UNESCO-ICSSR Research Meeting
on Social Protection Policies and Safety Nets
in South Asia
Agenda
Organised in collaboration with:
Centre for the Study of Regional Development
Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)
Institute for Human Development (IHD)
Social Protection in Asia (SPA)
18-19 March 2010
Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR)
JNU Institutional Area, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi-110 067
Day 1: Thursday, 18 March 2010 |
9.30 – 10.00 am Registration
10.00 – 11.00 am
Inaugural Session
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Welcome Addresses – Javeed Alam, Chairman, ICSSR, Vibha Puri Das, Secretary General, Indian National Commission for Cooperation with UNESCO (INCCU) and Armoogum Parsuramen, Director and UNESCO Representative to India, Bhutan, Maldives, and Sri Lanka
Introduction: UNESCO Management of Social Transformation (MOST) – Marina Faetanini, Social and Human Sciences (SHS), UNESCO New Delhi
Projection of MOST film
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11.00 – 11.30am
Tea/Coffee Break
11.30am – 1.00pm
Session 1: South Asian Overview
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Chair: G. K. Chadha, Chief Executive Officer, South Asian University, India
Presentation of Workshop Modalities and Outcomes – Ravi Srivastava, Professor of Economics & Chairperson, Centre for the Study of Regional Development, JNU, and Marina Faetanini, Social and Human Sciences, UNESCO New Delhi
South Asian Overview:
Social Protection Asia Network - C. Upendranadh, Senior Fellow, Regional Coordinator, Institute for Human Development, India
Employment and Social Protection in Bangladesh: An Analysis with a South Asian Perspective - Rizwanul Islam, Former Special Advisor, Employment Sector, ILO, Geneva and Visiting Professor, Institute for Human Development, New Delhi
An Analysis of India's Social Protection Programs and Systems - John Blomquist, Social Protection Specialist, The World Bank, India
Discussants: Alakh Sharma, Director, Institute for Human Development, India; P.P. Ghosh, Asian Development Research Institute, India;
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1.00 – 2.00pm
Lunch Break |
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2.00 – 3.00pm
Session 2: Country Overviews |
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Chair: T.S. Papola, Professor, Institute for Studies in Industrial Development, India
Bangladesh: Strengthening Social Protection in Bangladesh: Past Experience and Way Forward - Akhter Ahmed, International Food Policy Research Institute.
Social Protection: Food Based Programmes in India - S. Mahendra Dev, Chairman, Commission on Agricultural Costs and Prices & Former Director, Centre for Economic and Social Studies, India
Discussants: Nisha Srivastava, Professor, University of Allahabad, India and Achin Chakrobarty, Professor, Institute of Development Studies Kolkata, India and Puja Vasudev Dutta, The World Bank, India;
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3.00 – 3.30pm
Tea/Coffee Break |
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3.30 – 5.00pm
Session 3: Country Overviews
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Chair: Amitabh Kundu, Professor, Centre for Study of Regional Development, JNU
Bhutan: An Overview of Social Protection Policies and Initiatives in Bhutan - Tashi Choden, Researcher, Centre for Bhutan Studies
Nepal: Social Protection Measures against the Emerging Risks in Nepal - Bishwa Nath Tiwari, Central Department of Economics, Tribhuvan University, Nepal
Discussants: Ramya Subramanyam, Social Policy Specialist, UNICEF, India and S. Madheswaran, Professor, Centre for Economic Studies and Policy
7.00pm
Welcoming reception and dinner at the India International Centre (IIC), hosted by ICSSR and UNESCO
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Day 2: Friday, 19 March 2010
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9.30 – 11.00 am
Session 4: Social Protection – Flagship Programmes
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Chair: Kamal Mitra Chinoy, Professor, JNU, India
Safety Nets for Social Protection: Sri Lanka's Samurdhi Programme - Ramani Gunatilaka Independent Consultant, Sri Lanka (TBC?);
The National Rural Employment Guarantee: Major Achievements and Serious Lacunae - Santosh Mehrotra, Director, Institute of Applied Manpower Research, Planning Commission, Government of India;
Social Safety Net Programmes in Bangladesh: Lessons Learned - Barkat-e-Khuda, Professor, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Discussants: Surjit Singh, Professor, Institute of Development Studies, India; Ashok Pankaj, Senior Fellow, Institute for Human Development, India; Praveen Jha, Centre for Economic Studies & Planning, JNU, India; |
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11.00 – 11.30am
Tea/Coffee Break |
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11.30am – 1.00pm
Session 5: Safety Nets and Urban/Rural Poor
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Chair: Alakh Sharma Director, Institute for Human Development, India;
Social Protection in the Age of Globalization: Newer Shocks, More Vulnerables - Imtiaz Ahmed, Professor, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Institutional Structure and Policies for Social Protection in Urban India - Darshini Mahadevia, Professor, CEPT University, India
Discussants: Debolina Kundu, Associate Professor, National Institute of Urban Affairs, (NIUA), India; Preet Rustagi, Senior Fellow, Institute for Human Development, India; Navsharan Singh, International Development Research Centre (IDRC), India;
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1.00 – 2.00pm
Lunch Break
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2.00 – 3.00pm
Session 6: Roundtable Discussion: Workshop Synthesis and Recommendations for Successful Social Protection Policies |
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Chair: Gerry Rodgers, Visiting Professor, Institute for Human Development, India |
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Moderator: Ravi Srivastava, Professor of Economics & Chairperson, Centre for the Study of Regional Development, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
Discussion Points: What recommendations for policy makers?
What recommendations for researchers?
Examples of potential areas for collaboration in South Asia?
Replicated national social policies in other countries in South Asia?
Future Prospects?
Panelists: D. Narsimha Reddy, Professor, University of Hyderabad, India; Bishwanath Tiwari, Central Department of Economics, Nepal; Ramani Gunatilaka Independent Consultant, Sri Lanka (TBC?); |
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3.00 – 3.30pm
Tea/Coffee Break |
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3.30 – 4.30pm
Session 6: Roundtable Discussion: Workshop Synthesis and Recommendations for Successful Social Protection Policies (continued
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Chair: Rizwanul Islam, Former Special Advisor, Employment Sector, ILO, Geneva and Visiting Professor, Institute for Human Development, New Delhi
Moderator: Ravi Srivastava, Professor of Economics & Chairperson, Centre for the Study of Regional Development, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
Panelists: D. Narsimha Reddy, Professor, University of Hyderabad, India; Bishwanath Tiwari, Central Department of Economics, Nepal; Ramani Gunatilaka Independent Consultant, Sri Lanka (TBC?),
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4.30 – 5.30pm
Session 7: UNESCO Forum of Ministers in charge of Social Development from South Asia, May 2010 Ministerial Meeting (Bangladesh) – The Way Forward
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Chair: Nasima Begum, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Social Welfare, Government of Bangladesh(TBC?) and Marina Faetanini, Social and Human Sciences, UNESCO New Delhi |
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Panelists: Rizwanul Islam, Former Special Advisor, Employment Sector, ILO, Geneva and Visiting Professor, Institute for Human Development, New Delhi; Santosh Mehrotra, Director, Institute of Applied Manpower, Planning Commission, Government of India and Sheikh Mofizul Islam, Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Social Welfare, Government of Bangladesh; |
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Vote of Thanks – Ranjit Sinha, Member-Secretary, ICSSR, India
Rapporteurs: Rahul Agarwal, UNESCO New Delhi and Rukmini Tankha, Institute for Human Development, India
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