The Project OASIS Technical Conference
27-29 November 1998, Cidade de Goa, India

Opening Session
Friday, 27 November, 1998

Opening Remarks
Mr. G. Bhardwaj
Member-Secretary, Dave Committee for Devising a Pension System for India

Introductory Address
Mr. Anand Bordia
Joint Secretary, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
Government of India

Inaugural Address
To be confirmed

Opening Remarks
Dr. S.A. Dave
Chairman, Committee for Devising a Pension System for India

TECHNICAL SESSION - I
India's Aging Population

Session Chairman
Dr. Tejinder Singh Laschar
Additional Economic Advisor
Ministry of Finance Government of India

Principal Commentators
Dr. M. Vijayanunni
Registrar General & Census Commissioner
Government of India

Mr. A.P. Singh
Deputy Secretary
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India

Presentation
Demographics of an Aging India
Income Distribution and Consumption patters in India
Dr. Pravin Visaria
Director, Institute of Economic Growth

Chairman's Remarks

Panel Discussion

TECHNICAL SESSION - II
The Present Income & Social Security System in India

Session Chairman

Dr. Ashok V. Desai
Consultant Editor, Business Standard

Principal Commentators

Dr. Ashok Lahiri
Director, National Institute of Public Finance & Policy

Mr. S.H. Bhojani
Executive Director & Legal Advisor
ICICI Limited

Presentations

Evaluation of Existing Schemes of Provident Funds in India
Late Mr. R.S. Kaushik
Central Provident Fund Commissioner
Ministry of Labour

A Critique of India's Pension System
Dr. Basudeb Sen
Executive Director, Unit Trust of India

Chairman's Remarks

Panel Discussion

End of Session

Luncheon Address

TECHNICAL SESSION - IV
Health & Life Insurance

Session Chairman

Mr. B.K. Chaturvedi
Special Secretary (Insurance)
Ministry of Finance, Government of India

Principal Commentators

Mr. G. Krishnamurthy
Chairman, Life Insurance Corporation of India

Dr. Juan Costain
Principal Finance Sector Specialist
South Asia's Finance & Private Sector Unit, The World Bank

Presentations

Health Insurance for the Elderly
Dr. Ajit Ranade
Faculty, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research

LIC's experience with Management of Pension and Superannuation Funds
Mr. P.C. Gupta
Executive Director, Life Insurance Corporation of India

A Comprehensive Social Security System for the Aged
Mr. Nalin Thakor, Social Security Research Centre

Chairman's Remarks

Panel Discussion

TECHNICAL SESSION - V
Sunday, 29 November, 1998

Fund Management

Session Chairman
Dr. R.H. Patil
Managing Director, National Stock Exchange of India

Principal Commentators
Mr. C.B. Bhave
Managing Director, National Securities Depository Limited

Mr. Euan Macdonald
Chairman, Warburg Dillon Read

Presentations

Pension Fund Management in India: Issues of returns & Accountability
Mr. Nageshwar Rao
Managing Director, IDBI Capital Markets Limited

Alternative investment strategies over multiple decade horizons
Dr. Susan Thomas
Assistant Professor, IGIDR

Contractual Savings and Capital Market Development
Dr. Alberto Musalem
Adviser, Capital markets Development Department, The World Bank

Chairman's Remarks
Panel Discussion

Issues in Designing Pension Systems
Dr. S.A. Dave
Chairman, Project OASIS Expert Committee

Summing up
Dr. Ajay Shah
Member, Project OASIS Expert Committee

Valedictory Address
Mr. B.K. Chaturvedi
Special Secretary (Insurance), Ministry of Finance, Government of India