Madhya Pradesh Governor OP Kohli here on Thursday called upon youths to make better use of their education with complete dedication and a concern for the society to put India among the ranks of developed nations in the world. Addressing annual convocation ceremony of the Devi Ahilya university here, the Governor said in this era of globalization we are confronted with various new challenges. Given increasing competitiveness in the present era, expansion of higher education is of utmost importance to counter these challenges, he said.
Heaping praise on Devi Ahilya university, Kohli said the DAVV is not only a prestigious university of the state but enjoys its reputation at the national level as well. DAVV is the first university in the state, which has been awarded with A Grade by the NAAC but now further efforts needed to make this university at par with international universities. For this we need to link this university with the top and good universities of the world, the Governor said.
Stressing the need for expansion of higher education in the country, Kohli said that steps should be taken to enable deprived youth to have access with the higher education. Talking about the youth power of the country, he said India is the only country in the world where youths constitute half of its population and it is high time we must harness power of these youths for the progress and prosperity of the country. He called for making youths of the country get associated with the social issues and interests as an education without social interests is incomplete.
Talking about the demonetisation, he asked youths to take a resolve to inspire at least 10 youths for cashless transactions.
Chairing the convocation ceremony, GlA University, Mathura vice-chancellor and former president of the Indian University Association. Prof D S Chouhan said the quality of education in India is better than many countries and if we increase budgets of our universities to twice or thrice of the existing budget, the Indian universities in all likelihood would find its place among the best universities of the world.
Emphasing on the expansion of Indian regional and mother languages, Chouhan said with the knowledge of mother language, one can express one's emotions and thoughts in a better way. On the occasion, the Governor also gave away gold and silver medals to university students excelling in their respective streams for the academic sessions 2012-13 and 2013-14 respectively, besides awarding certificates to the research scholars.