Sunday, August 10, 2008

300+ engineers in Bihar

The Government of Bihar has appointed 300+ engineers in one go. This is the most positive development. The state which aspires and gets an IIT has to show that they can employ them too. More over with massive construction work going on, the need to have engineers to complete the infrastructural work is even more urgent than ever in the history of the state. Nitish Kumar must be congratulated for this. In my opinion he has taken a step that will a long way in eradicating poverty. It takes a lot to be a leader who has vision and Nitish has them. This is most reassuring for any Bihari. With many colleges, central university, Nalanda university, a world class university, an NIIFT and also IIT, the state is on the way to become a mecca of higher learning. I think it can also become the medical hub of the country what with Burma,Bangladesh Nepal, and Bhutan being accessible to the state it can easily metamorphose into a medical/higher education hub.

I am sure this can be done. As we do not have much minerals and not many industries we have to go in for soft options and they can be IT, higher education and medical tourism. In this regard it would not be out of place if we advertise Buddhist and Jain tourism with medical packages. But to do that we have to improve the medical institutions in the state and attract investments in the fields. We can do it. We have the right and visionary leadership. so lets do it. And now!

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