1. A Development Model Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam by At
Seminar on Alternative Strategies of Development
RCVP Noronha Academy of Administration and Management
Bhopal
10 AUG 2004

2. Our National Mission – Challenges
We are one billion+ people
600,000 villages with
700 millions people
260 million are below poverty line ( 60 million are unemployed)
How to uplift?
Integrated,
Simultaneous,
Connected
Actions
Habitat
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Education
Employment
Market connectivity
Quality of Life
PURA – Providing Urban Amenities in Rural Areas
Target : 7000 PURAs

3. INTEGRATED ACTION FOR DEVELOPMENT
“Education
for
All”
Agricultural & Agro food Processing industries
MISSION OBJECTIVES
EMPLOYMENT GENERATION
&
RURAL PROSPERITY
Infrastructural facilities (Water &Energy)
Health Care – Nutritional Security
Potential for Industrial Growth – Geo Strategic Initiatives
Mission objectives:
Employment Generation,
National Wealth creation leading to Poverty Removal
CONNECTIVITY IS THE KEY
Population Management (1.1)

4. PURA – Providing Urban Amenities in Rural Areas
Telecom
Internet
e-Governance
Tele-medicine
Tele-education
Ring Road
Rail
Public Infrastructure
Mobile clinic
PHYSICAL CONNECTIVITY
Warehouse
Agro Industries
Markets
Hospital
Micro Power plant
ECONOMIC CONNECTIVITY
PURA
ELECTRONIC CONNECTIVITY
Enlightened Citizenship
Moral Leadership
KNOWLEDGE CONNECTIVITY
Schools / Hospitals
IRS Imagery for
- Land & Crop Mgmt.
- Water Mgmt.
- Forest Mgmt.
- Environment
Proactive Health care
Coop. Product Mktg.
Connectivity is crucial to rural prosperity
Isolated actions will not fetch results
I have found that our people are ready to adopt to any complex technology or management if we give them opportunity
Joint Private – Public Empowered
Enterprises
10-30 Village Clusters
100 Crore investment
Business Proposition
Employment for 3000 persons
Beneficiaries: 30,000 people