gorkhi Villages of Bhavnagar District-
Mr. Prem Kamleshkumar Chauhan, Gujarat
Vidyapith
4. Schemes for Achieving Food Security and Reduce
Poverty: "For Building A New India"- Mr. Kaji
Tabassumbanu Aiyubbhai, Gujarat University
5. A Study on Challenges and Barriers Faced by
Senior Citizens in Adoption of Financial
Technology-Ms Sana Pathan, Navrachana
University
6. An Overview of Startup in Gujarat- Ms. Sejal,
Gujarat university
7. The Role of Urban Planning in Shaping the Lives
of the Ghumantu Samaj, Yashika Sachdev, School
of Planning and Architecture, School of Planning
and Architecture.
8. Poverty and the state of nutrition in India, Bhavana
Parmar, Gujarat University.
9:30 to 10.30 am
Technical Session IV: Education and Health
Development Indicators: Health and
Education
Chairperson: Prof. J.B.G. Tilak
Former Vice Chancellor
Professor
National University of
Educational Planning and
Administration
Key Speaker: Prof. J.B.G. Tilak
1. Educational Inequality in India: Group Disparities
in Mean Years of Schooling, Dr. Vachaspati
Shukla, SPIESR
2. Examining the Repercussions of the Covid-19
Pandemic on the Lives of Moderately Educated
Women in Gujarat- Mr. Vartik Vyas, Gujarat
university
3. Exploring Nexus Between Social Expenditure and
Economic Growth In Gujarat- An Econometric
Explanation- Mr. Dhaval Soni, U.C. Patel Arts
And Commerce College And Mr. Vijay Jariwala,
S.P. University.
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4. Not in Employment, Education or Training: A
Study of Youth in India - Dr. Hari K.S, Gokhale
Institute of Politics and Economics
10.30 to 10.45 am
Tea Break
11.00 to 1:00 pm
Panel Discussion
Strategies for New India; Inclusive Development
Chairperson: Prof. Vijaya Gupta, IIM, Mumbai
1:00 pm to 1:30 pm
Lunch Break
1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
Technical Session V : Inequality and all
Development Indicators: Poverty,
Inequality, Labour Market and
Employment
Chair Person: Prof. Vinoj Abraham,
CDS, Kerala
Key Speaker: Prof. Vinoj Abrahm
1. Assessing Regional Imbalances in Maharashtra
Using the Financial Inclusiveness Index (FII) - Dr.
Sagar Santosh Kondekar, School of Social
Sciences, SRTMUN Sub-Campus, Latur
2. MGNREGA and Gender Inclusivity in
Employment Migration: Trends and Impacts in
Bihar- Dr. Raushan Kumar Singh, Nehru
Mahavidyalaya, Lalitpur
3. Gender Dynamics and Changing Roles in
Chhattisgarh's Tribal Societies: Empowerment
and Challenges for Tribal Women - Dr. Anjalee
Yadv, Shri Rawatpura Sarkar University
4. Severity of Poverty in the States of India (with
Special Reference to Gujarat- Dr. Nshemand
Bandookwala, Gujarat Vidyapith
5. Human Development and Inequality: Case of
Ghumantu Samaj- Prof. Vinita Yadav, School of
Planning and Architecture
2:30 pm to 2:45 pm
Tea Break
2:45 to 3:45
Technical Session VI: Agriculture
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Structural Transformation: Agriculture
and Farmer Welfare, Manufacturing and
Service Sector Growth
Chairperson: Prof. Niti Mehta, Sardar
Patel Institute of Economic and Social
Research
1. Determinants and Export Potential of Indian
Rice: An Application of Poisson Pseudo
Maximum Likelihood and Heckman Gravity
Approach- Dr. Jadhav Chakradhar, Centre for
Economic and Social Studies (CESS)
2. Dynamics of Growth and Instability in Indian
Agriculture: Insights from Major States,- Mr.
Murari Behara, Institute of Advanced Research,
Gandhinagar
3. Analytics of Gujarat Rural Development in
Classical Framework –Dr. Munish Alagh,
SPIESR
4. Study of agriculture development in selected ten
villages of Rapar Taluka in context of Canal
based irrigation- Dr. Ranchhod Gagal,
Government Arts and Commerce College, Rapa
3:45 to 4:00
Tea Break
4.00 pm to 5:00 pm
Valedictory Session:
Vote of Thanks: Dr. Forum Dave
Accommodation and Transportation
Accommodation will be provided to all the participants on a first come first serve
basis. Travel Allowance will be provided to participants based on the availability of
the financial funds.
Ahmedabad is connected to all the major cities of India through the medium of air-
rail and road.
