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