PM Narendra Modi to inaugurate Delhi Economic Conclave today

Delhi Economic Conclave, deliberating on a number of global and domestic financial issues, will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi today.

Zee Media Bureau

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate Delhi Economic Conclave today.

Hosted by the Finance Ministry, the theme of the conclave this year is 'Realising India's JAM (Jan-Dhan, Aadhar, Mobile) Vision'.

This is the first time that the Prime Minister will be inaugurating the Delhi Economic Conclave ever since it began in 2010.

The conclave will be attended by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan, Minister of State for Finance Jayant Sinha, Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian and Niti Ayog Vice Chairman Arvind Panagariya, among others.

The conclave will focus on topics as varied as the Indian and international experience in cash transfers, benefits and risks of biometric authentication, beneficiaries' experiences with technology-based targeting, financial inclusion, perspective of the states and the vision for JAM's futur

Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Kerala and Union Minister of Petroleum Dharmendra Pradhan will also participate in the conclave.