1. What can I give to my nation?BY
Dr.A.P.J.Abdul Kalam
ADDRESS TO THE NATION BY THE PRESIDENT OF INDIA
DR. A.P.J. ABDUL KALAM
ON THE EVE OF 58TH REPUBLIC DAY
25 January 2007

2. 58th Republic Day of India - 2007
MY GREETINGS TO THE PEOPLE OF INDIA

3. What Shall I talk?

4. Seed Cotton Productivity
India
share of world output is 12%
TARGET : 25%
Employment Generator
460 kg/acre
Causes for low productivity of Cotton
Lack of awareness & Training
Remedial measure
Opening of farmers field school
Arranging supply of genuine fertilizers and pesticides
Training of farmers at Research Station
Monitoring of Cotton crop by agricultural experts
Seed Cotton normal output
Remedial measure
960 kg/acre
Seed Cotton Improved output
Reduced Average Expenditure
Return Increase Rs. 2400/acre to Rs /acre per year

5. Native silk production in North East

6. Development oriented missions: Kali Bein

7. Electricity to all the villages - JYOTI GRAM YOJANA

8. Connected the hearts of people of AP and TN

9. Amrita Sethu

10. Sustainable Development
PHYSICAL CONNECTIVITY
Periyar PURA
SATELLITE VILLAGES
65 villages
1 lakh population
Road connectivity
Internet Kiosk (VKC)
HUB of Periyar PURA
Periyar Maniammai Women's
Engineering College,
Vallam, Tanjore, TN
ELECTRONIC CONNECTIVITY
Leading to
Sustainable Development
SATELLITE VILLAGES

11. Periyar PURA Created 1000 Self Help Groups in 65 villages
Provided Knowledge Connectivity Leading to Economic Connectivity
Periyar PURA
Created 1000 Self Help Groups in 65 villages
Provided Vocational and Skill Development training on
Established Renewable Energy based units
Six percolation ponds and five check dams to harness the rain water amounting to 2.73 lakh cubic meter per year – supporting the irrigation of 300 acres of land
More than 5000 farmers are benefiting
It has brought number of employment generation schemes Health Care services through Mobile Medical Van facility to 65 villages
Periyar PURA Hollow Block training unit – PMCTW, Vallam
Fiber Door making training to Periyar PURA villagers – PMCTW, Vallam
Thanjavur Dist. Collector Visiting the Training program to Periyar PURA villages
Periyar PURA villagers training on Tiles making – PMCTW, Vallam
Vermi Composting
Bio-mass
Power
Solar Power
Periyar PURA - Polio identification camp - Sengipatti
Production Training to Periyar PURA villagers - PMCTW, Vallam
Periyar PURA villagers visit Jatropha curcus Plants ( Bio Diesal )
Connectivity and Employment Generation is the Focus : Leading to Sustainable Development

12. Compensation to the victims of an earthquake in J&K

13. In 1980’s Youth were asking me
“When can I sing the Song of India?”

14. Today, Youth is asking me
What can I give to INDIA?

15. Ascending Economic Trajectory
Ambience in the Nation
Ascending Economic Trajectory
Continuously rising foreign exchange reserve
Increasing domestic investment
Global successes of Indian talents
Global recognition of technological competence
Energy of 540 Million youth
25 Million people of Indian Origin in the world

16. Ambience in the Nation
Developed countries vying to invest in our engineers and Scientists and setting up R&D Centres in India
The distinction between the public and the private sectors and the illusory primacy of one over the other is vanishing
Many young people are creating new enterprises instead of being mere employees.

17. core competence of our nation
Ambience in the Nation
Providing Leadership
for the one billion people with multi-cultural, multi-language and multi-religious background is indeed the
core competence of our nation

18. Ambience in the Nation
Our GDP  US $ 729 billion and poised to grow at 10% annually
AIR TRAVEL is affordable
RAILWAYS is on the growth trajectory
TELE-DENSITY  18%
MOBILE PHONES reaching the common man
ONE INDIA PLAN – Talk to anywhere in India Rs reaching the nation

19. SECTORWISE GROWTH ICT EXPORT - > $ 24 Billion
PHARMA EXPORT - $ 4 Billion (4th in the world)
$ 44 billion automobile industry is growing at the rate of 17% per annum.
Our total export in the last 8 months has crossed $80 billion.