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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)
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Contents
Page No.
I. 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.
