A Development Model Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam by At Seminar on Alternative Strategies of Development RCVP Noronha Academy of Administration and Management Bhopal 10 AUG 2004 www.presidentofindia.nic.in

Our National Mission – Challenges We are one billion+ people 600,000 villages with 700 millions people 260 million are below poverty line ( 60 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 www.presidentofindia.nic.in

INTEGRATED ACTION FOR DEVELOPMENT “Education for All” Agricultural & Agro food Processing industries MISSION OBJECTIVES EMPLOYMENT GENERATION & RURAL PROSPERITY Infrastructural facilities (Water &Energy) Health Care – Nutritional Security Potential for Industrial Growth – Geo Strategic Initiatives Mission objectives: Employment Generation, National Wealth creation leading to Poverty Removal CONNECTIVITY IS THE KEY Population Management (1.1) www.presidentofindia.nic.in

PURA – Providing Urban Amenities in Rural Areas Telecom Internet e-Governance Tele-medicine Tele-education Ring Road Rail Public Infrastructure Mobile clinic PHYSICAL CONNECTIVITY Warehouse Agro Industries Markets Hospital Micro Power plant ECONOMIC CONNECTIVITY PURA ELECTRONIC CONNECTIVITY Enlightened Citizenship Moral Leadership KNOWLEDGE CONNECTIVITY Schools / Hospitals IRS Imagery for - Land & Crop Mgmt. - Water Mgmt. - Forest Mgmt. - Environment Proactive Health care Coop. Product Mktg. Connectivity is crucial to rural prosperity Isolated actions will not fetch results I have found that our people are ready to adopt to any complex technology or management if we give them opportunity Joint Private – Public Empowered Enterprises 10-30 Village Clusters 100 Crore investment Business Proposition Employment for 3000 persons Beneficiaries: 30,000 people www.presidentofindia.nic.in