Corporate India to push technology for inclusive growth

Corporates from India are ready to take the agenda of inclusive growth.

During the press conference held by the Conference of Indian Industry (CII), Sunil Bharti Mittal, CII President and Chairman of Bharti Enterprises, asks for skill development of socially disadvantaged classes.

He is currently in a mission to New York (the United States) to promote the Incredible India brand. He also informed the press about the corporate initiatives carried out in India in the area of education.

He added that if technology - be it IT and ITES or telecom - had helped fuel the growth of the Indian economy, it's once again technology that has to be leveraged to ensure equitable growth.

CII's Chief Mentor, Mr Tarun Das, has taken special interest in ensuring that youth from rural and disadvantaged sections achieve a special set of skills that open up new employment opportunities for them.

Source: i4D

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"Corporate World's Rural india Adventure"

Author: santakar chelapila

Time: 27.09.2007 13:21

Comment: Friends! While appreciating the desire of the corporate world to create more jobs for the rural youth in India , I would wish if the corporate world could have a clear understanding of the rural India . Rural India is not opening Mals or market linkages like that of Reliance or a few other companies but more than that . Opportunioty for the youth need to be based on their very environment . Hence whenever the need of upgrading their skill comes into discussion their participation in the rural economy should be examined and explored in detail . They would prefer to have the skills on how to increase their production in agriculture , hurticulture , Diary , Goatery and so on. No master plan would work for all . Every place should have its own planning. Places should be identified on the basis of their scope in giving a scope for the maximum employment generation rather than taking an assumpsion to carry out any particular programme . Hope they must have thought of it before I could write .
Hoping the best to happen for India .
with regards
Ch.Santakar
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