05-20-2006, 02:23 AM
<!--emo&:argue--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/argue.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='argue.gif' /><!--endemo--> 'Increasing seats in elite institutions not a solution'
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BANGALORE: Infosys Chairman N R Narayana Murthy on Friday said increasing the number of seats in central elite institutions was not the solution to the reservation issue.
"This (increasing the seats) is not the solution for reservation. Before talking about increasing the seats, the government should talk to the directors of the institutes and find out if they have enough resources," he said.
"And let me tell you, in a country like India, rather than debating on the issue, we should concentrate more on primary education and provide students with more nutrition, books and other facilities," he said.
The response of Murthy, who is also chairman of the governing body of IIM, Ahmedabad, came in reply to a query about the Centre's proposal to scale up the number of seats in institutions such as IITs and IIMs to break the logjam over reservation.
Earlier, Murthy launched "USHA's", a quarterly newsletter from the Usha School of Athletics founded by former athlete P T Usha, at the Infosys campus on the city outskirts.
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BANGALORE: Infosys Chairman N R Narayana Murthy on Friday said increasing the number of seats in central elite institutions was not the solution to the reservation issue.
"This (increasing the seats) is not the solution for reservation. Before talking about increasing the seats, the government should talk to the directors of the institutes and find out if they have enough resources," he said.
"And let me tell you, in a country like India, rather than debating on the issue, we should concentrate more on primary education and provide students with more nutrition, books and other facilities," he said.
The response of Murthy, who is also chairman of the governing body of IIM, Ahmedabad, came in reply to a query about the Centre's proposal to scale up the number of seats in institutions such as IITs and IIMs to break the logjam over reservation.
Earlier, Murthy launched "USHA's", a quarterly newsletter from the Usha School of Athletics founded by former athlete P T Usha, at the Infosys campus on the city outskirts.