1. Agenda FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FOR DISTRIBUTION BUSINESS PMI Noida, June 20 – 24, 2005 Monday, June 20, 2005 9:30 a.m.Inauguration and programme overview. 9.45 a.m.Module I: Distribution sector overview : Puneet Munjal, Sr Manager NDPL 11:15 a.m.Tea/Coffee Break 11:30 a.m.Module II Macro economic scenario Dr M Adhikari, Dir (NDIM) 1:00 p.m.Lunch Break 2:00 p.m.Module III: Introduction to Financial accounting and Management Nidhi Narang, DGM NESCL 3.30 p.m.Tea/Coffee break 3.45 p.m.Module III: Introduction to Financial accounting and management (contd.) 5.30 p.m.Adjournment Tuesday, June 21, 2005 9.30 a.m.Module IV: Supply cost management Prof. S.K. Chowdhury, IMI 11.15 a.m.Tea/Coffee Break 11:30 a.m.Module IV: Supply cost management (contd..) 1.00 p.m.Lunch breakDistribution sector overviewMacro economic scenarioIntroduction to Financial accounting and ManagementSupply cost management

2. 2.00 p.m.`Module V: Electricity ACT 2003.Electricity ACT 2003. C K Mondal, DGM (Comm) NTPC 3.30 p.m..Tea/Coffee Break 3.45 p.m.Module VI: Regulatory FrameworkRegulatory Framework Manisha Lavania, Dy. Dir ( DERC) 5.30 Adjournment Wednesday, June 22, 2005 9:30 a.m.Module VII: Strategic Cost ManagementStrategic Cost Management P K Garg 11:15 a.m.Tea/Coffee Break 11:30 a.m.Module VII: Strategic Cost Management ( contd) 1.00 p.m.Lunch Break 2.00 p.m.Module VIII: Capital Budgeting and Ratio analysisCapital Budgeting and Ratio analysis N K Thukral, Sr Manager 3.30 p.m.Tea/Coffee Break 3:45 p.m.Module VIII: Capital Budgeting (contd.) 5.30 p.m.Adjourment Thursday, June 23, 2005 9.30 a.m.Module IX: Taxation S.R. Gera, Consultant. 11.15.Tea/Coffee break 11.30 a.m.Module X: Budgeting Operation & Working Capital management: Budgeting Operation & Working Capital management P.K. Garg, NTPC 1.00 p.m...Lunch break

3. 2.00 p.m..Module XI: Management Control System. P. Karthikeya, Consultant 3.30 p.m.Tea/Coffee Break 3:45 p.m.Module XI: Management Control System (contd.)Management Control System (contd.) 5.00 p.m.Adjournment Friday, June 24, 2005 9.30 a.m.Module XII: Asset valuation and issuesAsset valuation and issues Prof Alka Munjal, 11.15 a.m.Tea/Coffee Break 11:30 a.m.Module XIII: IT Enabled Systems for Financial ManagementIT Enabled Systems for Financial Management Virender Malik, Sr Manager 1:00 p.m.Lunch break 2.00 p.m..Module XIV: Best practices: Best practices P. Karthikeya, Consultant 3.30 p.m.Tea/Coffee break 3.45 p.m.Module XV: Best practices (contd.) 5.00 p.m..Programme review & Feed Back. 5:30 p.m.Adjournment