President Pranab Mukherjee at the 4th Annual Convocation of IIM, Raipur.
Raipur:
Citing Centre's Jan Dhan Yojana and 'Ease of Doing business' initiatives, President Pranab Mukherjee today said concerted and determined efforts were needed to renew India to realise Mahatma Gandhi's dream of "swachh and samarth bharat".
Addressing the fourth convocation of Indian Institute of Management (IIM) in Raipur, he emphasised on preparing a large pool of skilled manpower to drive country's rapid economic growth.
"The government has launched important initiatives like Swachh Bharat Mission, Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao, Jan Dhan Yojana, Make in India, Ease of Doing Business, Clean Ganga campaign etc.
"A concerted and determined effort to renew India, bolstered by ideas and imagination of a premier institution like IIM, Raipur, can help our nation realise Gandhiji's dream of a Swachh and Samarth Bharat," the President said.
Mr Mukherjee said education enriches lives, advances thinking, propagates new thought and enhances human capacity.
"Given that knowledge will spur growth in the future, it is essential that we prepare a large pool of skilled and capable manpower who can drive rapid economic growth of our country and enable us deal with poverty, deprivation and backwardness," the President said.
He said most prosperous societies have built their economic success on the foundation of a sound education system and rich culture of research.
Mr Mukherjee said setting up of more and more institutions to impart higher education is important.
"It is however equally essential that the education imparted to our students is of a high quality. The government is also taking proactive steps to ensure that students receive the required knowledge and skills that are essential to meet new needs," he said.
The government along with the Indian Banks Association is also revising guidelines for ensuring financial support to each potential student so that no one is denied of higher education, the President said.
"This will empower meritorious students from low income groups benefit from quality education available at premier institutes such as IIMs," the President said.
He said institutions of higher education have to promote a culture of excellence and develop core competencies.
"The students of today would be engaged in their lifetime in jobs that perhaps do not even exist now. They have to be taught critical skills and transferable competencies. They have to be infused with qualities of creative-thinking and problem-solving," Mr Mukherjee said.
He said the nation invests in its institutions and universities because students are country's future.
"Students, in turn, have an important responsibility, not just to themselves and their families but also to this country and its people. I am confident that the students who have earned their degrees today will take part in nation-building in a meaningful way," the President said.
Mr Mukherjee said the country's youth are the future stewards of this nation.
"If the targets of eradication of poverty, health for all, education for all, power for all and higher living standards are to be achieved in the near future, it is our youth who must rise to the challenge," he said.
Chhattisgarh Governor Balramji Das Tandon, Chief Minister Raman Singh and other dignitaries were present during the function.
Addressing the fourth convocation of Indian Institute of Management (IIM) in Raipur, he emphasised on preparing a large pool of skilled manpower to drive country's rapid economic growth.
"The government has launched important initiatives like Swachh Bharat Mission, Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao, Jan Dhan Yojana, Make in India, Ease of Doing Business, Clean Ganga campaign etc.
"A concerted and determined effort to renew India, bolstered by ideas and imagination of a premier institution like IIM, Raipur, can help our nation realise Gandhiji's dream of a Swachh and Samarth Bharat," the President said.
Mr Mukherjee said education enriches lives, advances thinking, propagates new thought and enhances human capacity.
"Given that knowledge will spur growth in the future, it is essential that we prepare a large pool of skilled and capable manpower who can drive rapid economic growth of our country and enable us deal with poverty, deprivation and backwardness," the President said.
He said most prosperous societies have built their economic success on the foundation of a sound education system and rich culture of research.
Mr Mukherjee said setting up of more and more institutions to impart higher education is important.
"It is however equally essential that the education imparted to our students is of a high quality. The government is also taking proactive steps to ensure that students receive the required knowledge and skills that are essential to meet new needs," he said.
The government along with the Indian Banks Association is also revising guidelines for ensuring financial support to each potential student so that no one is denied of higher education, the President said.
"This will empower meritorious students from low income groups benefit from quality education available at premier institutes such as IIMs," the President said.
He said institutions of higher education have to promote a culture of excellence and develop core competencies.
"The students of today would be engaged in their lifetime in jobs that perhaps do not even exist now. They have to be taught critical skills and transferable competencies. They have to be infused with qualities of creative-thinking and problem-solving," Mr Mukherjee said.
He said the nation invests in its institutions and universities because students are country's future.
"Students, in turn, have an important responsibility, not just to themselves and their families but also to this country and its people. I am confident that the students who have earned their degrees today will take part in nation-building in a meaningful way," the President said.
Mr Mukherjee said the country's youth are the future stewards of this nation.
"If the targets of eradication of poverty, health for all, education for all, power for all and higher living standards are to be achieved in the near future, it is our youth who must rise to the challenge," he said.
Chhattisgarh Governor Balramji Das Tandon, Chief Minister Raman Singh and other dignitaries were present during the function.
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