India, Oct. 31 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

The Vice-President of India and President of the Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA), Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan, today addressed the 72nd Annual Meeting of the General Body of the Indian Institute of Public Administration in New Delhi. Union Minister and Chairman of the IIPA Executive Council, Dr. Jitendra Singh; Director General, IIPA, Dr. Surendra Kumar Bagde; members of the General Body and Executive Council; faculty members; representatives of Regional and Local Branches; and other dignitaries attended the meeting.

Highlighting the significance of the occasion coinciding with Rashtriya Ekta Diwas and the 151st birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the...