Two-Day Collaborative International Conference on Sustainable Development Goals Concludes at Jammu University

Jammu, December 22: The two-day collaborative international conference on “Achieving Sustainable Development Goals in Post-COVID-19 World: Regional Challenges, Opportunities and Policy Options” organized by Department of Economics in collaboration with the Indian Council of World Affairs, New Delhi, and the Indian Council of Social Science Research, North Western Regional Centre, Panjab University, Chandigarh concludes today at University of Jammu. In the valedictory function, Prof. Rahul Gupta, Registrar, University of Jammu was the Chief Guest, while Prof. Dalip Kumar from Department of Economics, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University, Delhi was the Guest of Honour. The Key Note speech on the topic ‘Synergy of Skill Development in India: The Imperative for Abating Poverty and Income Inequalities in Consonance with the Spirit of Sustainable Development Goals’ was delivered by Prof. Vikram Chadha, Former Professor and Head, Punjab School of Economics, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab. Prof. Sunita Devi Sharma, the Head, Department of Economics presented the welcome remarks, the conference convener Prof. Falendra Kumar presented the conference’s report, Prof. Jasbir Singh, the Conference Coordinator discussed about the significance of this collaborative conference, Dr. Manoj Bhatt presented the vote of thanks and Dr. Shallu Sehgal conducted the proceedings.

On the second day of the conference, the four parallel sessions were conducted in which more than sixty well researched papers related to SDGs were presented on various topics including Digital Financial Services, Agricultural Trade between India and ASEAN, Macroeconomic Policies, Health Infrastructure and Health Status, FinTech to Leverage Financial Inclusion, Inclusiveness in Higher Education, Environmental, Social, Governance and Non-Financial Reporting, Innovative Customer Practices in Private Banks, Interconnected Inequalities, Sustainable Development Goals among BRICS Member Countries, Assets Inequalities, Reorienting Income and Consumption, Leveraging Financial Inclusion, Advancing SDG 12 and Household Consumption Expenditures, Land Access and Land Rights of Dalits, Municipal Solid Waste Management through Life Cycle Assessment, Digitalization of Education for a Sustainable Future, Education for Sustainable Development and Value Education, Responsible Product Disposition, Transforming Indian Agriculture for Sustainable Development, Health Expenditure and Life Expectancy in South Asia, Sustainable Development and Gender Equality, Livelihoods of Women Sanitation Workers, Digital Inclusion, Impact of Climate Change Policies, Agriculture in Achieving Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Development Goals, Sustainable Development Goals in Major Asian Countries, Spyware as a Barrier to E-Marketing, Legal Framework for Protection of Cyber Violence against Women, Unveiling Regional Disparities in Achieving Sustainable Development Goals, Good Governance and Transformation, Frontier Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Startups, Digital Transformation, Regional Rural Banks and Financial Inclusion, Vocational Education and Trainings for Skills Development, Financial Inclusion and Poverty Reduction, Employment Opportunities for Educated Unemployed Youth in Labour Market, and Over-Education among others.

The main speakers include Prof. Asmi Raza, Prof. Virender Koundal, Dr. Jamil Ahmad, Dr. Vishal, Dr. Sunita Bishnoi, Dr. Ramesh Kumar, Dr. Aman Kumari, Ms. Ritika Sharma, Dr. Juhi Kohli, Dr. Bhawna Sharma, Prof.  Jasbir Singh, Dr. Balwant Mehta, Dr. Dastgir Alam, Dr. Vidyarthi Vikas, Dr. Tsering Yangzom, Dr. Randeep Kaur, Skattar Singh, Dr. Priyanka Gaur, Dr. Amandeep, Dr. Rinnie Mahajan, Dr. Pragati Jain, Dr. Anjali Ahuja, Dr. Subah Singh Yadav, Dr. Rashi Tuggar, Dr. Meenakshi Gupta, Dr. Shaveta Kohli, Dr Roshan Ara, Reetika Gupta, Dr. Priti Bali, Dr. Mamta Rani, Dr. Reenu Sharma, Dr. Sushma Sharma, Prof. Prakash Chand  Antahal, Dr. Manoj Bhatt, Dr. Shallu Sehgal, Dr. Neelam Choudhary, Ojasva Vyas, Adhinayak Kaparwan, Nidhi Dwivedi, Anjali Sharma, Vibhuti Sharma, Mohseen Hussain, Sofia Aslam, and Wasim Akram among others.

More than 100 participants across the states and union territories of India such as Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Kerala, West Bengal, Bihar, Delhi, Haryana, Maharashtra, Odisha, Jammu & Kashmir, and Chandigarh were gathered for brain storming sessions on the various conference themes. The faculty members and research scholars of the Department of Economics were also present.