The Finance Research Group and the Chennai Mathematical Institute are organising a web-roundtable on 'Economic issues in government procurement' on 22nd January, 2021 from 9 am to 12.30 pm. The roundtable will focus on identifying key issues in public procurement in India, distinguishing the symptoms from the causes and the pathways to building greater capacity in commercial contracting by the state.
This roundtable brings together academic researchers, practitioners and policymakers, to present and discuss their research to an interested group of peers and experts to elicit views and comments on their work.
| 08:55 - 09:00 | Welcome address Susan Thomas, Economist |
| 09:00 - 09:35 | Inefficiencies in government procurement
processes: a demonstration [video] Anjali Sharma, S.P. Jain Institute of Management and Research and Shubho Roy, University of Chicago Discussant: Santhosh Mathew, BMGF |
| 09:35 - 10:10 | A cross-country comparison of procurement
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[presentation] [video] Diya Uday, FRG-CMI and Anjali Sharma, S.P.Jain Institute of Management and Research Discussant: Sudha Krishnan, Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India (Retired) |
| 10:20 - 10:55 | Break |
| 10:10 - 10:20 | Dispute resolution in public contracts:
evidence from courts [presentation] [video] Devendra Damle and Karan Gulati, NIPFP, Anjali Sharma, S.P. Jain Institute of Management and Research & Bhargavi Zaveri, FRG-CMI Discussant: Surya Prakash B.S, Daksh |
| 10:55 – 11:55 Presentation: Moderator: Panelists: |
Panel: Payment delays in public procurement contracts Susan Thomas, Economist [presentation] [video] Ajay Shah, Economist Junaid Ahmad,World Bank Rajiv Mehrishi, Former Comptroller and Auditor General of India K.P. Krishnan, NCAER Pradnya Saravade, Maharashtra State Police Housing Corporation |
| 11:55 - 12:10 | Summing up Devesh Sharma,, BMGF |
| 12:10 - 12:15 | Closing remarks Susan Thomas, Economist |