Economic Agenda of Political Parties – Past, Present & Future

An Interactive session with Bhartiya Janta Party

December 11, 2013, PHD House, New Delhi

The Indian economy, and Indian industry, today faces the most serious crisis since 1991. Industrial situation is turning bad to worse; the industry output growth is close to zero. The industrial recession is particularly worrying in the context of India ’s international standing. Today, the growth rate is falling rapidly, and India ’s position in world league tables is going down

Against this backdrop, PHD Chamber is going to organize series of Interactive Sessions with Political Parties in the wake of general elections scheduled in 2014. The objective is to interact with the leaders of the various political parties and discuss their economic agendas keeping in view the list of promises the parties had made and the issues which are still pending / left out.

Keeping in view the above idea, the Chamber (Economic Affairs Committee in collaboration with Industrial Relations Committee and Infrastructure Committee) has decided to organize the first Interactive Session with Bhartiya Janta Party on Wednesday, 11 December 2013 at 10.30 am at PHD House, New Delhi .

Senior leaders of Bharatiya Janata Party, Shri Nitin Gadkari, Dr Subramaniam Swami and Shri Murlidhar Rao have kindly accepted to participate in the Interactive Session. Besides these, the programme will be well attended by industrialists, economists, analysts, policy makers etc.

The PHD Research Bureau is preparing a Research Report on “Economic Agenda of Political Parties- Past, Present & Future”, for which members are requested to kindly send concerned issues / points to be taken in the Research Report preferably on or before 29^th November 2013 to Dr. S P Sharma, Chief Economist, PHD Chamber of Commerce & Industry at megha@phdcci.in The suggestions drafted in the economic agenda by the Chamber would be handed over to the political parties which they may include in their manifestos before the election, going forward.

You are requested to be a part of this important session and join us as we take a step towards identifying the agendas of the political parties as well as keeping our own views on the table which the parties can include in their manifestos.

You are requested to block your diaries as we would really appreciate your participation and valuable contribution that you can make. May we request you to kindly send us the response slip duly filled in on or before 7^th December 2013.

Yours sincerely

Saurabh Sanyal

Executive Director

PHD Chamber