09-27-2003, 02:32 PM
Obviously, before INDIA becomes a SP (Super Power), One of the Gandhiji's great dream of seeing India as a 'Graama Raajya' has to be implemented.
Kudo's to APJ for saying this publicly. The party that calls itself a follower of Gandhiji, should remember this in mind.
âvillages need urban amenitiesâ :cool
Focus on rural areas, says Kalam :clapping
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From M K Chandra Bose
DH News Service KOCHI, Sept 26
President A PJ Abdul Kalam today presented an alternative model of development, Vision 2020, at an august gathering of over 160 business leaders from India and abroad. The shift in balance of development towards the village is the focus to make India a developed country by 2020.
The occasion was the CEO leadership summit held at the elegant auditorium of Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences in connection with the ongoing Amritavarsham-50. In the implementation of Vision 2020, the Mathâs role will be limited to that of a facilitator. Amma always believed that rural development project had to focus on spiritualism.
âOur basic strategy for social and economic transformation of India towards its vision as developed society by 2020, would be a strong focus on providing urban amenities in rural areas in a most creative and cost effective manner,ââ the president said.
At the summit, the business leaders framed a practicable resolution to transform India into an economically secure and spiritually strong global leader within the framework of India 2020 vision. This vision has been encapsulated by the acronym PURA, Providing Urban Amenities in Rural Areas. Providing urban amenities in rural areas will attract professionals and businessmen by providing them better amenities. This could check migration to urban areas.
âSun needs no candleâ
In her address, Amma said, âOur President mon (son) is deeply concerned about our country. Children, all of you know how to run your business. But what is important in life is Grace. Business is for life, but life should not become a business. The talents given by God are our wealth and wealth of the world. The sun does not need a candle. Likewise, God does not need anything from us. Today, poverty is the cause of evils like terrorism and prostitution. We can do a lot for the betterment of the situation.
President mon has a great dream for India and all of us should support his vision.â
This vision has five core areas: agriculture; education and healthcare; information and communication technology; infrastructure and self-reliance in critical technologies.
âTherefore, our basic strategy for social and economic transformation of India towards developed society by 2020 would be a strong focus on providing urban amenities in rural areas in the most creative and cost-effective manner. Indiaâs consumption of food would have to double by 2020 whereas land availability for cultivation would further reduce. Fundamentally, our economic growth strategy would be to enhance wealth generation from the services sector, and most of it should happen in rural areas,â the president said.
âAll development actions have to be activated in 580,000 villages, which have missed both the Industrial Revolution and Informational Technology Revolution and, in many of the states, even the first Green Revolution.â
Following the Presidentâs talk, blueprints for the future were presented by the Hinduja Group; Mr Sabeer Bhatia, co-founder, Hotmail; and Mr Rajan Mittal, Director, AirTel. The CEOs were then divided into six groups to discuss the summit resolutions.
Other highlights of the summit included the launch of the India 2020 Centre for Societal Transformation and the launch of the Blueprint for four PURA projects including Bangalore Amrita-PURA by Mr B VJagdeesh, CEO, Netscaler. The project envisages development of Bagalur village near Bangalore.
RESOLUTIONS: Over 160 global CEOs and business leaders from India who literally worked round the clock on Thursday and Friday presented their commitment to transform India into an economically secure, spiritually strong global leader late in the evening. The CEO resolution was presented to the president by Mr C K Prahlad, management guru, on behalf of the CEOs. A core group has been formed to initiate to initiate and initiate the process.
The CEO summit formulated the following resolutions:
We agree with the India 2020 Vision. We think it is doable.
We believe that we can mobilise the efforts for the entire Indian Family across the globe. We believe that it is motivational and directional. We believe it is a win-win strategy-win for the rich and win for the poor, win for India and win for the world.
We believe that the intent of the resolution can be widely shared. We believe that we can create the same energising moments as when man lnded on the moon.
