Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that education that ensures welfare is true education. Technical education in the State would be expanded. Remarkable progress had been made in improving water, power and road sectors in the State. Now, attention needs to be paid to education, health and industries sectors so that technically capable youths of India can display their talents in entire world.
The Chief Minister was laying the foundation stone of Rs300 crore Narsee Monjee Institute of Management and Science (NMIMS) at Indore today. He claimed his Government had brought Madhya Pradesh out of Bimaru category and placed in the category of “front ranking States”. The State was getting Krishi Karman Award from Central Government for consecutive third year for excellence in agriculture sector.
The award has been received for this year also, which is a matter of pride for state’s people and government. Chouhan said that vocational education should be made competitive. Madhya Pradesh government is committed in this regard. Several national level educational institutions like NMIMS are keen to open their branches in the state. This institution has been opened in the same series.
The Chief Minister said that Indians were living in every country. Indian made outstanding contribution to all major countries including America, specially in medical. Urban Development and Environment Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya said that NMIMS University was a social service sector institution. It had done a number of outstanding works in education sector. The university has 22 colleges where 40 thousand students are studying. It is a non-profit institution imparting quality education. Chairman of NMIMS Amrish Patel was born at Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh).