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NITI Aayog South Asian Regional Conference on Urban Infrastructure held in New Delhi
NITI Aayog South Asian Regional Conference on Urban Infrastructure Concludes in New Delhi: Details, Aim, Highlights
The South Asian Regional Conference on “Urban Infrastructure: New Approaches to Public and Private Partnerships and Municipal Finance Innovations” concluded on 16th November 2018 in New Delhi.
It was a two-day conference organised by NITI Aayog in partnership with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
The main aim of the conference was to focus on the key issues, perspectives and way forward in the Urban Infrastructure. It was aimed to review overall issues and assess the sustainability of PPPs and urban finance in South Asia, specifically India and broadening knowledge base and engaging on international best practices.
The main components of the conference included keynote and breakout sessions, panel discussions, presentation and a variety of stakeholder consultations.
It is first of its kind conference which saw the participation of leaders from government, industry, research organisations, academia, think tanks and civil society from across the South Asian region.
NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India)
NITI Aayog is the supreme policy ‘Think Tank’ of the Union Government, providing both directional and policy inputs. It is essentially an advisory body that aims to provide critical directional and strategic inputs across the spectrum of key elements of policy to the centre.
Established: 1 January 2015
Headquarters: New Delhi
CEO: Amitabh Kant (From Jan 2015–Till Date)
