BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:235aead810bde3b28d86767c0ec26943 CATEGORIES:Lecture / Reading / Talk CREATED:20250828T164856 SUMMARY:A talk on "Indian Parliament and Budget" by Dr. M. R. Madhavan and Mr. Chakshu Roy DESCRIPTION:About PRS India\nPRS India is a leading non-partisan research organization that provides clear, data-driven analysis of the Indian Parliament’s functi oning. Its focus on the Union and State Budgets makes public finance access ible through reports, demand-for-grants analyses, and explanatory resources . PRS promotes transparency, accountability, and citizen engagement, helpin g students and citizens alike understand how public money is collected and spent.\nAbstract \nThe Union Budget is one of the most important instrument s of governance, shaping how public resources are collected and allocated a cross sectors such as health, education, defence, and welfare. Yet, its com plexity often makes it inaccessible to most citizens. This talk by Dr. M. R . Madhavan and Mr. Chakshu Roy of PRS India will demystify the working of P arliament and the budgetary process. Drawing on PRS India’s non-partisan an alyses, the session will explain how budgets are debated, how ministries’ d emands for grants are scrutinized, and what trends in government spending r eveal about policy priorities. Students will gain insights into the transpa rency and accountability of India’s legislative processes, and understand h ow informed citizens can engage more meaningfully with questions of governa nce and democracy.\nSpeaker Profiles\n\n - Dr. M. R. Madhavan co-founded PR S in 2005 and is currently its President. A distinguished alumnus of IIT Ma dras and IIM Calcutta, Madhavan previously worked in financial markets with ICICI Securities and Bank of America. He was awarded the Business Standard Social Entrepreneur of the Year 2019 and is a Chevening Gurukul Scholar at LSE.\n - Mr. Chakshu Roy heads the legislative and civic engagement initia tives at PRS. He is an expert on parliamentary rules and procedures, has bu ilt India’s first comprehensive database of state legislation, and regularl y writes and trains journalists, civil society, and legislators on strength ening legislative processes. He is an IVLP and INK Fellow, and a graduate o f Delhi University (Commerce and Law). X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

About PRS India

PRS India is a leading non-partis an research organization that provides clear, data-driven analysis of the I ndian Parliament’s functioning. Its focus on the Union and State Budgets ma kes public finance accessible through reports, demand-for-grants analyses, and explanatory resources. PRS promotes transparency, accountability, and c itizen engagement, helping students and citizens alike understand how publi c money is collected and spent.

Abstract 

The Union Budget is one of the most important instruments of governance, shapin g how public resources are collected and allocated across sectors such as h ealth, education, defence, and welfare. Yet, its complexity often makes it inaccessible to most citizens. This talk by Dr. M. R. Madhavan and Mr. Chak shu Roy of PRS India will demystify the working of Parliament and the budge tary process. Drawing on PRS India’s non-partisan analyses, the session wil l explain how budgets are debated, how ministries’ demands for grants are s crutinized, and what trends in government spending reveal about policy prio rities. Students will gain insights into the transparency and accountabilit y of India’s legislative processes, and understand how informed citizens ca n engage more meaningfully with questions of governance and democracy.

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