Youth of India can take the country to new heights: Lok Sabha Speaker
| Date :12-Nov-2019 |
Business Bureau :
“India enjoys demographic dividend and our young population is capable of taking the country to new heights”, Om Birla, Speaker of Lok Sabha told the graduating students at the 15th Annual Convocation of Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar recently. Bachelors, Masters and Ph. D. degrees were awarded to 6578 students of 2018 – 19 graduating batch at the annual convocation, which was also graced by Dr Surjya Narayana Patro, Speaker, Odisha Legislative Assembly; and Aparajita Sarangi, Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) among other dignitaries.
Asserting that technology has become the main driver of change in the modern world, Birla said that Indian informational technology professionals are in key positions and making key contributions for their companies and to the industry all over the world. He thanked Prof. Achyuta Samanta, Founder, KIIT & KISS for providing free education to 30,000 tribal children through Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS). Dr Surjya Narayana Patro asked students to create new knowledge and use their knowledge to make the life of coming generations better.
Prof Ved Prakash, Chancellor, KIIT Deemed to be University, in his presidential address, said, “KIIT has been chosen as an Institution of Eminence from amongst a pool of over 900 degree awarding institutions of higher learning in the country. Such recognition within a short span of about fifteen years is a creditable achievement”. Each constituent institute of the university is trying hard to establish itself as the best in the country, said Padma Prof S K Acharya, Pro Chancellor.