Cities, Local Governance, and Union Budget 2026-27| Panel Discussion | February 4 | 6:30 p.m. IST | #CityConversations & #LocalGovernance
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 an IMPRI #WebPolicyTalk series:
The State of Cities – #CityConversations & #LocalGovernance
A Panel Discussion on
Cities, Local Governance, and Union Budget 2026-27
Live Video: https://youtube.com/live/qIORThXOoa0
HQ Video: https://youtu.be/Q6qNI2nvKrc
Podcast: Spotify | YouTube Music
Details of the #WebPolicyTalk:
Date: February 4, 2026 (Wednesday)
Time: 6:30 p.m. IST
Platforms: Zoom | YouTube Live @ YouTube.com/@impriindia | Spotify
Certificate of participation will be provided. Terms and conditions apply.
Experts
Chair:
Prof Chetan Vaidya, Visiting Distinguished Professor, IMPRI; Independent Urban Advisor; Former Director, School of Planning and Architecture (SPA), New Delhi and National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA), New Delhi; Independent Director, GIFT City, Gandhinagar
Panelists:
Dr Soumyadip Chattopadhyay, Associate Professor, Economics, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan; Visiting Senior Fellow, IMPRI
Prof Vishwa Nath Alok, Professor of Public Finance, Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA), New Delhi
Prof Mahalaya Chatterjee, Professor, Centre for Urban Economic Studies, Department of Economics, University of Calcutta; Visiting Professor, IMPRI
Mr Sameer Unhale, State Joint Commissioner of Municipal Administration, Government of Maharashtra; Urban Expert; Visiting Senior Fellow, IMPRI
Prof Tathagata Chatterji, Professor of Urban Management and Governance, Xavier University, Bhubaneswar
Mr Tikender Singh Panwar, Former Deputy Mayor, Shimla; Member, Kerala Urban Commission; Senior Fellow, IMPRI
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_1p38127TRU6WP12kQj9Hug
Previous Year Similar Deliberation:
Cities and Union Budget 2022-23 | February 2022
Local Governance and Union Budget 2023-24 | February 2023
Cities and Union Budget 2023-24 | February 2023
Cities, Local Governance and Interim Union Budget 2024-25 | February 2024
Cities, Local Governance and Union Budget 2024-25 | July 2024
Cities, Local Governance 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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IMPRI #WebPolicyTalk Series –
The State of Cities – #CityConversations | YouTube Playlist
#LocalGovernance | YouTube Playlist
IMPRI Union Budget Deliberations & Analysis | YouTube Playlist
Organizer
IMPRI, a startup research think tank, is a platform for pro-active, independent, non-partisan and policy-based research. It contributes to debates and deliberations for action-based solutions to a host of strategic issues. IMPRI is committed to democracy, mobilization and community building.