India 2020Presented by :
Goel & Company
Ludhiana
Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high
Where knowledge is free
Where the world has not been broken up into fragments
Where words come out from the depth of truth
Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way
Agenda
India At a Glance
Education & Healthcare
Agriculture
Infrastructure
Critical Technologies
Information & Communication Technology
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India at a GlanceGEOGRAPHY• India occupies a major portion of the south Asian subcontinent• Area 3.3 Million sq. km• 28 States and 7 Union Territories
PEOPLE• India's population, as on 1 March 2011 stood at 1,210,193,422 (623.7 million males and
586.4 million females)• There are 22 different languages that have been recognized by the Constitution of India• Hindus constituted the majority with 80.5%, Muslims came second at 13.4%, followed
by Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, and others
GOVERNMENT• Secular Democratic Republic with a Parliamentary system of Government
NATIONAL DAYS• 26th January (Republic Day)• 15th August (Independence Day)• 2nd October (Gandhi Jayanti; Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday)
Source : Government of India Website
Education and Healthcare
• Better Sanitary conditions in villages
• Clean Drinking Water for all
• Eradication of Illiteracy
• Provision of social security
• Health for all
Agriculture
• Agriculture to become a significant contributor of India’s GDP
• India self sufficient in all agricultural products
• Improvements in agricultural implements, machinery, plastics, water technologies, agrochemicals and fertilizers
• Food Security for all
Infrastructure
Housing for all with urban amenities in rural areas
Interlining of rivers
Better road infrastructure
24x7 power for all
Clean generation of Power (Solar Wind)
Critical Technologies
India to witness growth in nuclear technology, space technology and defence technology
Information and Communication Technology
• India to become the Information Technology capital of world• Use of Information Technology within India for tele-education, tele-
medicine and e-governance
Thank You !!
"We owe a lot to the Indians, who taught us how to count, without which no worthwhile scientific discovery could have been made.“ ~ Albert Einstein
"India is, the cradle of the human race, the birthplace of human speech, the mother of history, the grandmother of legend, and the great grand mother of tradition. our most valuable and most instructive materials in the history of man are treasured up in India only.“ ~ Mark Twain
"There is no book in the world that is so thrilling, stirring and inspiring as the Upanishads.“ ~ Max Muller, German Scholar