Panaji, 11.12.2023

Governor of Goa Shri P.S. Sreedharan Pillai attended the launch of “Viksit Bharat @ 2047 - Voice of Youth” initiative at New Durbar Hall, Raj Bhavan, Dona Paula, today, 11.12.2023. “Viksit Bharat @ 2047 - Voice of Youth” initiative was formulated in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision to actively involve the youth of the country in the formulation of national plans, priorities and goals of the country. It was launched nationally by the Prime Minister today via video conferencing, during which, he addressed the Vice Chancellors of Universities, Heads of Institutes and faculty members in workshops organized at Raj Bhawans across the country to mark the beginning of the initiative.

Speaking at the launch event held at Raj Bhavan, Governor Sreedharan Pillai said that the initiative will provide a platform to the youth of the country to contribute ideas to the vision of ‘Viksit Bharat @ 2047’. 

Highlighting the efforts of the Prime Minister, the Governor said ‘Viksit Bharat@2047’ is a mission to make India a developed nation by 2047, the 100th year of its independence. “The Prime Minister considers the young generation as a deposit for the bright future of our country. The Prime Minister is committed to make the country viksit by 2047. He is expecting all of us to contribute as much as possible to achieve that goal. The students’ community has a bigger role to play in this mission,” he said.

Calling on the heads of the educational institutions and the students to shed the approach based on colonial mindset, the Governor said that it is important to believe in our own potentials and skills. “India is now the fifth largest economy in the world. We have surpassed the Briton, which had once colonized us. We could achieve it because we gave importance to education. We can be the largest economy in the world if we move ahead in the right direction,” he said, and added that the youngsters should draw inspiration from our own leaders and the heroes of our freedom movement.       

The Governor further said that Raj Bhavan will always be there to support the educational institutions in the State for all their endeavors to make the country developed by 2047.   

As part of the program, two panel discussions were held on different topics. A session on "Innovation, Science & Technology" was attended by Prof. Harilal B. Menon, Vice-Chanceller, Goa University; Prof. O.R. Jaiswal, Director, NIT Goa; Prof. B.K. Mishra, Director, IIT Goa; and Prof. Suman Kundu, Director, BITS Pilani, Goa Campus. Another session on “How t Engage Youth in Contribution towards Viksit Bharat@2047” was attended by Professor Dr. Prita Mallya, Principal, Damodar College of Commerce & Economics, Margao; Dr. Malapati K. Janarthanam, Rtd. Professor, Goa University; Vikas Pissurlekar, Principal, PES College of Arts and Science, Farmagudi, Ponda; and Professor (Dr.) Manoj S. Kamat, Principal, DCT’s SS Dempo College of Commerce and Economics, Cujira, Bambolim.

Shri M. R. M. Rao IAS, Secretary to Governor, and Shri Prasad Lolayekar IAS, Secretary, Education, were present at the program. Students, faculty members and principals of various educational institutions from across the State also attended the program.

Earlier, speaking at the launch virtually, the Prime Minister thanked all the Governors for organizing the program for the development of Viksit Bharat. He lauded their contributions of bringing together all the stakeholders who hold the responsibility of guiding the youth of the nation in accomplishing the goal of Viksit Bharat 2047. Prime Minister Modi highlighted the role of educational institutions in the personality development of an individual and said that a nation becomes developed only with the development of its people.

The Prime Minister said that in the life of any nation, history provides a time period when the nation can make exponential strides in its development journey. For India, “This Amrit Kaal is ongoing” and “this is the period in the history of India when the country is going to take a quantum leap”. He gave examples of many nearby countries that took such a quantum jump in a set timeframe and turned into developed nations. “For India, this is the time, right time (Yahi Samay hai, Sahi Samay hai)”, he said, adding that each and every moment of this Amrit Kaal should be utilized.

Concluding the address, the Prime Minister underlined that the roadmap of progress will not be decided by the government alone but by the nation. “Every citizen of the country will have input and active participation in it”, Shri Modi said.

 

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