New Delhi, Nov 10 (UNI) Unnecessary imports must be curbed to save foreign exchange and promote local industry, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar has said .
Addressing the Silver Jubilee function of the Maharaja Agrasen Technical Education Society (MATES), affiliated to Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, at Vigyan Bhavan on Sunday Dhankhar said 'people associated with trade, business, commerce and industry should not feel the pressure of the system. They deserve respect in the society. They are wealth creators, job providers, drivers of the economy and contributors to social harmony. He said that people engaged in business have learned the art of giving back to society. Even our freedom movement marked their significant contribution, he added.
The Vice President described acceptance of differences as a part of Indian civilization and highlighted the importance of social harmony. He said that it is not necessary that we agree to what other people say. . But not listening to him, not reflecting and pondering over it, is not a part of our civilization. Having different opinions is an energy.
The Vice President said that the identity of an institution is determined by its faculty. Infrastructure is the need of the institute but faculty is its fragrance. Investment in research and innovation is investment in the present and the future. Innovation and research are the driving engines of the economy.
MATES founder President Dr. Nand Kishore Garg described about the institute's twenty-five-year journey as satisfactory and announced plans to open nursing, paramedical, and medical colleges in the future to serve humanity.
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