NEW DELHI:
Infosys
co-founder NR
Narayana Murthy
on Sunday said India’s rising population is a major challenge for the country and that the country has not focused on addressing this issue since the
Emergency
period.
“India faces significant challenges related to population, per capita land availability, and healthcare facilities,” he said this during the convocation ceremony of
Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology
in
Prayagraj
, where he was invited as the chief guest.
“Since the Emergency period, we Indians have not paid enough attention to
population control
. This poses a risk of making our country unsustainable. In comparison, countries such as the US, Brazil and China have far higher per capita land availability,” he added.
The Infosys co-founder also highlighted that it is the duty of a true professional to contribute to the nation’s progress.
Murthy said, “This contribution depends on having high aspirations, dreaming big and working hard to turn those dreams into reality.”
“One generation must make many sacrifices to improve the lives of the next. My parents, siblings and teachers made significant sacrifices for my progress and my presence here as the chief guest is proof that their sacrifices were not in vain,” he added.
(With inputs from PTI)
