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On 24th January 2025, NCGG successfully hosted the 5th webinar in its Series on Good Governance: Policies & Practices in collaboration with Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli. The session featured two distinguished speakers: Dr. Saumen Majumdar, Associate Professor and Shri Shailesh K. PATHAK, Former IAS & guest faculty at IIM Tiruchirappalli. Dr. Saumen Majumdar shared key insights into how India coped with the shocks of COVID-19 through reverse migration, based on his comprehensive study involving three rounds of surveys. He highlighted how caste and religion influenced migration patterns and recommended establishing Social Safety Networks for better support to migrants. Shri. Shailesh K. PATHAK spoke on Urban Governance policies to support migrants, emphasizing the role of livelihood opportunities and urban growth as key drivers of migration. He also proposed innovative solutions such as Aadhar-enabled transit houses and strengthening programs like e-Shram and UAN to support migrants. The session concluded with an engaging Q&A session, where participants shared their perspectives and posed thought-provoking questions to the speakers, leading to insightful discussions on policies and practices to bring ease of living for migrants in India. The webinar was coordinated by Dr. Himanshi Rastogi, Associate Professor, NCGG and Ms. Megha Tomar, Young Professional, NCGG. Webinar: https://lnkd.in/gpGp_Tbk #DARPG #NCGG #IIMTiruchirappalli #UrbanGovernance #GoodGovernance #CapacityBuilding

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