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President Patil asks NRIs to participate in social welfare programmes | President Pratibha Patil has asked NRIs in Nicosia to participate in social welfare programmes launched
by the Indian government, especially the education and health care sectors which are essential pillars of a society. "We are expanding our education and health
care sectors as essential pillars for building a human resource that is educated
and healthy," Patil said at a reception hosted for her by Indian High Commissioner
to Cyprus, Ashok Kumar, on Saturday. Patil told the members of Indian community
gathered at the event that the government has taken up social welfare programmes
in whose implementation, civil society and NGOs are important parties. "This is
another field in which Indians abroad can play a role. I hope that you will support
these efforts," Patil said. Patil, who is the first Indian head of state to visit
the island nation in two decades, said India has established its place as a major
player in the Information Technology sector and its stature is growing in the
emerging global order. "I am confident that in this journey, the Indian diaspora
will be active participants," she said. "We are undertaking a large-scale expansion
of infrastructure in India, which opens numerous opportunities for investment...
India is also a large market in which the middle class has been growing. This
makes it an attractive market," she added. |
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