The Hindu and Indian Bank, Visakhapatnam, are jointly organising an awareness programme on the Budget for students of Gitam Institute of Managemnt at Mother Theresa auditorium in the university on Tuesday between 10 a.m to 1 p.m. The objective of the programme is to improve awareness level of readers and students apart from creating a better understanding of the Budget, according to Mr Seshagiri Rao, Deputy General Manager of Indian Bank, Circle Office, Vizag,

There will be a thorough analysis and deliberations by the panel members followed by an interactive session with the audience. Prof. Sivaramakrishna, Principal of Gitam Institute of Management, said the initiative of conducting panel discussion is appropriate in the current scenario and he also invited professionals, corporates and the public to participate in the discussion.

Mr G.V.L Satya Kumar, Deputy Chairman of Visakhapatnam Port Trust, will deliver the keynote address.

Mr T..K. Chand, the Director (Commercial) of RINL and President, CII, would deliver a talk on the industry's perspective on the Budget.

Prof. Harinarayana, Vice-Chancellor, Gitam University, will address the audience on the macro picture of the Budget in the background of concerns on inflation economic growth, deficits and allocations. Mr O Naresh Kumar, CEO, Symbiosis Technologies, will speak on “ IT Industry and Job Opportunities” followed by Mr Chandra Sekhar Veeraghanta, FCA, on Corporate and Personal Income Tax and Ms P. Kavitha Rao, Commercial Tax Officer, on the “impact of the budget on commercial taxes and women-related issues.”