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Loading... Target 3 Billion: Innovative Solutions Towards Sustainable Developmentby A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. If someone asked me to name a true life superman, the only name that comes to mind is Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam. He is the only person I know who has truly walked the talk. Even I was not aware of the level and amount of transformation taking place in rural India until I read this book. If the current pace is maintained, India can round out the remaining portions of it's already well rounded entity. no reviews | add a review
With 750 million people living in villages, India has the largest rural population in the world. Based on his Indian experience, Dr Kalam recommends a sustainable and inclusive development system called PURA--Providing Urban Amenities in Rural Areas--to uplift the rural masses not by subsidies but through entrepreneurship with community participation. To make his case, Dr Kalam cites the examples of individuals and institutions, in India and from across the world, who, with an entrepreneurial spirit and a burning desire to make a difference, have successfully generated and tapped into the potential of the rural masses. Fabio Luiz de Oliveira Rosa changed the face of the rural district of Palmares, Brazil, by acquiring for the farmers access to electricity and water, which effect combined with better agricultural methods led to an increase in prosperity and stemmed the migration to the cities The 123-strong Magar clan owned Magarpatta, a 430-acre plot on the outskirts of Pune, Maharashtra. In the 1990s, they organized and set up the Magarpatta city which is now home to over 35,000 residents and a working population of 65,000, and boasts of an IT park. No library descriptions found. |
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Even I was not aware of the level and amount of transformation taking place in rural India until I read this book. If the current pace is maintained, India can round out the remaining portions of it's already well rounded entity.