Addressing gaps in health and education infrastructure by supporting ITDA

Rourkela. A workshop on Developed India-2047, developed in coordination with the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, NIT Rourkela, was organised on Wednesday. It aimed to generate innovative ideas for achieving better healthcare and education in India by 2047. The workshop brought together key speakers, experts and participants who discussed strategic interventions in health and education and envisioned a Developed India by 2047. It began with the welcome address by the programme coordinator Prof. Jalandhar Pradhan. He said that we have gathered here to address various socio-economic challenges so that holistic, high-quality and affordable healthcare and education can be achieved. We aim to generate ideas by discussing key issues such as reducing out-of-pocket health-related expenses and reducing school dropout rates and the goals of a Developed India by using technology in government plans and proposed initiatives need to be realised. The chief guest of the workshop, Professor (Dr.) Akhil Bihari Ota (Ret. IAS, Ex-Director, STSCRTI) said that it is important for Sundargarh district to provide necessary support to Integrated Tribal Development Agency (ITDA) and improve health and education infrastructure should be strengthened by removing the deficiencies. This effort should be coordinated with initiatives like National Health Mission. The centenary of our state Odisha will be celebrated in the year 2036, this year NIT Rourkela will also be celebrating its 75th foundation day. Therefore, the institute should now evolve a visionary plan for this important day.

Students should practice reducing, reusing and recycling: Registrar

Professor Rohan Dhiman, Registrar, NIT Rourkela, highlighted the institute’s commitment to contribute towards national development goals. He urged the students to fulfil their responsibilities by practising Reduce, Reuse and Recycle in their daily lives and emphasised on avoiding wastage of electricity and food. He highlighted that education and healthcare are the thematic areas of NIT Rourkela’s Develop India initiative and the institute will continue to organise similar events to strengthen our collective efforts towards national development. Director-in-charge, NIT Rourkela, Prof. Pradeep Sarkar, in his presidential address, highlighted the major factors contributing to the country’s low happiness index such as population growth, agricultural crisis, environmental pollution, climate crisis, unemployment, low living standards, malnutrition, gender gap and high maternal and child mortality rates. Identified.

Emphasis on improving public health in the 21st century

This workshop featured four guest lectures in the field of health and education. Dr. Lalit Manik, Co-Founder and CEO, Medtel Healthcare, delivered a lecture on AI and Digital Health, using technology to advance public health in the 21st century. Dr. Balkrishna Panda, former Director of Public Health, Government of Odisha, delivered a thoughtful lecture on the integrated approach to health information and education in holistic health. He also spoke about the importance of addressing health literacy at the community level. Saurav Bhattacharya, Nutritionist, UNICEF, delivered a lecture on “Investing in Nutrition: Strategic Interventions to Improve Health and Reduce Healthcare Costs.” Dr. Ratnakar Dash, Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, NIT Rourkela, discussed the integration of AI in healthcare. The programme concluded with a final address by Dr. Jalandhar Pradhan, who summarized the key takeaways and insights gained from the workshop.

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