Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University on Thursday celebrated its golden jubilee here with Governor Shekhar Dutt presiding over the function.Former Chairman of the Nuclear Power Corporation of India ltd and vice chancellor of Kashmir Central University Dr Srikumar Banerjee attended the function as a chief guest.SM Agrawal, former Vice Chancellor of the Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University attended the university’s Foundation Day function as a special guest.
Former vice chancellors and registrars of the university who had played a key role in the development of the university were felicitated on the occasion.Gold medals were awarded to the best students.Addressing the gathering, Dutt said the university has excelled during its 50 years of journey and the vision of the great personalities who played a role in building the institution are clearly visible.
Claiming that India has emerged as world’s third largest economy, the Governor said time has come to analyse further the overall economic situation of the country .He said although 70 per cent of the country’s population are linked to agriculture but the contribution of this sector to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has remained only at 14 per cent.“There is a need for bringing a change in this status and systematic planning is needed to increase the share of Farm Sector in the GDP,’’ Dutt remarked.
Former Director of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre ( BARC ) and former Chairman of the Nuclear Power Corporation of India ltd Dr Srikumar Banerjee said Indian economy has been moving fast and purchasing power of people have increased.The global market has shown interest in Indian economy, he said. However our country needs to emerge in the area of innovation, production and construction, Banerjee said.There is a need for encouraging innovation with the use of science and technology. Science and technology plays the role of a catalyst for overall development, he said.