{"id":126705,"date":"2022-01-01T16:13:30","date_gmt":"2022-01-01T10:43:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsmakhani.com\/?p=126705"},"modified":"2022-01-01T16:13:30","modified_gmt":"2022-01-01T10:43:30","slug":"vice-president-makes-first-state-visit-to-union-territory-of-lakshadweep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsnarad.com\/hi\/vice-president-makes-first-state-visit-to-union-territory-of-lakshadweep\/","title":{"rendered":"Vice President makes first State visit to Union Territory of Lakshadweep"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"qtranxs-available-languages-message qtranxs-available-languages-message-hi\">\u0915\u094d\u0937\u092e\u093e \u0915\u0930\u0947\u0902, \u092f\u0939 \u0938\u092e\u093e\u091a\u093e\u0930 \u0906\u092a\u0915\u0947 \u0905\u0928\u0941\u0930\u094b\u0927 \u0915\u0940 \u092d\u093e\u0937\u093e \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0909\u092a\u0932\u092c\u094d\u0927 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0939\u0948\u0964 <a href=\"https:\/\/newsmakhani.com\/en\/\">\u0915\u0943\u092a\u092f\u093e \u092f\u0939\u093e\u0901 \u0926\u0947\u0916\u0947\u0902\u0964<\/a><\/p><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-center\">\n<p><span id=\"ltrSubtitle\"><strong>Inaugurates two arts &amp; science colleges in Kadmat and Androth islands<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Socio-economic development of the islands integral to development of the nation: VP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lakshadweep should become role model in eco-tourism and sustainable fisheries: VP;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2018Build a brand name for Lakshadweep\u2019 says VP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>VP lauds Lakshadweep for ban on single use plastic and shifting towards green energy<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ReleaseDateSubHeaddateTime text-center pt20\"><strong>DELHI : 01 JAN 2022\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"pt20\"><\/div>\n<p>The Vice President, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu today inaugurated two Colleges of Arts &amp; Sciences in Kadmat and Androth islands on his first State visit to the Union Territory of Lakshadweep.<\/p>\n<p>The Vice President, who is on a two-day tour of the Union Territory of Lakshadweep, was received by the Administrator of the UT, Shri Praful Patel and was accorded a guard of honour on his arrival on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing the gathering at Kadmat island today, Shri Naidu expressed happiness about his first official visit to the islands as the Vice President of India. He said that Lakshadweep boasts of a \u2018unique confluence of ancient cultural heritage and pristine natural beauty\u2019 and that he was humbled by the hospitality of the people.<\/p>\n<p>Praising the beauty of Lakshadweep, he appealed to people that everyone must try to visit the islands at least once in their lifetime. Inaugurating the two colleges, Shri Naidu said that the courses being offered will help the students of the islands, especially the girl students, overcome the geographical constraints of the region and pursue quality higher education with employment potential.<\/p>\n<p>The Vice President, who is also the Chancellor of the Pondicherry University to which the colleges are affiliated to, emphasized the importance of skill development among students. He advised the administration to start more short courses in skill development toincrease the employability of the islands\u2019 youth.<\/p>\n<p>Observing the immense eco-tourism and fisheries potential of Lakshadweep, Shri Naidu called upon the youth of the islands to utilise the courses offered in aquaculture, tourism and hospitality and proactively strive for excellence in these sectors where they have a natural advantage.<\/p>\n<p>He expressed confidence that the new colleges \u201cwill not only serve the aspirations of the youth of the islands, but have a powerful multiplier effect and redefine the socio-economic landscape of the region.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Vice President emphasized that the development of the Lakshadweep islands is integral to the development of the nation.<\/p>\n<p>Shri Naidu lauded the resolve of the people and administration of Lakshadweep for enforcing the complete ban on single use plastic on the islands. He also appreciated the fact that islands are moving towards 100 percent shift to green energy in a span of two years.<\/p>\n<p>He called for a people\u2019s movement for continuing the high cleanliness standards of the island under the \u2018Swachh Lakshadweep\u2019 program.<\/p>\n<p>Highlighting the importance of \u2018application\u2019 in education, Shri Naidu called upon the youth of the islands to also look for innovative solutions for long-standing issues of the islands such as the scarcity of potable water. He said the \u201creal power of education gets unleashed when knowledge, skills and values are applied to bring about a transformation in the lives of the people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Referring to tourism and fisheries as the great strengths of Lakshadweep, Shri Naidu said islands should aspire to become the role model for the country in eco-tourism and sustainable fisheries, without risking its fragile and sensitive biodiversity.\u00a0 He noted various initiatives such as submarine optical fibre connectivity, expansion of airports, strengthening of infrastructure and plan to introduce water villas on some islands as laudable efforts.<\/p>\n<p>On the aspect of livelihoods, Shri Naidu highlighted an imminent need to upgrade the skills of people and make them up-to-date with global standards. He called for ensuring highest quality output, with better value-addition and greater visibility to build a brand name for products from Lakshadweep.<\/p>\n<p>The Vice President appreciated efforts in large-scale cultivation of seaweed, measures to modernise the fisheries sector and steps towards increasing production of organic coconut oil and coir, among others.<\/p>\n<p>On this occasion, Shri Naidu advised the youth to take up physical activities such as yoga and sports for a fit body and sound mind. He also distributed equipment such as coconut tree climbing devices and other implements to beneficiaries.<\/p>\n<p>Shri Praful Patel, Administrator, UT of Lakshadweep, Shri Mohammed Faizal PP, Member of Parliament, Shri Gurmeet Singh, Vice Chancellor, Pondicherry University, senior officials, students, teachers and others were present during the event.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newsmakhani.com\/pm-to-visit-meerut-on-2nd-january\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">READ MORE ;- PM to visit Meerut on 2nd January<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>*****<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u0915\u094d\u0937\u092e\u093e \u0915\u0930\u0947\u0902, \u092f\u0939 \u0938\u092e\u093e\u091a\u093e\u0930 \u0906\u092a\u0915\u0947 \u0905\u0928\u0941\u0930\u094b\u0927 \u0915\u0940 \u092d\u093e\u0937\u093e \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0909\u092a\u0932\u092c\u094d\u0927 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0939\u0948\u0964 \u0915\u0943\u092a\u092f\u093e \u092f\u0939\u093e\u0901 \u0926\u0947\u0916\u0947\u0902\u0964 Inaugurates two arts &amp; science colleges in Kadmat and Androth islands Socio-economic development of the islands integral to development of the nation: VP Lakshadweep should become role model in eco-tourism and sustainable fisheries: VP; \u2018Build a brand name for Lakshadweep\u2019 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":124364,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[109,122],"tags":[56731,71543,8705],"class_list":{"0":"post-126705","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-national","8":"category-news","9":"tag-news-makhani","10":"tag-union-territory-of-lakshadweep","11":"tag-vice-president"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsnarad.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126705","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsnarad.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsnarad.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsnarad.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsnarad.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=126705"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsnarad.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126705\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsnarad.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/124364"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsnarad.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=126705"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsnarad.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=126705"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsnarad.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=126705"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}