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THE FAMILY AND THE NATION
Byrraju PURA: Byrraju Foundation of Satyam near Bhimavaram has undertaken the mission of establishing 32 Ashwini centers benefiting 116 villages with a population of around 500,000 people. It has provided wireless (512 kbps to 2 mbps) electronic connectivity and knowledge connectivity in cooperation with National Academy of Construction, Hyderabad and other domain experts, thereby creating economic connectivity in these villages. During the last four years of its operation, it has developed skill and knowledge in areas such as construction, tailoring, garment production, IT and spoken English. This resulted in 3000 jobs with a minimum earning of Rs 3000 per month, which is three times that of their earlier earning potential. A rural BPO Gram IT, established in Jallikakinada centre, has trained unemployed graduates in IT skills and spoken English, and employed hundred people in BPO operations such as back office processing of human resource data of Satyam Computers; and data processing of one million self-help group members of Andhra Pradesh under the programme of 'Mapping the bottom of the Pyramid'.
This Gram IT BPO has effected a 10 per cent reverse migration from Hyderabad to Bhimavaram. This model can be replicated by many of our IT companies in the rural sector to create PURA clusters and bring rural transformation. For realizing economic prosperity equitably, we need to build the ethics of the nation. Clean environment, healthy lifestyle, people empowered with education with a value system, religion transforming into spirituality and economic development with inclusive growth are the pre-requisites for the birth of a noble nation.
PROMOTING PEACEFUL AND PROSPEROUS SOCIETY Philosopher-President of India S. Radhakrishnan compared the knowledge centres of various civilizations. The Delphi
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