1. Pondicherry - a Uniquely Open Economy
4 Regions in 3 states;
Land areas – non contiguous – Several enclaves in a particular states
Balanced Men and Women ratio
900 kms.
Economy determined not only by its own policies but those of neighboring state
650 kms.
Surface and ground water use
Agriculture and land use
All factors of production – Labor, Capital, technology an d natural resources
Financial inflows.
Dependency for basic requirements – milk, fruits, vegetables etc.,
Growing trends towards clustering of Rural areas into Urban
150kms.
Need for Extensive Collaborative mechanisms for
Sustained economic growth

2. Electronic and knowledge Connectivity Everywhere
Pondicherry - Goals
100 % Literacy
100% employment
Health care within
reach
Electronic and knowledge Connectivity Everywhere
Lifting the 15% of people, who are below the poverty line is the mission.
Consolidate and expand Core strengths: Small size, Progressive industrial policies, well developed industrial environment
The per capita income of Pondicherry is about Rs. 40,000? Can we double it in the next five years.
Yanam, Mahe, Karaikal and Pondicherry to have balanced, integrated and sustained growth

3. Missions for Pondicherry
Literacy, Education and Health
PURA
Waste Land Development
Intensive Commercial Agriculture
Integrated Water Resource management
Renewable Energies
ICT
Tourism
Fisheries and Aqua Culture
Value added Garment industry

4. Pondicherry Government can facilitate this as a movement
Mission 1 : 100 % Literacy
Target:
By 2009 – achieve 100% literacy
About 1.8 lakh people to be educated
Resources:
Schools – 894
One Central University with 40 affiliated colleges
The Medical college
Action Plan
Launch a Literacy mission and movement with students participation:
20,000 college students and 80,000 high school students to take a mission to train at least three persons to read and write.
Pondicherry Government can facilitate this as a movement

5. Mission 1: VALUE BASED CREATIVE EDUCATION
NATIONAL MISSION
DEVELOPMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCE WITH VALUE SYSTEM AND ENTREPRENEURIAL FOCUS
EDUCATION
RAJU MODEL
PREMJI (APF) MODEL
Tele Education MODEL
Character Buildup (3-5 yrs of age as intake)
Literacy Improvement from School Dropout
By Accelerated Learning through Computers
Tele Education Delivery System, (RB),
Vocational Training
3 Models focusing on skills and values.
Need to inject a dimension of entrepreneurship
Use of IT for Tele-Education will provide speedy multiplier effect for delivery of the above to large number of people in our country.
ENLIGHTENED CITIZENS
Virtual University
Village Panchayat Knowledge Centers
School Dropouts
~35% ~Nil