File Photo: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will open the World Economic Forum's (WEF) India summit on November 4, an event that will see participation of more than 250 stakeholders and leaders, including Union Ministers.
The theme of the meet is 'Delivering Growth in the New Context'.
WEF, along with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), will host the National Strategy Day on India in New Delhi on November 3-4.
While Mr Jaitley will deliver the opening address on November 4, Minister of State for Power, Coal, New and Renewable Energy Piyush Goyal will give away the India Social Entrepreneur of the Year 2015 Award on November 3.
"Bringing together more than 250 national stakeholders and leaders from government, including 8 ministers, business and civil society, under a new meeting format, participants will engage in an intense one-day dialogue looking at the fast-changing economic, political and social landscape in India," WEF said in a statement today.
Besides Mr Goyal, Urban Development, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation as well as Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu, Minister of State for Finance Jayant Sinha and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, among others, will be present.
ICICI Bank MD and CEO Chanda Kochhar, Cargill India Chairman Siraj Azmat Chaudhry, Hindustan Power Chairman Ratul Puri, National Skill Development Agency Chairman Subramanian Ramadorai, Jubilant Bhartia Group Founder and co-Chairman Hari Bhartia, Hindustan Construction Company Chairman and MD Ajit Gulabchand, will also participate.
Participants will deliberate on forces of change in India in the context of five of WEF's global challenges -- agriculture and food security, environment and resource security, employment, skills and human capital, long-term investing, infrastructure and urban development and financial inclusion.
Viraj Mehta, Head of India and South Asia, WEF, said India's continued economic growth relies on the continued success of its efforts to address challenges of sustainable urbanisation, social inclusion, clean energy access and infrastructure deficit.