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India Rural Colloquy 26 India Rural Colloquy 26 Register Now
6 August 2026 RANCHI

Ranchi, Jharkhand

Theme
Climate Resilience and Local Governance
The Jharkhand Development Opportunity

Venue: TBD

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Programme

Ranchi Schedule

Draft programme — session times and a few speakers are still being confirmed.

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Welcome and Opening Ceremony
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Advancing Scalable Solutions through Collaborative and Strategic Partnerships
  • Sourav Roy, Tata Steel Foundation
  • Dr. Harishwar Dayal, Member, State Finance Commission
  • Bala Devi, PRADAN
  • Amitava Ghosh, Kala Mandir
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Building a Future-Ready State
  • Kuldeep Chaudhary, Commissioner of Tribal Welfare, GoJH
  • Ananya Mittal, CEO, JSLPS (TBC)
  • Dr. Joseph Marianus Kujur, XISS
  • Rajeshwari B., Director, Panchayati Raj Institution
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Building Climate-Resilient and Tech-Integrated Rural Economy
  • Pradeep Hazari, Special Secretary-cum-Advisor, Department of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry & Cooperative, GoJH
  • Sashi Ranjan, Sidho Kanho Agriculture and Forest Produce State Co-Operative Federation
  • Ravi Ranjan, Principal Chief Conservator of Forest, GoJH
  • Moun Prakash, Government of Jharkhand
  • Charmi Murmu, Padma Shri Awardee and Environmentalist
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Unleashing the Power of Rural Youth to Shape India's Growth Story
  • Smita Ram, Rang De
  • Kumar Manjunath, Head Held High Foundation
  • Amruta Bahulekar, Lighthouse Communities Foundation
  • Sanjeev Kumar, Anudip Foundation
  • Sanjeet Kumar, RuDSETI
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Valedictory Session

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