Expert Group Meeting for preparing the Memorandum of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR) to be submitted to the 14th Finance Commission
Mr. Hrushikesh Panda I.A.S, Addl.Secretary , MoPR , Mr.S.K.Sinha I.A.S,
Dr.M.A Oomen , Mr.M.N.Roy , Experts
Centre for Good Governance (CGG) was host and convenor for the expert group meeting for preparing the Memorandum of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR) to be submitted to the 14th Finance Commission. The meeting was held for two days on 16th and 17th May, 2013 at the CGG Jubilee Hills office.
The meeting was attended by eminent officials from both the Centre and the State Governments along with various experts from the field of Public finances and Panchayati Raj. The meeting was headed by Mr. Hrushikesh Panda, I.A.S., Additional Secretary, MoPR, Mr. Sushil Kumar, Joint Secretary, MoPR and Mr. S.K. Sinha, I.A.S., Director General of CGG. Representatives from the states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Rajasthan, and Chhattisgarh participated in the meeting. Experts who attended the meeting included Dr. M.A. Oommenn, Dr. Vinod Vyasalu, Dr. M.N. Roy and Dr. K. Shivasubramaniyan.