Gangtok : President Pranab Mukherjee yesterday emphasised the need for greater research and innovation in the education system and shared a vision for India becoming a knowledge power in the coming decade where everyone has access to quality learning.
“My vision is that India should become a knowledge power in the coming decade where every Indian is literate and has access to affordable, quality education,” he said.
Inaugurating the National Education Day celebrations here and the 40th Jawaharlal Nehru National Science, Mathematics and Environment exhibition, he said innovation in science and technology could lead to development of new products and processes which could act as catalysts for growth.
“Therefore research and innovation need to play a vital role in our education system.
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