Dr. Amit Kapoor moderated a Panel Discussion on “States” at the Elara India Dialogue 2017 organised by Elara Capital on August 31 – September 1, 2017 in Mumbai.
Panel members:
- Shri Haseeb Drabu, Finance Minister Jammu & Kashmir
- Mr Sumit Bose, Former Union Finance Secretary and current NIPFP Vice Chair
- Mr Arvind Jadhav, FormerChief Secretary, Karnataka
- Dr Amit Kapoor, President & CEO of Indian Council on Competitiveness
- Lord Meghnad Desai, Economist & Labour politician
Main Theme of the Panel Discussion
- Competitiveness Index and barometer used to define it
- GST & Anti Profiteering Board
- Centre State Relationship – Was GST a great example in smooth management of Centre-State relationship?
- FRBM
- Concern on state’s fiscal deficit esp in context of loan waivers
- Competitive federalism how are states trying to distinguish themselves to attract investments
- What determines the success of some states in implementing policies vis a vis others? Do policies truly become success only in those states where the Central and State governments belong to same party
