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My vision is that, one day, I will see this invention spread all over India in all the schools. I feel like an inventor. My invention is the educational system that integrates education and development My vision is that, every village will have the equipment and the skills that are the basis of all modern industry. My industry, my invention will achieve this at a very low cost. My vision is that, youth coming out of this system, in villages all over, will be handymen, who are at home with a variety of skills and can concretize their ideas. They are inventors at their level. My vision is that, a majority of the rural section will thus get access to most modern techniques and this will spur development from the grass-roots and ultimately, propel India into the new age. My vision is that India will, one day, be at the forefront of a new civilization. Now I have put my vision in black and white, as clearly as I can. But it is not possible to describe a vision in words. I hope I can show a glimpse of it in my own action. The Objective. Rural Development through Educational System. Strategy Organize infrastructure and equipment with community involvement and impart relevant skills at the grass-roots level. This will give the local youth the capability to perceive their own problems and act to solve them; this will be true sustainable development, brought about by education. Short Range Plan (Up to 5 years) a. Formulate a syllabus and a teaching and implementing system to give skills to students and services to the community through the students. This will give necessary on-the-job experience to the students Rural Development Through Education System 29