Agriculture & Rural Development: The Rural Livelihood Summit 2022
The Bengal Chamber along with NABARD and Grant Thornton present The Rural Livelihood Summit 2022 Theme - Enhancing Sustainable Livelihood. Held on 11th July 2022 at Williamson Magor Hall, The Bengal Chamber Premises
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11th July 2022
60% of the Indian population depends on agriculture. Thought leaders and experts are now advocating for policies for Sustainable Rural Livelihood over Welfare Packages. Government Policies, Technology & Agri Inputs, Credit Linkages and Market Connects are keys to enhancing sustainable and inclusive rural livelihood. "Rural Livelihood Summit 2022" by The Bengal Chamber, NABARD and Grant Thornton created a platform for all stakeholders of Rural Development such as policymakers from the Central and State Governments, input-credit-insurance-markets providers, FPOs and SHGs to share their views and experiences. The Summit concluded with strong recommendations for Sustainable Rural Livelihood.
Special Address by Shri Pradip Kumar Mazumdar, Advisor to the CM office West Bengal, Agriculture & Allied Sector at the Inaugural
Special Address by Dr. A.R Khan, CGM, NABARD in the Inaugural Session. Dignitaries on the Stage (Sitting from Left to Right) Mr. Jayanta Chakraborty, Chairperson – Agriculture and Rural Development Committee, BCC&I; Senior General Manager, Indofil Industries Limited, Shri Pradip Kumar Mazumdar, Advisor to the CM office West Bengal, Agriculture & Allied Sector and Dr. Subrata Gupta, IAS, Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Food Processing Industries and Horticulture, Government of West Bengal
Special Address by Dr. Ashok Dalwai, IAS, CEO, NRAA, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare, Government of India & Chairman, Commission of Doubling Farmers' Income at Inaugural
Mr. Jayanta Chakraborty, Chairperson - Agriculture and Rural Development Committee, BCC&I; Senior General Manager, Indofil Industries Limited felicitating Dr. A.R Khan, CGM, NABARD
Keynote Address by Smt. Suktisita Bhattacharya, WBCS (Exe.), Special Secretary, Panchayats & Rural Development Department, Government of West Bengal at the Panel Discussion
Mr. Malay Kumar Poddar, Chairman & Managing Director, AICL and Mr. Jayanta Chakraborty, Chairperson – Agriculture and Rural Development Committee, BCC&I at Panel Discussion
Prof. V. Padmanand, Partner, Grant Thornton Bharat LLP, Mr Sunil Tadepalli, Founding Team Member, Avanti Finance, Mr. Himanshu Vaghela, Manager - Agriculture Finance, Friends of Women's World Banking, India, Mr S. Ramesh, Chief Operating Officer, Nabkishan Finance Limited, Mr. Vijay Vardhan, General Manager Operations, ITC Limited, Abir Chakraborty, Big Basket Speaking at the Technical session of "Rural Livelihood Summit" Programme
Mr. Manoj Kharb, Director, Grant Thornton Bharat LLP felicitating Mr. Swapan Singh Roy, MD, HKB Agro Pvt. Ltd.
Mr. Sadananda Chakrabarti, Santalpur Nagoric Adhikar Suroksha Welfare Society from Alipurduar sharing his experience and success story
