nVice Chancellors and students of universities can play a major role in achieving the goals of sustainable development goals (SDGs), Chhattisgarh State Planning Commission Vice Chairman Ajay Singh said on Thursday.
He made the comment at a webinar on the topic which drewn 450 participants including Vice Chancellors, Professors of universities and higher educational institutions of the state besides students, an official press release said.
Singh asked the students for their active contribution in achieving the SDGs.
The Chief Minister's advisor, Pradeep Sharma, spoke about the development of SDG and its potential in the state. He informed about compatibility with the plans of the government, the press release said.
AIIMS Director Dr Nitin Nagarkar called the meeting a timely and important effort.
The Vice Chancellor of Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya (IGKV), Dr Sanjay Patil, said 11 goals of SDG agenda are related to agriculture which will provide an opportunity to work in the field of public welfare in this sector.
He said that scientists of IGKV have developed a biofortified variety of grains which will help in reducing the problem of malnutrition.