1. 1 1 2 nd Meeting of the Project Advisory Committee (PAC) Thursday, 08 th December, New Delhi Bipul Chatterjee, Deputy Executive Director Promoting Sustainable and Inclusive Growth (PROSAIG - II)

2. Outline  Project: Goal, Purpose and Tools  Intended Beneficiaries  Prosaig II: Projects

3. 3 Project: Goal, Purpose and Tools Goal  Rapid, inclusive and lasting growth in the Indian economy Objective  Generation of awareness about ways and means in diverse fields for achieving the mentioned goal so as to induce needed action by diverse stakeholders  Competition and Regulation  Trade, Industrial development and Poverty  Climate change and food security Tools  Research, awareness generation, advocacy and capacity building based on research outputs

4. 4 Intended Beneficiaries  In India  Government, especially policy makers  Research organisations, academics and civil society organisations working on issues relating to the Indian economy  Ultimately Consumers and Producers  In Norway  Research organisations and academics  Government especially development actors and policy makers  Existing and potential Norwegian consumers  Existing and potential producers/importers of goods/services to and from India

5. 5 Prosaig- II Projects and Partners Sr. No Project TitleDurationNorwegian Partners 1.Climate Change, Food Security and Trade Linkages in India Three YearsNational Institute for Consumer Research (SIFO) 2.Trade, Industrial Development & Poverty – In search of inclusive growth in India Three YearsNorwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) 3.Political Economy of Regulation and Competition in India Three Years Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration (NHH) & SNF

6. Climate Change, Food Security and Trade Linkages in India  Goal  Explore climate change, food security and trade linkages in India based on new research  Objective  Increase new knowledge on climate change-food security-trade linkages in India  Develop capacity of Indian stakeholders to take advantage of the positive linkages between climate change, food security, trade and develop adequate policies  Major Activities  Research (macro level study focus on impacts of climate change on food production; micro level study to investigate social and practical condition for household food security & institutional studies with emphasis on local and national distribution system)  Advocacy (Reference groups, Media articles, engage with relevant policy makers)  Capacity building (Four evidence based capacity building at regional level)  Networking (Inception and launch meeting; exchange visits; national conference, Evidence based meeting in Norway, etc)  Overall Budget: NOK 14,991,600  CUTS (NOK 7,497,600) & SIFO (NOK 7,494,000)

7. Trade, Industrial Development & Poverty --In search for inclusive growth in India  Goal  Explore linkages between trade, growth and poverty (TGP) in India  Objective  Design and implement a network-based research and advocacy agenda on TGP  Major Activities  Research (Three broad subjects – How India has been inclusive? ; Trade poverty links in manufacturing & sectoral transformation and non-agricultural job creation)  Advocacy (National Reference group, engagement with Parliamentarians, media articles)  Capacity building (Regional level, exchange visits)  Networking (Inception and launch meeting; national conference, European Conference in Norway, etc)  Overall Budget: NOK 17,463,600  CUTS (NOK 10,227,600) & NUPI (7,236,000)

8. Political Economy of Regulation and Competition in India  Goal  Generate knowledge and build capacity for better implementation of competition and regulatory regimes in India  Objective  Research and deliberate on political economy and governance constraints  Examine constraints faced by agencies in implementing their mandate  Undertake capacity building activities on competition and regulatory issues  Major Activities Research (02 research cycles – number of research papers will be produced; publication of 02 research volumes) Advocacy (Project advisory committee, outreach seminars, Parfore meeting, media articles, etc) Capacity building (Capacity building programmes at regional level, exchange visits, study tours, etc) Networking (Outreach seminars, Research Symposium, European Conference in Norway and Regional Conference)  Overall Budget: NOK 16,074,000

9. Envisaged Outcomes from PROSAIG -II  Generation of awareness among Indian stakeholders about the requirements for inclusive growth in the Indian context  Stimulation of an integrated approach which meets the above requirements  Enhancement of the capacity of Norweigan researchers to work on developing country issues

10. Thank You