BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi said Bangalore’s IT industry must focus on developing high end software rather than being content with BPOs, call centres and employment oriented IT production.
Addressing a rally in Mangalore on Tuesday, Modi said IT hubs like Bangalore should have more training facilities to achieve high end IT projects, and catch up with the second phase of the IT revolution.
Speaking about the power shortage in the state, Modi said Karnataka is facing a shortage of about 20-22% annually, and that Gujarat, which has a energy surplus, is willing to sell it to the state by wheeling it to the Karnataka part of the southern grid. However, the central government has not created enough infrastructure in the power transmission segment, which is hampering the growth of Karnataka, Modi added.“With over 37 % of our population being in the age group of 30, this is the time for the country to think about gainfully employing them and improve their quality of life, both in rural and urban areas. We must tackle unemployment among urban youth on fast track. The people in power at the Centre think urbanisation was a bane, but I see there is an opportunity to turn it into our advantage. We can create a new generation of infrastructure, employ youth and give better quality of life to the urban dwellers,” he said.
Modi attributed the backward and lackluster approach in industry, agriculture and economy to the lack of “Neta, Neeti and Niyat” (leader, policy and values) among people in power at the Centre. “They have no vision to lift the Indian economy from low end results to high end in vital sectors like industry, tourism, textiles and exports. The industry captains in all sectors should try to hone their skills to achieve global positioning of our market forces,” he added.
Over a lakh people listened to Modi’s speech, though police estimated the crowd at 55,000. Schools and colleges in the region worked only for the first two hours, despite it being a working day. Even bus services were suspended in Mangalore city after 12 noon, and school vans were asked to pick up children before noon.
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