The Department of Economics and Banking organized a One-Day National Seminar on “Human Development in India: Progress and Challenges” on 24th February 2020, at the Ganesh Daivajna Auditorium. The keynote speaker and chief guest for the seminar was Prof. Vasant Bira Jugale, Former Dean and Head, Department of Economics at Shivaji University, Kolhapur. In his inaugural address, Prof. Vasant Jugale, traced the evolution of Development Economics and spoke about how the many factors affecting human well-being such as environment, health, education, sustainable development and freedom have become an integral part of the discourse in Development Economics.
Technical Session I was based on the theme ‘Health: A Crucial Pillar of Human Development’. Prof. Subodh Kandamuthan, the Director of the Centre for Health Care Management at the Administrative Staff College of India, Hyderabad, chaired the session and delivered the thematic address for this session in which he outlined various aspects of the health status in the country. This session was coordinated by Ms. Lizette D’Costa.
Technical Session II was titled ‘Education: The Driving Force to Progress’ and was chaired by Dr. Yasmeen Aowte, Vice-Principal, R.P. Gogte College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Ratnagiri. She delivered the thematic address for this session on education and how it has played a crucial role in building the human development of an economy. This session was coordinated by Ms. Stesa Pereira.
Technical Session III focused on the theme ‘Other Building Blocks of Human Development’ and was chaired by Dr. Sangeeta Shroff, Professor, Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune who also delivered the thematic address for the third technical session. This session was coordinated by Mr. Shrikant Madar.
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The valedictory function commenced with a welcome address by Principal Dr.Prita D. Mallya. Dr.Sarath Chandran presented a brief report on the deliberations of the seminar. The chief guest for the valedictory function was Mr. Arvind B. Khutkar, Additional Collector, Ponda, who stated that deliberations that take place at academic institutions should be used for public policy formulation and that his office was willing to extend cooperation and support for these activities in the future. The coordinator of the seminar, Dr. Lira M.Gama, proposed the vote of thanks.
