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Puducherry Vision 2025.Pdf Puducherry Vision 2025 3 From the Chairman’s Desk Friends, Puducherry means different things to different people. For some, it is a place to learn French, for others a spiritual place and for still others, it means ‘Let’s give time a break’!. By 2025 we want to transform Puducherry so that it means to all ‘a model state’ through balanced, inclu- sive and sustainable development. Recognising that growth requires a vision, we at CII along with Sriram Charitable Trust, a non-profit organization have undertaken in building a comprehensive vision for Puducherry called ‘Vision 2025’. We believe that Vision 2025 will play an inspirational role in facilitating Puducherry’s transformation. Our Vision reflects the views and aspirations of the people of the Union Territory of Puducherry and is the result of broad-based consultations with all stakeholders across all the regions of the Union Territory - Pondicherry, Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam. The visioning exercise involved 60 face-to-face interviews and 14 focus group discussions. About 300 people from a cross-section of society - political leaders, government officials, sector leaders, farmers and students - who have an interest in developing Puducherry partici- pated in the workshops. Regarding the process of vision creation, we have followed the three CII visioning principles laid down by Prof.C.K.Prahalad which is as follows: • Aspiration must always exceed present resources. In other words, the vision must be a big stretch, and it need not be obvious how it will be attained. • The vision must not be an extrapolation from the past. Rather, the process of progress- ing towards the vision must be a process of discovery, of “folding in the future” which means we should set targets and work backwards to achieve the same. • Adoption of best practices will not help to realize a vision that is not an extrapolation of the past. Rather, there must be innovation, and development of next practices. Hence we have chosen our vision theme to ACT on the above principles. • Aspire • Contribute • Transform Sriram Charitable Trust 4 Puducherry Vision 2025 Vision 2025 is to be built not on our resources and capabilities alone, but mainly on our lofty aspiration and dedicated contribution from each one of us in transforming Puducherry. We need lot of courage, passion, dedication and a service mindset to achieve this vision. We not only need moral and responsible leadership at all levels but also a proactive one to make this happen. Based on our stakeholder interactions, we have arrived at the following key drivers: • Higher education, learning and research • Spiritual wellness and eco-tourism • High-end services and industries • Innovative high-value agriculture The elements of this vision will set the context for the developmental agenda for Puducherry. I thank the core committee members consisting of key CII office bearers, eminent academics, bureaucrats and civil society organisations who guided the vision gathering and provided feedback at critical intervals. I thank all the sponsors, namely, Auroma Enterprises, Cooper Bussmann India Pvt Ltd, Fine Automotive & Industrial Radiators Pvt Ltd, Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd, Leo Fasteners, NCR Corporation India Private Limited, RR Cosmo, Sriram Charitable Trust and Sunbeam Genera- tors Pvt Ltd who have wholeheartedly contributed to this social cause. I thank the CII secretariat, Integra staff and staff of Sriram Charitable Trust who supported this initiative. I thank ICRA Management Consulting Services Limited (IMaCS) who facilitated the vision gathering and in developing this document. Come, let’s all build Puducherry together. Sriram Subramanya Chairman CII-Puducherry State Council Sriram Charitable Trust Puducherry Vision 2025 5 Table of Contents Executive Summary .............................................................................................................7 Introduction .......................................................................................................................11 Scope and Coverage of the report ...................................................................................11 Approach and Methodology ...........................................................................................12 Overview of Puducherry ...................................................................................................14 Puducherry Vision 2025 ....................................................................................................26 Putting Vision into Action – the Developmental Agenda ..............................................28 Tourism ..............................................................................................................................30 Manufacturing and Services .............................................................................................31 Agriculture, Fisheries, and Rural Development ...............................................................35 Infrastructure ....................................................................................................................37 Energy, Environment, and Health ....................................................................................39 Education and Research ....................................................................................................41 Governance and Administration ......................................................................................43 Implementation Road-map and Role of Stakeholders ...................................................44 Annexure ...........................................................................................................................45 Sriram Charitable Trust Puducherry Vision 2025 7 Executive Summary 1. The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Puducherry, and Sriram Charitable Trust, the Corporate Social Responsibility initiative of the founders of Integra Software Services Private Limited, a leading pre-publishing services company based in Pondicherry1, mandated ICRA Management Consulting Services Limited (IMaCS) to prepare the “Vision 2025” for Puducherry. 2. Our approach towards developing the Puducherry Vision 2025 encompassed analysing various facets of the Union Territory, including economic growth, social development, issues impacting specific sectors, the factor advantages of Puducherry, and aspirations of its people. 3. We conducted the Vision exercise by interacting with the principal stakeholders in Puducherry, such as: • The Hon’ble Governor, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Puducherry, a cross-section of Members of Parlia- ment and Members of Legislative Assembly • The political leadership in the UT of Puducherry – both the ruling and the opposition parties • The Secretaries and Directors of a cross-section government departments • A cross-section of industries in Puducherry • A cross-section of the society, such as farmers, academicians, students • Non-Governmental Organisations • Religious institutions • A cross-section of the residents of Puducherry During the course of this exercise, we conducted over 60 one-on-one interviews and had 14 workshops in which more than 300 persons participated. 4. The Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) of Puducherry stands at Rs. 8,130 crore at current prices (US $ 1.6 billion2) in 2008. Puducherry has grown at the rate of 5.2% per annum between 2000 and 2007 but has lagged India’s growth rate of 7.0% during the corresponding period. The secondary sector contrib- utes to 48% of the GSDP, and the tertiary sector contributes to 47% of GSDP, while the primary sector contributes about 5%. Puducherry has lagged the growth rates of most southern states. 5. However, there has been significant increase in the presence of light engineering and electronics indus- tries, which is expected to be a major driver of growth. Similarly, in the Services sector, Business Services driven by knowledge based industries such as IT and ITES, and Tourism are expected to drive economic growth of Puducherry. Strong factor endowments in education and healthcare are also expected to contribute to the growth of the Services sector. 6. Our stakeholder interactions reveal a few broad, mutually enforcing themes which constitute the build- ing blocks for the Vision 2025 of Puducherry. 1 The official name of the Union Territory is Puducherry. The Puducherry region (erstwhile Pondicherry region) is referred to as Pondicherry for ease of understanding when referred to specifically. 2 Conversion at US $ 1 = Rs. 50 Sriram Charitable Trust 8 Puducherry Vision 2025 Outcomes Enviable Quality of Life Drivers Higher education, Spiritual, High-end Innovative learning, and wellness and services and high-value research eco-tourism industries agriculture Quality Enablers infrastructure and Responsive connectivity governance Clean and environment-friendly practises preserving unique heritage Governing conditions Model, value-based society Figure 1. Emerging Themes for Puducherry Vision 2025 7. Accordingly, the synthesis of stakeholder aspirations is reflected in the following Vision 2025 for Puducherry: “By 2025, Puducherry will be an international destination for higher education, learning, and research; a best-in-class wellness, spiritual, and eco-tourism destination; a hub for high-end services and industries enabled by high-quality infrastructure, connectivity, and responsive governance; duly preserving its environment and heritage, and thereby emerging as a model, value-based society”. 8. The stakeholders of Puducherry
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