JNU: Kalam's vision of a developed India
TIMES NEWS NETWORK[ MONDAY, JANUARY 17, 2005
On integrated action to meet the needs of one-billion people, Kalam said: "We have identified five areas where India has core competence for integrated action: agriculture and food processing; education and health care; reliable and quality electric power; surface transport and infrastructure for all parts of the country; information and communication technology and self reliance in strategic sectors.
"These five areas are closely inter-related and if we do well, this would lead to national, food and economic security, and national security. One of the important components of national development is Providing Urban Amenities in Rural Areas or PURA, which will eliminate the rural-urban divide."
On integrated action to meet the needs of one-billion people, Kalam said: "We have identified five areas where India has core competence for integrated action: agriculture and food processing; education and health care; reliable and quality electric power; surface transport and infrastructure for all parts of the country; information and communication technology and self reliance in strategic sectors.
"These five areas are closely inter-related and if we do well, this would lead to national, food and economic security, and national security. One of the important components of national development is Providing Urban Amenities in Rural Areas or PURA, which will eliminate the rural-urban divide."
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