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Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2018 with funding from Public.Resource.Org https://archive.org/details/selectedspeeches02unse ‘ PRIME MINISTER MANMOHAN SINGH SELECTED SPEECHES VOL-II JUNE 2005 TO MAY 2006 PUBLICATIONS DIVISION MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING GOVERNMENT OF INDIA 2006 (Saka 1928) © Publications Division Price : Rs. 450.00 Published by The Director, Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India, Soochna Bhavan, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003 Website: http://www.publicationsdivision.nic.in Editing : SMITA VATS SHARMA Cover Design : ASHA SAXENA Sales Centres : • Delhi • Soochna Bhavan, C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003 • Hall No. 196, Old Secretariat, Delhi-110054 • Mumbai - 701, B-Wing, 7th Floor, Kendriya Sadan, Belapur, Navi Mumbai-400614 • Kolkata - 8, Esplanade East, Kolkata- 700069 • Chennai - A' Wing, Rajaji Bhawan, Besant Nagar, Chennai- 600090 • Thiruvananthapuram - Press Road, Near Govt. 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GOVERNANCE AND NATIONAL ISSUES INDIA—UNFOLDING A NEW SAGA OF DEVELOPMENT 3 Speech at Governors Conference, New Delhi, June 15 2005 THE ROADMAP FOR NATION’S SUSTAINED 7 GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT Speech at the National Development Council (NDC) Meeting, New Delhi, June 27 2005 INDIA TODAY—AT THE THRESHOLD OF 14 MOMENTOUS GROWTH Excerpts of Closing Remarks at the National Development Council (NDC) meeting, New Delhi, June 28 2005 GOOD GOVERNANCE—THE BEDROCK OF INDIAN 18 DEMOCRACY Excerpts of Speech at the Meeting of Inter-State Council, New Delhi, June 28 2005 A RESURGENT INDIA—STRIVING TOWARDS 21 GREATER HEIGHTS Address in acceptance of Honorary Degree from Oxford University, London, July 8 2005 REINFORCING COMMUNAL HARMONY AND 26 RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE—THE NEED OF THE HOUR Speech at the National Communal Harmony Award Event, New Delhi, August 2 2005 A RESURGENT INDIA—THE ROADMAP FOR LASTING 28 PEACE AND PROSPERITY Independence Day Address 2005, New Delhi, August 15 2005 DEMOCRACY—THE SINE-QUA-NON FOR DEVELOPMENT 39 Address to the Commonwealth Meet on Development and Democracy, New Delhi, August 25 2005 SUSTAINING OUR DIVERSITY AND PLURALISM—THE 43 CHALLENGES AHEAD Address to the National Integration Council, New Delhi, August 31 2005 ICT ENABLEMENT OF INDIAN JUDICIARY—STRIVING 49 TOWARDS ENSURING SPEEDY JUSTICE Speech at the launch of the “Project for ICT enablement of Indian Judiciary”, New Delhi, October 5 2005 DEMOCRACY—THE WAY OF LIFE IN INDIA 52 Address to the Conference on Democracy, Development and Social Inclusion, New Delhi, December 8 2005 TOWARDS ENSURING ACCELERATED AND 55 AFFORDABLE JUSTICE Inaugural Speech at Conference of Chief Ministers & Chief Justices of High Courts, New Delhi, March 11 2006 CIVIL SERVICES—FORMULATING STRATEGIES 61 FOR ADDRESSING EMERGING CHALLENGES Speech on the Occasion of Civil Services Day, New Delhi, April 21 2006 UNDERSTANDING THE ETHOS AND CHALLENGES 65 OF INDIA—THE BASIS FOR GOOD GOVERNANCE Remarks to IAS Probationers, New Delhi, April 28 2006 II. BHARAT NIRMAN AND NREGA BHARAT NIRMAN—TOWARDS REALIZING INDIA’S 71 TRUE POTENTIAL Speech at the CII Conference on Bharat Nirman, New Delhi, December 16 2005 BHARAT NIRMAN—A COLLECTIVE NATIONAL AGENDA 76 Speech at the Conference of State and UT Ministers incharge of Rural Drinking Water Supply and Rural Sanitation, New