12th
Finance Commission
National Seminar on
Panchayati Raj Finance
NIRD,
Programme
0900 to 0930 Hrs
Registration
0930 to 1030 Hrs
Inaugural session
Welcome
Sh. Lalit Mathur, DG, NIRD
Opening Remarks
Sh. T.R. Prasad, Member,TFC
Inaugural Address Dr. C. Rangarajan,
Chairman,TFC
Vote of Thanks
Sh. Mathew C Kunnumkal
1030 to 1100 Hrs
Tea / Coffee Break
1100 to 1215 Hrs
Technical Session - I
Theme: Sources of Tax, Non-Tax Revenues and
Debt funds that can be tapped by the PRIs; scope for assessing taxable capacity, and norms
for non-tax revenues including user charges.
Chair
Dr. G.C
Srivastava
Member Secretary, TFC
Presentation
Prof. Indira Rajaraman
Discussants
1. Sh. T.R. Raghunandan
2. Prof. Abhijit Datta
Floor Discussions
1215 to 1330 Hrs
Technical Session – II
Theme:
Functions transferred to PRIs in the wake of 73rd Amendment to the
Constitution, and whether the resources transferred are adequate to perform these
functions.
Chair Sh. Anees Ansari
Discussants
1. Dr. S.K. Rau
2. Sh. IYR
Floor Discussions
1330 to 1430 Hrs
Lunch
1430 to 1545 Hrs
Technical Session – III
Theme: 1
Experience of select Best-performing States in Panchayati Raj & Scope for
Replicability.
Theme: 2.
Recommendations of SFCs, their impact on State Finances & Measures needed to
augment State Consolidated Funds.
Chair
Sh. M C Gupta
Presentation
Dr. K.Siva Subrahmanyam
Discussants
1. Dr. S. M. Vijayanand
2. Sh. G. Vajralingam
Floor Discussions
1545 to 1600 Hrs
Tea / Coffee Break
1600 to 1700 Hrs
Technical Session - IV
Theme:
Powers and Functional Responsibilities to the PRIs and whether the potential for
tax and non-tax revenue commensurate with the services expected to them.
Chair
Prof. D. K. Srivastava
Member, TFC
Presentation
Prof. M.A.
Oommen
Discussants
1. Prof. K.C.
Reddy
2. Sh. T.N. Dhar
Floor Discussions
1700 to 1745 Hrs
Valedictory Session
Summary of the Seminar
K.Siva Subrahmanyam
Concluding Remarks
Vote of Thanks
NIRD