Rural Realities and Union Budget 2026-27

Rural Realities and Union Budget 2026-27| Panel Discussion | February 4 | 11:30 am IST | #RuralRealities

As part of IMPRI 7th Annual Series of Thematic Deliberations and Analysis of Union Budget 2026-27

#IMPRI Center for Habitat, Urban and Regional Studies (CHURS), IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute, New Delhi invites you to the #WebPolicyTalk series on:

 The State of Villages- #RuralRealities

A Panel Discussion on

Rural Realities and Union Budget 2026-27

Live Video: https://youtube.com/live/m5Ut3T-GDGg
HQ Video: https://youtu.be/UKwnfe-cGOs
Podcast: Spotify | YouTube Music

Details of the #WebPolicyTalk:
Date: February 4, 2026 (Wednesday)
Time: 11:30 a.m. IST
Platforms: Zoom | YouTube Live @ YouTube.com/@impriindia | Spotify 
Certificate of participation will be provided. Terms and conditions apply.

Experts

Chair & Moderator:
Dr J Dennis Rajakumar, Director, Economic and Political Weekly Research Foundation (EPWRF), Mumbai; Visiting Senior Fellow, IMPRI

Panelists:

Prof R S Ghuman, Professor of Eminence, Punjab School of Economics, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar; Visiting Professor, IMPRI 
Dr Jawed Alam Khan, Senior Fellow, Centre for Budget and Governance Accountability (CBGA); Visiting Senior Fellow, IMPRI
Prof Gummadi Sridevi, Professor, School of Economics, University of Hyderabad; Visiting Professor, IMPRI 
Ms Purvi Thangaraj, Policy Researcher, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)
Dr A Amarendra Reddy, Joint Director, Policy Support Research, ICAR-National Institute of Biotic Stress Management (ICAR-NIBSM); Visiting Senior Fellow, IMPRI
Prof CSC Sekhar, Professor, Institute of Economic Growth (IEG), New Delhi

IMPRI 7th Annual Series of Thematic Deliberations and Analysis of Union Budget 2026-27 | Feb 3 – 7, 2026 | IMPRI #WebPolicyTalk

Zoom Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0HiI5Ni1RkCDKSo8z8Wdtg

Previous Year Similar Deliberation:

Rural Realities and Union Budget 2022-23 | February 2022
Rural Realities and Union Budget 2023-24 | February 2023
Rural Realities and Interim Union Budget 2024-25 | February 2024
Rural Realities and Union Budget 2024-25 | July 2024
Rural Realities and Union Budget 2025-26 | February 2025

IMPRI’s 3rd Annual Series of Thematic Deliberations and Analysis of Union Budget 2023-24 | February 2023
IMPRI’s 4th Annual Series of Thematic Deliberations and Analysis of Interim Union Budget 2024-25 | February 2024
IMPRI 5th Annual Series of Thematic Deliberations and Analysis of Budget 2024-25
IMPRI 6th Annual Series of Thematic Deliberations and Analysis of Union Budget 2025-26 | Feb 2025

IMPRI Budget Deliberation Books

IMPRI 1st and 2nd Annual Series of Thematic Deliberations and Analysis of Union Budget 2021-22 & 2022-23 – Event Outcome Report
IMPRI 3rd Annual Series of Thematic Deliberations and Analysis of Union Budget 2023-24 – Event Outcome Report
IMPRI 4th Annual Series of Thematic Deliberations and Analysis of Interim Union Budget 2024-25 – Event Outcome Report
IMPRI 5th Annual Series of Thematic Deliberations and Analysis of Union Budget 2023-24 – Event Outcome Report
IMPRI 6th Annual Series of Thematic Deliberations and Analysis of Union Budget 2025-26: Event Outcome Report

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