Delhi, January 31 2006 BHARAT NIRMAN—THE PATHWAY TO SUSTAINED 79 DEVELOPMENT Speech at the National Highway Foundation Stone Laying Ceremony, Salem, February 4 2006 NATIONAL RURAL EMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE 81 BILL 2005—USHERING IN A NEW ERA OF PROGRESS Intervention in the Debate on National Rural Employment Guarantee Bill 2005 in the Rajya Sabha, New Delhi, August 24 2005 NREGA—A UNIQUE SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM 87 Speech on the Occasion of Launching NREGA Programme, Anantpur, February 2 2006 ffl. RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND AGRICULTURE THE ROADMAP FOR REVITALIZING COOPERATIVE 93 CREDIT STRUCTURE—THE NEED OF THE HOUR Speech at the Chief Minister’s Conference on revival of Co-operative Credit Structure, New Delhi, September 9 2005 NREGA—TOWARDS UNLOCKING THE POTENTIAL OF 97 RURAL INDIA Speech at Rural Development Ministers Meet, New Delhi, September 27 2005 USHERING IN STRATEGIES FOR ACCELERATING 100 AGRICULTURAL DYNAMISM Opening Remarks at the Planning Commission Meeting, New Delhi, September 27 2005 A VISION FOR REJUVENATING INDIAN AGRICULTURE 103 Address at National Conference on Krishi Vigyan Kendras, New Delhi, October, 27 2005 MEETING THE CHALLENGES OF IRRIGATION 107 AND WATER MANAGEMENT Speech at the Inauguration of National Conference of Irrigation and Water Resources Ministers, New Delhi, November 30 2005 BUILDING SYNGERIES BETWEEN SCIENCE AND 111 TECHNOLOGY AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT Address at the 93rd Session of Indian Science Congress, Hyderabad, January 3 2006 A PROGRAMME FOR RENEWAL OF RURAL 117 INDIA—CHALLENGES AHEAD Speech at the International Conference on Agriculture for Food, Nutritional Security and Rural Growth, New Delhi, May 27 2006 IV. HEALTH AND POPULATION ISSUES STRATEGIES FOR A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO 125 POPULATION STABILIZATION Speech at the Meeting of National Commission on Population, New Delhi, July 23 2005 SIDHHA—INTEGRATING TRADITIONAL WISDOM 129 WITH MODERN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Speech at the Inauguration of National Institute of Siddha, Chennai, September 3 2005 A VISION FOR REVITALIZING NATIONAL 132 HEALTH CARE SYSTEM Speech at the Golden Jubilee Celeberations of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, September 25 2005 A ROADMAP FOR MEETING THE CHALLENGE OF 138 HIV/AIDS Speech at the inauguaration of National Youth Leaders Convention on HIV/AIDS, New Delhi, December 1 2005 TOWARDS GIVING A NEW THRUST TO INDIA’S 141 IMMUNISATION PROGRAMME Address at the Global Alliance for Vaccines & Immunization Meeting, New Delhi, December 7 2005 TOWARDS GALVANIZING PUBLIC HEALTH IN INDIA 144 Speech at the launch of Public Health Foundation of India,New Delhi, March 28 2006 V. EDUCATION KNOWLEDGE COMMISSION—TOWARDS A BLUE PRINT 151 FOR INDIA OF TOMORROW Remarks at the launch of the Knowledge Commission, New Delhi, August 2 2005 REMEMBERING PANDIT NEHRU’S VISION OF INDIA 154 Speech at the unveiling of the statue of Pandit Nehru at JNU campus, New Delhi, November 14 2005 NURTURING OUR CHILDREN—THE RESPOSITORY 157 OF INDIA’S FUTURE Speech at the Celebration of Golden Jubilee of Andhra Yuvathi Mandali’s Sisu Vihar School, Hyderabad, January 7 2006 STRENGTHENING INDIA’S POSITION IN THE 161 EMERGING GLOBAL KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY Speech at the Dedication of Bharti School of Telecommnication Technology and Management IIT, New Delhi, March 20 2006.