Daijiworld Media Network - Udupi

Udupi, Jan 23: The inaugural function of the national conference on 'Rural Transformation and Development Perspectives: Managerial Challenges' was held at Manipal Institure of Management, Manipal, here on Saturday January 21.

Chief general manager of Karnataka Regional Office of NABARD, S N A Jinnah, spoke on the occasion."The biggest challenge before us is to create social entrepreneurs. The need of the hour is to motivate management graduates to take up those ventures that bring about rural transformation. Though it is true that there have been leakages of resources in the allocation and execution of financial resources, let us not be conditioned by the part”, he said.

Dr K Ramnarayan, vice vhancellor of Manipal University spoke of the need to address the issues of leadership and teamwork in the context of bringing about rural transformation in the Indian environment. D T Pai, chairman and managing trustee of Jnana Jyothi Financial Literacy and Credit Counseling Trust, Syndicate Bank Head Office, Manipal, deliberated upon the need for financial literacy and providing information regarding financial services to the poor. D T Pai argued that this process helps financial service providers to become efficient in their functioning. He opinioned that access to financial resources and services ids the catalyst to bring about rural transformations. Inclusive growth through financial inclusion is the mantra of the modern economic growth, he said.

Prof P Ramkrishna Chadaga, director of Manipal Institute of Management welcomed the delegates of the conference. Dr K V M Varambally, the conference chair, presented his overview of the objectives and proposed deliberations of the conference. Srikanth, an entrepreneur was felicitated on the occasion. Dr Swathi, the conference coordinator, proposed the vote of thanks. Prof Smitha Nayak, assistant professor at Manipal Institute of Management, compered the programme.