Kannan inaugurates seminar on RD

The Second National Seminar on “Rural Development in India: Prospects and Retrospect” organized by the Department of Economics, St. Joseph’s College was inaugurated Friday by Prof. K. Kannan, Vice-Chancellor, Nagaland University, at St. Joseph’s College, Jakhama.
In his inaugural address, Prof. Kannan stressed that vision for rural development in Northeast India should be based on Vision 2020. He emphasized that a mere vision was not enough but an action plan was also needed and for which he appealed the academic community and students present at the function to study the important document and develop a model for rural development based on technological innovation, keeping in tune with one’s culture.
He also released a book on “Village Development in Northeast India” edited by Komol Singha, and published by Concept Publications, New Delhi. The book contained the papers presented at the first national seminar conducted by the College in 2007.
In his keynote address the guest of honour professor S.K. Mishra, Department of Economics, Northeastern Hill University, Shillong, said that the discussion on rural development should be based on people’s own experiences of rural India. “We should develop our own theories and literature on rural development without neglecting the others the past can offer us some guidelines”, he added.
Fr. Isaac Padinjarekuttu, Principal promised that the College would continue to organize such seminars also in the coming years and thus contribute to discussion on topics that were relevant for the region and the country at large. More than 40 participants from different parts of the country, staff members and students of the Department are attended the seminar.