La Politique, Political Science department of Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi organized an
insightful session on Covid-19 and its impact on the Indian Economy on October 19,2020. The
session was organized online via Zoom app. The session was graced by the presence of
Professor Partha Chatterjee, Head of Economics at Shiv Nadar University. Dr. Roopinder
Oberoi, Staff Advisor, La Politique along with the student council members and other students
were the part of the session.
Due to the topic being extremely relevant in the current scenario, the webinar was attended by
over 70 students of the department.
The guest adequately explained about the Indian Economy pre and post pandemic. The
attendees were shown a presentation prepared by the guest speaker which had accurately
accommodated facts and figures. The guest explained all the possible reasons for the Indian
Economy to be amongst the hardest hit economies by the pandemic all over the world. The
session was very interactive as it had equal and active participation of both the parties. Some
important questions such as formalization of economy and profit of attracting more FDIs were
put up by the attendees which were reasonably answered by the guest.
The session ended on a good note after an overall mutual conclusion was drawn out of the
discussion which asked the government to strive hard in the field of employment and
formalization of sectors and the drawn conclusion was addressed by the guest legitimately.
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