We believe that our focus will not only be on rural poor but also on urban poor. Welcoming the core group idea, Dr Kalam said in a lighter vein: ''My term is up to 2007 and I have to market 'India 2020' by 2007.â :ind
Kudo's to APJ for saying this publicly. The party that calls itself a follower of Gandhiji, should remember this in mind.
âvillages need urban amenitiesâ :cool
Focus on rural areas, says Kalam :clapping
[url="http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/sep27/i1.asp"]http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/sep27/i1.asp[/url]
From M K Chandra Bose
DH News Service KOCHI, Sept 26
President A PJ Abdul Kalam today presented an alternative model of development, Vision 2020, at an august gathering of over 160 business leaders from India and abroad. The shift in balance of development towards the village is the focus to make India a developed country by 2020.
The occasion was the CEO leadership summit held at the elegant auditorium of Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences in connection with the ongoing Amritavarsham-50. In the implementation of Vision 2020, the Mathâs role will be limited to that of a facilitator. Amma always believed that rural development project had to focus on spiritualism.
âOur basic strategy for social and economic transformation of India towards its vision as developed society by 2020, would be a strong focus on providing urban amenities in rural areas in a most creative and cost effective manner,ââ the president said.
At the summit, the business leaders framed a practicable resolution to transform India into an economically secure and spiritually strong global leader within the framework of India 2020 vision. This vision has been encapsulated by the acronym PURA, Providing Urban Amenities in Rural Areas. Providing urban amenities in rural areas will attract professionals and businessmen by providing them better amenities. This could check migration to urban areas.
âSun needs no candleâ
In her address, Amma said, âOur President mon (son) is deeply concerned about our country. Children, all of you know how to run your business. But what is important in life is Grace. Business is for life, but life should not become a business. The talents given by God are our wealth and wealth of the world. The sun does not need a candle. Likewise, God does not need anything from us. Today, poverty is the cause of evils like terrorism and prostitution. We can do a lot for the betterment of the situation.
President mon has a great dream for India and all of us should support his vision.â
This vision has five core areas: agriculture; education and healthcare; information and communication technology; infrastructure and self-reliance in critical technologies.
âTherefore, our basic strategy for social and economic transformation of India towards developed society by 2020 would be a strong focus on providing urban amenities in rural areas in the most creative and cost-effective manner. Indiaâs consumption of food would have to double by 2020 whereas land availability for cultivation would further reduce. Fundamentally, our economic growth strategy would be to enhance wealth generation from the services sector, and most of it should happen in rural areas,â the president said.
âAll development actions have to be activated in 580,000 villages, which have missed both the Industrial Revolution and Informational Technology Revolution and, in many of the states, even the first Green Revolution.â
Following the Presidentâs talk, blueprints for the future were presented by the Hinduja Group; Mr Sabeer Bhatia, co-founder, Hotmail; and Mr Rajan Mittal, Director, AirTel. The CEOs were then divided into six groups to discuss the summit resolutions.
Other highlights of the summit included the launch of the India 2020 Centre for Societal Transformation and the launch of the Blueprint for four PURA projects including Bangalore Amrita-PURA by Mr B VJagdeesh, CEO, Netscaler. The project envisages development of Bagalur village near Bangalore.
RESOLUTIONS: Over 160 global CEOs and business leaders from India who literally worked round the clock on Thursday and Friday presented their commitment to transform India into an economically secure, spiritually strong global leader late in the evening. The CEO resolution was presented to the president by Mr C K Prahlad, management guru, on behalf of the CEOs. A core group has been formed to initiate to initiate and initiate the process.
The CEO summit formulated the following resolutions:
We agree with the India 2020 Vision. We think it is doable.
We believe that we can mobilise the efforts for the entire Indian Family across the globe. We believe that it is motivational and directional. We believe it is a win-win strategy-win for the rich and win for the poor, win for India and win for the world.
We believe that the intent of the resolution can be widely shared. We believe that we can create the same energising moments as when man lnded on the moon.
We believe that our focus will not only be on rural poor but also on urban poor. Welcoming the core group idea, Dr Kalam said in a lighter vein: ''My term is up to 2007 and I have to market 'India 2020' by 2007.â :ind