Session I

History and Results of Indian Local Government System with Focus on Constitutional, Legal,
Democratic and Administrative Empowerment

By
Mr. George Mathew, Director, Institute of Social Sciences, New Delhi
Panchayati Raj & Right to Information Act 2005, Instruments of Good Governance
By
Mr. Wajahat Habibullah, Chief Information Commissioner, Central Information Commission, New Delhi

Session II

Constitutional And Legal Empowerment, Historical Perspective
By
Justice (R) Amjad Ali, Member, NRB
Democratic Empowerment Under Local Government System
By
Brig. Muhammad Saleem, SI(M), Retd, Focal Advisor, NRB
Local Government Finance System
By
Mr. Riaz Khan, Member, NRB
Administrative Empowerment
By
Mr. Muhammad Naeemul Haq, Member, NRB

Session III

Post Colonial Administration and Its Effects On Governance
By
Mr. Muhammad Naeemul Haq, Member, NRB
Effects of Post-Colonial Administration
By
Shri K. C. Sivaramkrishnan, Chairman, Centre for Policy Research, India
Post Colonial Administration & Its Effects On Governance
By
Dr. Azhar Hussain Nadeem, Additional IG, Punjab

Session IV

Financial Management
By
Mr. Riaz Khan, Member, NRB
Fiscal Decentralisation, Fiscal Capacity and Financial Management at Local Level
By
Dr. Rajesh Tandon, President, PRIA, New Delhi, India
Fiscal Decentralization, Fiscal Capacity and Financial Management at Local Level
By
Mr. Vinod Vyasulu, Centre for Budget and Policy Studies, Bangalore, India

Session V

Public Accountability, Under Local Government System
By
Brig. Muhammad Saleem, SI(M), Retd, Focal Advisor, NRB
Citizens Participation and Community Empowerment in Pakistan
By
Mr. Zafar Hayat Malik, National Project Director, DTCE, Islamabad
Information System Reforms for improving governance
By
Mr. Adnan Shah, Adviser, NRB
Local Self Governance In India, Public Accountability, Community Empowerment and e-Governance
By
Mr. B.K.Gairola, Director General, National Informatics Centre, Department of Information Technology,
Ministry of Communications & IT, Government of India
National Training Scenario
By
Professor M. Aslam, Director, NCIDE, India

Focus Group Discussion on Women, Youth and Citizen Empowerment, including Capacity-Building and Training

Women Empowerment in Pakistan
By
Ms. Rehana Hashmi, NPM Women Political School , Islamabad
WPS activities
By
Ms. Rehana Hashmi, NPM Women Political School , Islamabad