Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Saturday the Centre had plans and projects for Uttar Pradesh but awaited approval from the state government for execution. Singh said his government would do all it could for the rapid industrialisation of the state and the city of Kanpur. He said the power crisis in the state was severe and detrimental to industrial growth.
The Centre, had finalised proposals for several major power projects in the state, two of them around Kanpur. Work will begin when the state government considers these proposals and gives approval
At IIT Kanpur, where he delivered the convocation address, Singh showed concern at the brain drain from India. He reminded students that they were morally bound to pay back the people of the country, which was still burdened with poverty, hunger and disease and advised not to give birth to these kinds of incidents like brain drain.
He gave importance to scientific innovations for sustainable development in agriculture, health care and energy. He said the IITs must collaborate with one another and the corporate sector for research.
Singh stressed higher education so that a pool of quality teachers could be developed. And he said the government was planning to set up a National Council for Higher Education and Research.
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