| Time (hrs) | Session | Details | |
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| 09:00 – 10:00 | Registration Venue: Mayfair Banquet Lobby |
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| 10:00 – 10:10 | Arrival of Hon’ble Chief Minister of Odisha, Hon’ble Union Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs and other Dignitaries | ||
| 10:10 – 10:15 | Inaugural Session Venue: Ballroom 1 and 2 (Ground Floor, Mayfair Banquet) |
Lighting of lamp | |
| 10:15 – 10:25 | Welcome Address and Context Setting | Shri Satendra Singh, Secretary, Department of Urban Development, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs | |
| 10:25 – 10:30 | Address | Ms Anu Garg, Chief Secretary of Odisha | |
| 10:30 – 10:50 | Launches/Releases |
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| 10:50 - 11:10 | Special Address | Shri Mohan Charan Majhi, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Odisha | |
| 11:10 - 11:15 | Felicitation & Departure of Hon’ble Chief Minister of Odisha | ||
| 11:15 – 11:35 | Keynote Address | Shri Anurag Jain, Chief Executive Officer, NITI Aayog, Government of India | |
| 11:35 – 12:15 | Launches/Releases |
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| 12:15 – 12:35 | Inaugural Address | Shri Tokhan Sahu, Hon’ble Union Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India | |
| 12:35 – 12:55 | Felicitation of Dignitaries | ||
| 12:55 – 13:00 | Vote of Thanks | Ms Usha Padhee, Additional Chief Secretary, Government of Odisha | |
| 13:00 – 14:15 | Lunch Break Venue: Juno (Ist Floor, Mayfair Banquet) |
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| 14:15 – 14:30 | Seating of Delegates at Venues for Parallel Sessions | ||
| 14:30 – 16:00 | Parallel Sessions (Ground Floor, Mayfair Sanctuary) | Session 1 (Liberty Hall 1) | Right to Walk - Creating Safe, Walkable and Well-Connected Cities Moderators: Shri Praveer Kumar, Joint Secretary |
| Session 2(Liberty Hall 2) | Water, Waste and Resource Efficiency Moderators: Ms Isha Kalia, Joint Secretary, and Ms Shalini Pandey, Director |
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| Session 3(Liberty Hall 3) | Affordable Housing – Demand and Supply Dynamics Moderators: Shri Kumar Ravikant Singh, Joint Secretary, and Shri Vaibhav Rundwal, Director |
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| Parallel Sessions (IInd Floor, Mayfair Banquet) | Session 4(Mumbai Boardroom 02) | Integrated Urban Development and Infrastructure Delivery Moderators: Shri Pradeep Kumar Jha, Joint Secretary, and Ms Anita Meena, Director |
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| Session 5(Mumbai Boardroom 07) | New Paradigms for Service Delivery Moderators: Ms Surabhi Malik, Director |
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| Session 6(Mumbai Boardroom 06) | Model Building Bye-Laws Moderators: Ms Rohina Gupta, Director |
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| Session 7(Mumbai Boardroom 05) | Model Municipal Law Moderators: Shri Gopal Prasad, Economic Adviser, and Prof. Dr Debolina Kundu, Director, NIUA |
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| 16:00 onwards | Networking Tea Venue: Juno/ Pre Function Area Liberty Hall (Liberty Hall, Ground Floor, Mayfair Sanctuary) |
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| 09:30 – 09:40 | Arrival of Hon’ble Union Minister of State of Housing and Urban Affairs and other Dignitaries | ||
| 09:40 – 11:00 | Outcomes of Session (Twenty minutes each,Presentation followed by Q and A) Chaired by: Shri Tokhan Sahu, Hon’ble Union Minister of State of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India Venue: Ballroom 1 and 2 (Ground Floor, Mayfair Banquet) |
Session 1 | Right to Walk - Creating Safe, Walkable and Well-Connected Cities Presenters: Shri Praveer Kumar, Joint Secretary, and Ms Rohina Gupta, Director |
| Session 2 | Water, Waste and Resource Efficiency Presenters: Ms Isha Kalia, Joint Secretary, and Ms Shalini Pandey, Director |
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| Session 3 | Affordable Housing – Demand and Supply Dynamics Presenters: Shri Kumar Ravikant Singh, Joint Secretary, and Shri Vaibhav Rundwal, Director |
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| Session 4 | Integrated Urban Development and Infrastructure Delivery Presenters: Shri Pradeep Kumar Jha, Joint Secretary, and Ms Anita Meena, Director |
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| 11:00 – 11:10 | Summing Up | Shri Tokhan Sahu Hon’ble Union Minister of State of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of india |
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| 11:10 – 11:30 | Tea Break Venue: Juno (Ist Floor, Mayfair Banquet) |
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| 11:30 – 12:30 | Outcomes of Session (Twenty minutes each,Presentation followed by Q and A) Venue: Ballroom 1 and 2 (Ground Floor, Mayfair Banquet) |
Session 5 | New Paradigms for Service Delivery Presenters: Ms Surabhi Malik, Director |
| Session 6 | Model Building Bye-Laws Presenters: Ms Rohina Gupta, Director |
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| Session 7 | Model Municipal Law Presenters: Shri Gopal Prasad, Economic Adviser, and Prof. Dr Debolina Kundu, Director, NIUA |
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| 12:30 – 12:40 | Summing Up | Shri Tokhan Sahu Hon’ble Union Minister of State of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of india |
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| 12:40 - 12:45 | Valedictory Session Venue: Ballroom 1 and 2 (Ground Floor, Mayfair Banquet) |
Arrival of Hon’ble Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs and Power | |
| 12:45 – 13:05 | Welcome Address | Shri Satendra Singh Secretary, Department of Urban Development, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India |
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| 13:05 – 13:20 | Launches/Releases |
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| 13:20 – 13:35 | Special Address | Shri Rajiv Gauba Member, NITI Aayog |
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| 13:35 – 13:45 | Launches/Releases |
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| 13:45 – 14:05 | Closing Remarks | Shri Manohar Lal Hon’ble Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs and Power |
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| 14:05 - 14:07 | Felicitation of Dignitaries | ||
| 14:07 – 14:10 | Vote of Thanks | Ms Sofia Dahiya, Principal CCA, Government of India | |
| 14:10 – 14:20 | Media Bytes Venue: Ballroom 1 and 2 (Ground Floor, Mayfair Banquet) |
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| 14:20 onwards | Luncheon Meeting: Interaction of Hon’ble Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs and Power with State Urban Development
Ministers Venue: Verve Hall (Mayfair Sanctuary) Lunch Venue: Juno (Ist Floor, Mayfair Banquet) |
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