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| Events organised by
MSSRF - October 2004 |
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Programme of launching
the Indian Space Research Organization
- M S Swaminathan Research Foundation |
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| Village Resource Centres
[VRC] |
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| Prime Minister's Address |
October
18 2004 |
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| Shri Nair,
Shri Prithiviraj Chauhanji, Distinguished
Ladies and Gentlemen, |
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 We
live in a world where human knowledge is
increasing at an unprecedented phase, something
that was not imaginable even two decades
ago. Thanks to modern developments in Science
and Technology, it is possible, as never
before in human history, to ensure that
chronic poverty, ignorance and disease do
not have to be the lot of a majority of
humankinds. In our own country, thanks to
the visionary leadership provided by Pandit.
Jawaharlal Nehru, we have laid emphasis
on the development of Science and Technology
and Institutions of excellence in Science
and Technology, right from our independence
day. And among the various institutions
created since independence, no department
or no institution has brought great Florence
and credit to our country than our Space
Programme. Our Space Programme has many
firsts to its credit. For this I commend
Shri.Nair and all his colleagues who have
displayed commitment to excellence and social
relevance of an exemplary variety. |
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| I sincerely
hope that the Department of Space, which
is performing the role of a role model -
its example will be emulated elsewhere in
our government system, and outside in the
rest of our economy and polity. |
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| India lives
in villages and therefore unless we take
the benefits of modern science and technology
to our villages, we cannot get rid of the
mass poverty, which has afflicted millions
and millions of our people for centuries.
And the Space application of the last two
or three decades, now make it possible that
we can address the problems of low productivity
of agriculture, inefficient use of our land,
water and air resources and in the process,
also bring the benefit of modern medicine,
modern educational technologies to the remotest
part of our country. I commend and I congratulate
our Shri.Nair and all his associates in
the space programme and my esteemed friend
and colleague Dr. M.S.Swaminathan for having
combined together yet another saga of adventure
and enterprise to take the benefit of modern
technology for the development of India's
villages. This is a most innovative programme
- "Village Resource Development Programme"
and what I have seen today, I think it convinces
me that we can look forward in the years
to come a vigorous national effort to improve
agricultural productivity, to improve agricultural
yields, to launch a new programme for control
of pests and diseases, which have remained
unamenabless to any realistic solutions,
and at the same time to ensure that through
distant education we can not only modernize
our school system of education but also
make a more frontal attack on adult illiteracy.
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| Finally,
health care is one area where as a nation
we have to do a lot more. And health care
at the primary level in our villages is
something, which requires urgent attention.
And here the use of modern telemedicine
technologies makes it possible as never
before to make the benefit of modern medical
advances within the reach of our village
communities. So here we have an instance
where science and applications are truly
being used to improve the human condition,
where it is most needed. Therefore, I'm
very happy to be associated with this today's
new programme launch jointly by our Space
Department and Dr.M.S.Swaminathan'ss Research
Foundation to use modern science and technology
for amelioration of the living condition,
for bringing new ray of hope and achievement
to the lives of millions and millions of
our countrymen and countrywomen who live
in distant villages. I therefore congratulate
all those who have been associated with
this wonderful programme. |
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| May their
path be blessed. |
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| Visit :
ISRO
MSSRF Brochure |
| Visit :
Press
Release |
| Visit :
Prof
M.S.Swaminathan's Speech |
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