Kalam stresses need for knowledge mission in NE

Aizwal, Oct 17 (UNI) President APJ Abdul Kalam has stressed the need for a knowledge mission for overall development of North Eastern region.

Speaking at the second convocation of Mizoram University here last evening, Dr Kalam urged academicians to chalk out a comprehensive plan for development of education infrastructure in the region.

''Knowledge mission in the region would create entrepreneurs and decrease the number of job seekers by 2020,''Dr Kalam said.

He said he had taken up knowledge promotion programmes from the first day after assuming office.

Dr Kalam focused on two areas in his Vision Document 2020 --Providing Urban Amenities in Rural Areas (PURA) and Value-based Education system.

''I created a seperate development document for NE states like Mizoram, Sikkim, Asom and Tripura, which I have shared with the respective governments on several ocssaion, and most of them have already been taken up by various agencies,'' Dr Kalam added.

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