Chennai, Oct. 30 -- Calling for holistic rural development to realise the vision of Viksit Bharat 2047, Vice President C.P.Radhakrishnan on Friday said the real strength of India lies in its villages and that rural development must remain a fundamental pillar of national development.
The objective should not necessarily be to transform every village into a town, but to ensure that rural citizens have access to quality infrastructure, essential public services, livelihood opportunities and a dignified standard of living comparable to those available in urban areas, he said while addressing the Golden Jubilee Celebrations and 39th Convocation of Gandhigram Rural Institute (Deemed to be University) in Dindigul district of Tamil Nadu after con...