The inaugural Pune Public Policy Festival (PPPF) wrapped up on Saturday at the Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics.
The event featured 23 speakers, including notable figures such as Shamika Ravi, member of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, Ajit Ranade, Vice-Chancellor of the Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Shekhar Singh, Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Commissioner, Ashwini Bhide, Additional Municipal Commissioner of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), Siddharth Shirole, Shivajinagar MLA, and others who enlightened the audience on various policy issues.
Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, delivering the keynote address, emphasized the neglect of urbanization and energy requirements by previous governments. He highlighted the shift in focus from rural development to urban policies, given the increasing migration to urban areas for job opportunities.
As people started migrating to urban areas from semi-urban pockets for job opportunities, the economic calculation started going wrong since the previous governments did not have an urban policy in place, a media release said quoting the minister.
