[mpisgmedia] JnNURM: NASSCOM explains 'mission'; proposes more Chandigarhs

INDIA INC UNROLLS ITS PRESCRIPTION FOR FM'S CONSIDERATION
NASSCOM calls for boosting higher education

Corporate Bureau
Posted online: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 at 0000 hours IST

New delhi, jan 9: nasscom president Kiran Karnik on monday called upon
the government to accord the same status and importance to higher
education as is being given to primary education.
Suggesting ways to do so, Mr Karnik said a national mission on higher
education could be set up ...
To start with, the size of the fund, which would promote innovation, could
be rs 100 crore, he said. "Government acts as a backup and creates an
appealing atmosphere for investment," he said...
The Nassccom president and the only representative of the it industry in
Monday's pre-budget meeting with finance minister P Chidambaram ...
Stressing the development of urban infrastructure, Mr Karnik said that as
part of the urban renewal mission, the emphasis should be laid on creating
new townships in the same way as townships like Chandigarh were created
years ago...

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