New Delhi, July 7 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the first Arun Jaitley Memorial Lecture (AJML) on Friday at Vigyan Bhavan and address a gathering at the event.
While Modi's address is slated for 6.30 pm, the keynote address will be delivered by Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Senior Minister, Government of Singapore, on 'Growth through Inclusivity, Inclusivity through Growth'.
The lecture will be followed by a panel discussion by Mathias Cormann (OECD Secretary-General) and Arvind Panagariya (Professor, Columbia University).
Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, has organised the first AJM Lecture in recognition of former Union Finance Minister Jaitley’s invaluable contribution to the nation, the PMO said.
The Prime Minister will also interact with the delegates participating in the Kautilya Economic Conclave (KEC), a three day event being organised from July 8 to July 10, the PMO added.
Eminent economists whom Modi will meet include Anne Krueger, John Hopkins University; Nicholas Stern, London School of Economics; Robert Lawrence, Harvard Kennedy School; John Lipsky, former acting Managing director, IMF; Junaid Ahmed, World Bank country director for India, among others.
Kautilya Economic Conclave is being organised by the Institute of Economic Growth with support from the Ministry of Finance.
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