(MENAFN- KNN India) To reaffirm the commitment of stakeholders towards its vision objectives, India@75 launched a weeklong celebration from August 8 to 14 the eve of our Independence Day.
It was launched in association with CII to commemorate the birth anniversary of visionary late professor CK Prahalad.
India@75 week will facilitate an introspection of India's march towards achievement of the vision objectives with specific focus on need for an innovative approach to achieve the ambitious targets.
The week is proposed to bring a mélange of views on a single platform so as to promote deep informal interactions enabling stakeholders to participate, collaborate and leverage each other's knowledge, experience, skills and the much needed professionalism.
The programme will be an integration of activities covering the vision elements of India@75 and provide a platform for people to connect, collaborate, co- create and celebrate through numerous on line and off line activities.
The week began with a confab in Mumbai on "Building an inclusive India € Harnessing the Demographic Dividend". The confab provided a platform for youth from different backgrounds to listen and interact with some of the best minds from corporate and government. It focused on the need for action in the various elements of India@75, and deliberated on some of the positive powers that need to be nurtured in making India@75 a movement of committed and passionate people with the urge, energy and eagerness in participating and helping India become a developed nation by 2022.
At the launching ceremony, Past President CII and Chairman, India@75 Foundation, Adi Godrej said India@75 has uniquely positioned itself so as to make innovative interventions for bridging the gaps in the endeavours of the government, industry and private players for skill development, entrepreneurship and employment generation to translate India's demographic profile into dividend not only for India but globally.
Chairman, NSDA & NSDC, Subramaniam Ramadorai said "To meet the aspirations of the youth and to realize our full potential we have to be ready with a skilled and talented human pool. To 'skill India' is hence a national imperative and India@75 must make it happen".
Chairman, CII Council on India@75, Rajan Navani pointed out that besides skill development and vocational training there is an urgent need to create synergy in the higher education curriculum and ever evolving industry requirements to enable millions of graduates in the country to be industry ready.
"Besides working on pilots for adult urban illiterates, India@75 has also been working towards introduction of experiential learning in India. This will not only create job and entrepreneurial opportunities but will make our higher education system more meaningful towards harnessing the demographic dividend."
Beginning with the confab in Mumbai, India@75 will organise several initiatives across the country during the week.
These includes Freedom Ride in Gurgaon; 'Role of Innovation in Achieving Vison of India@75 for a Developed India by 2022' in New Delhi; Game-a-thon in Pune; Conclave in Kolkata to discuss 'The Importance of Youth Entrepreneurship in shaping India's economy' and Pro Bono Workshop in Chennai.
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