| India, a land of diverse culture and religion is on its | | | | the presentation and each region as a whole was |
| way to development. Being a land with different | | | | expected to have a holistic approach and vision to |
| religions, languages, and cultures, India stands unique | | | | make progress in those sectors of core competence |
| amidst the Asian countries, still on her way to be a | | | | and to converge together at a national sphere |
| developed nation. The whole nation is running after | | | | through a healthy relationship of sharing the fruits of |
| solutions for the country's development. A nation's | | | | their knowledge and core competence together. A |
| development and prosperity lies in the hands of its | | | | better example was provided by taking up the |
| citizens. Each individual has to be developed; as they | | | | Southern region, comprising Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, |
| are the one who makes the society and these | | | | east Kerala and southern Andhra Pradesh. They have |
| societies makes a nation. Now it's widely accepted | | | | the core expertise in agro-based industries, |
| that the individual development is vital for a nation's | | | | biotechnology, information technology, and BPO |
| development. | | | | sectors. Thus establishing a perfect example for the |
| Our former President APJ Abdul Kalam recently | | | | region based development in our country; Kalam |
| explained his ideas on federalism through a | | | | expressed his views on the requirements of quality |
| PowerPoint presentation at the 4th International | | | | leadership and healthy relationship between the |
| Conference on Federalism. Explaining his ideas to the | | | | regions. Innovative ideas are to be considered for the |
| 1000 delegates that included heads of states, Kalam | | | | country's welfare with 'development' as the main goal. |
| insisted on a region based development to sustain | | | | Now the whole nation is all set to welcome the new |
| the economic growth of our country. 'Even though | | | | region-based development along with the promise for |
| India consists of 28 states which are multi-religious, | | | | a well developed nation. |
| multi-lingual and multi-cultural with a federal structure, | | | | In our former President's view, India required quality |
| our growth has to be region based. As our rivers, | | | | leadership and the regions should share their |
| hills, climate, minerals are region based development | | | | infrastructure and knowledge among each other to |
| schemes also must be region based', he said. | | | | reduce disparities among themselves. This, in turn, will |
| The concept 'Region based development', expects | | | | help reduce conflicts between the states and |
| more concentration on a specific region, focused on | | | | thereby help in attaining the non-linear growth. The |
| the development of that region, thereby promoting | | | | purpose is to ensure that the commonly- shared |
| national development. To make the idea clear and | | | | socio, economic and cultural virtues of the nation is |
| more practical, Kalam categorized India into seven | | | | fully realized without any dilution. Focus on the |
| regions- Northern, Western, Gangetic, North-East, | | | | region-based development is on its way to make the |
| Deccan, Southern and the Coastal. The core | | | | dream come true, a developed India in the near |
| competence of each region was brought out through | | | | future. |