2nd GPSC Annual Meeting Report and Slides Published

19 September 2025 /
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Mr. Hardeep Singh Puri, Hon’ble Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India, addressed at the Opening Plenary

 

Ms. Naoko Ishii, CEO, Global Environment Facility (GEF) and Mr. Junaid Kamal Ahmad, World Bank Country Director for India addressed at the Opening Plenary

 

Mr. Ede Ijjasz-Vasquez, Senior Director, Global Practice for Urban, Rural, Social and Resilience, World Bank, spoke during the Mayors Roundtable

 

Parallel Learning Event 2 "Municipal Finance, Bonds and PPPs" lead by the IFC

 

Participants were engaged in various sessions

 

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