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Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam highlights challenges faced by India, advocating for integrated actions in habitat, healthcare, education, and more to uplift the nation. He introduces the concept of PURA (Providing Urban Amenities in Rural Areas) and emphasizes employment generation, social security, and infrastructure development for a prosperous India by 2020.
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What I can give to my Nation? www.presidentofindia.nic.in by Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam At Interaction with the IIT Alumni At PAN IIT 2004 New Delhi 24 December 2004
Our National Mission – Challenges www.presidentofindia.nic.in • We are one billion+ people • 600,000 villages with • 700 millions people • 260 million are below poverty line ( 36 million are unemployed) • How to uplift? Integrated, Simultaneous, Connected Actions • Habitat • Infrastructure • Healthcare • Education • Employment • Market connectivity • Quality of Life PURA – Providing Urban Amenities in Rural Areas Target : 7000 PURAs
INTEGRATED ACTIONS FOR DEVELOPED INDIA Employment & Value addition Massive Employment Social Security Export Earnings Infrastructure including Electric Power Agriculture & Agro-Food Processing Population control Reaching the whole nation Nutritional Security Crucial for all sectors Information and Communication Technology Food Security Education & Health Care PURA Key to Employability River Networking Critical Technologies & Strategic Industries I M P A C T Technology Strengths Towards 2020 Indicators Present GDP Growth rate Self Reliance Economic Security >10% >6% People below Poverty line 26% ~ 0% Happy & Healthy Society, Economic Strength and National Security Science & Technology is the KEY www.presidentofindia.nic.in
INTEGRATED ACTION FOR DEVELOPMENT www.presidentofindia.nic.in “Education for All” Agricultural & Agro food Processing industries MISSION OBJECTIVES EMPLOYMENT GENERATION & RURAL PROSPERITY Potential for Industrial Growth – Geo Strategic Initiatives Infrastructural facilities (Water &Energy) Health Care – Nutritional Security CONNECTIVITY IS THE KEY Population Management (1.1)