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The Righteous Life: The Very Best of A.P.J. Abdul Kalam QUOTES

81 " Removing red tapism and favoritism in higher education and research administration and management is of utmost importance. We need to empower universities, both government funded and private, to promote research and enable them to improve research infrastructure. "

― A.P.J. Abdul Kalam , The Righteous Life: The Very Best of A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

82 " We need to achieve an Ease of Doing Business index to less than 50 compared to its present level of 132. (China is at 91). "

― A.P.J. Abdul Kalam , The Righteous Life: The Very Best of A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

83 " it is essential for the nation to implement the e-governance process fast. While doing this, we must also have a quantitative measure of the impact of e-governance on our society. Every year, we must be able to measure the number of people who have been touched by the benefits of e-governance. "

― A.P.J. Abdul Kalam , The Righteous Life: The Very Best of A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

84 " Inclusive growth-oriented policies will bring equitable, inclusive growth and level socio-economic imbalances in society which will remove socio-economic and political alienation and reduce Naxalist and Maoist tendencies. Developmental politics instead of political politics will also reduce the prevalent bitter political alienation. "

― A.P.J. Abdul Kalam , The Righteous Life: The Very Best of A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

85 " The passing of the Right to Education Act 2009, the Right to Information Act 2005, and the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 are some examples of the effective functioning of the legislative system. "

― A.P.J. Abdul Kalam , The Righteous Life: The Very Best of A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

86 " Members of Parliament are eligible for allocation of constituency development fund (MPLADS) of 5 crore every year. "

― A.P.J. Abdul Kalam , The Righteous Life: The Very Best of A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

87 " Some of the key accomplishments of the executive system have been the time-bound realization of the metro railway system in Delhi; the successful, though partial, implementation of e-governance models in certain states, bringing about substantial transparency in the system; a working model of the railway reservation system; the virtual university initiatives of the three 150-year-old universities of the country, namely Madras, Calcutta and Mumbai; and the healthcare services provided through the Yeshaswini scheme. Innovative monitoring systems for electrical energy generation and distribution, leading to the reduction of losses and pilferage, have made a few state electricity boards profitable institutions. "

― A.P.J. Abdul Kalam , The Righteous Life: The Very Best of A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

88 " Sunderbans is south Asia’s largest ‘carbon sink’—it mops up carbon dioxide— "

― A.P.J. Abdul Kalam , The Righteous Life: The Very Best of A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

89 " We are in a good state with respect to generation of wind energy. Within the last decade, we have reached a capacity of generating over 11,000 MW through large scale wind farms. With this experience, it is possible to enhance our capacity to 45,000 MW by using low wind energy windmills by 2030. "

― A.P.J. Abdul Kalam , The Righteous Life: The Very Best of A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

90 " The judgements of the Supreme Court and some high courts are now available on the Internet. This step has considerably relieved the agony of the litigants and also enables others to use these judgements in their areas of interest. This is a giant step towards transparency. It is essential that all other courts in the country also follow this model. They need to be facilitated by the law ministry, the state governments and the higher judiciary in these endeavours. In addition to this, landmark directions from the Supreme Court on the use of CNG, and the interlinking of rivers will also have a large impact on the welfare of the society. "

― A.P.J. Abdul Kalam , The Righteous Life: The Very Best of A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

91 " Dr Nanaji Deshmukh. He was instrumental in making eighty villages ‘litigation free’ through the DRI (Deendayal Research Institute). This was a successful experiment for resolving disputes within families and within villages. "

― A.P.J. Abdul Kalam , The Righteous Life: The Very Best of A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

92 " it is possible to create a corruption-free society by enlisting good human beings, and spreading the message of their success. "

― A.P.J. Abdul Kalam , The Righteous Life: The Very Best of A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

93 " One of our nation’s biggest challenges is the upliftment of the 270 million people who are below the poverty line. They need housing, food, healthcare, and they need education and employment, which will enable them to lead a good life. Our GDP is oscillating between 4-6 per cent per annum, whereas economists suggest that to uplift the people living below the poverty line, our economy has to grow at the rate of 10 per cent per annum consistently for over a decade. "

― A.P.J. Abdul Kalam , The Righteous Life: The Very Best of A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

94 " There are five areas where India has core competencies for integrated action: (1) Agriculture and food processing (2) Reliable and quality electric power, surface transport and infrastructure for all parts of the country (3) Education and healthcare (4) Information and communication technology (5) Strategic sectors "

― A.P.J. Abdul Kalam , The Righteous Life: The Very Best of A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

95 " No country has so far implemented an e-governance system for over one billion people. Therefore, it is a big challenge for us. "

― A.P.J. Abdul Kalam , The Righteous Life: The Very Best of A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

96 " As an example of the use of technology in the democratic process, I visualize an election scenario where a candidate files his nomination from a particular constituency. Immediately, the election officer verifies the authenticity from the national citizen ID database through a multipurpose citizen ID card. The candidate’s civic consciousness and citizenship behaviour can also be accessed through the police crime records. The property records come from land registration authorities across the country. Income and wealth resources come from the income tax department, as well as other sources. The person’s education credentials come from his university records. The track record of employment comes from various employers with whom he has worked. The credit history comes from various credit institutions like banks. The person’s legal track records come from the judicial system. All the details arrive at the computer terminal of the election officer within a few minutes through the e-governance software, which would track various state and central government web services directories through the network and collect the information quickly and automatically and present facts in real-time without any bias. An artificial intelligence software would analyse the candidate’s credentials and give a rating on how successful that person would be as a politician. The election officer can then make an informed choice and start the electoral processes. "

― A.P.J. Abdul Kalam , The Righteous Life: The Very Best of A.P.J. Abdul Kalam