A Venu Prasad, Principal Secretary, Local Government, Government of Punjab
Elets Innovation Summit 2019, Chandigarh: Urbanisation is increasing in a rapid rate and along with it comes various vices, which we need to tackle with the help of technology, says A Venu Prasad, Principal Secretary, Local Government, Punjab. While delivering the keynote address at the Elets Innovation Summit, Chandigarh on the theme ‘Innovation for a Better Future’, Venu Prasad stressed on the fact that 40 percent urban population belong to Punjab.
He said, “Today in Punjab, we have roughly 1.5 percent of our landmass in the country and we are contributing three percent to our GDP. Roughly, our urban population is 40 percent. In the next few years, it may touch up to 50 percent. Punjab is going to be one of the most urbanised states of the country in the coming years.”
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