A developed Kerala is the beacon for a developed India: Governor

Governor addresses brainstorming session on “Kerala@2047” at RGCB

Trivandrum / June 6, 2025

Thiruvananthapuram, June 06: Kerala’s development is pivotal for the development of India itself, Kerala Governor Shri Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar said today while addressing the brainstorming session on “Kerala@2047 organised by Vijnana Bharati in Association with Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (BRIC-RGCB) on its Akkulam campus here.

“We are not only aspiring to be an economic power by 2047, but we aspire to be a model to the world by presenting a concept of development that is human-centric and is rooted in India’s traditional knowledge system,” the Governor said.

Knowledge community in Kerala should make collective efforts to prepare a roadmap to see that the state plays a key role in realising the country’s ambitious development goals by leveraging its huge potential, the Governor said.

“Bharat is leaping towards the cherished goals of Atmanirbharata (self-reliance) during the Amrit Kal.  Each state has to make meaningful contributions to realise these goals”, he said.

“The purpose of this conclave is to build a knowledge network to bridge the gap between the potential and realization, for which a roadmap is to be laid to for the state to find a rightful place in the industrial map of the country, the Governor said.

“The knowledge community in the state, especially the leaders of Research & Development organisations, should go deeper into various facets of Kerala’s socio-economic realities and look into the challenges and opportunities to evolve a roadmap for the coming decades in tune with the national priorities,” the Governor added.

Dr Shekhar C Mande, President Vijnana Bharati and former DG CSIR & Secretary DSIR, who presided over the session, said this was aimed at initiating a meaningful dialogue among R&D leaders, academics and thought leaders to develop a visionary roadmap for Kerala’s growth by 2047.

Scientists and academicians from ISRO-VSSC, CSIR–National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST), ICAR -Central Tuber Crops Research Institute (CTCRI), Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES)- National Centre for Earth Science Studies (NCESS), ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) & RGCB are part of this initiative

Dr C Anandharamakrishnan, Director, CSIR–NIIST, Dr S Unnikrishnan Nair, Director, VSSC, Dr G Byju, Director, ICAR –CTCRI, Prof NV Chalapathi Rao, Director, MoES, NCESS, Dr TR Santhosh Kumar, Senior Scientist, RGCB, Dr Grinson George, Director, Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (ICAR – CMFRI) made presentations at the session.

Governor also released the report by ICAR-CMFRI’s titled ‘Advancing India’s Blue Economy: The Role of Fisheries Sector’ at the event.

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