Important to ensure livable cities to accommodate increase in migration from rural to urban areas: Union Minister of State, Ministry for Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation, Shri Rao Inderjit Singh

February 10, 2017

Plans of increasing trade between U.S. and India initially to 300 billion $ and subsequently to 1 trillion $ per year

New Delhi,10 Feb 2017: Inaugurating the sixth annual edition of the One Globe Forum in the capital, Union Minister of State, Ministry for Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation, Shri Rao Inderjit Singh said,” India is a diverse and vibrant country because of the peasantry that is moving upwards. There is a growing urban population in the country today as there is an increase in migration from rural to urban areas. For us to sustain this migration, we must ensure that we have liveable cities In India. We have 160 million children, out of which 47 million live in the cities. 8 million out of those live in slums. As a part of the endeavour, we have decided to build 100 smart cities in India, out of which 60 have already been announced.”

Harjiv Singh, Convener, One Globe and founder and CEO of Salwan Media, says, “For India to grow and become a 21^st century knowledge economy, it is important to primarily focus on employment generation, education and health. At the One Globe Forum, we are honoured to have distinguished leaders such as Shri Rao Inderjit Singh, who is responsible for a critical part of India’s growth story and whose initiatives have already reaped rich dividends for the government.”

Speaking at the inaugural session, Shalabh Kumar,Founder & President, Republic Hindu Coalition and a major contributor to US President Donald Trump’s election campaign, talked about how we have the great Indo-U.S. relations to look forward to. The RHC was given charge of delivering the maximum number of votes for President Trump in Florida, North Carolina, and Ohio. RHC swung a hefty 25,000 votes for him in Florida, Ohio, and other swing states.  According to Mr. Kumar “It is important to understand that the world needs a very strong America to lead. In President Donald Trump, we have a businessman, a CEO and not your traditional politician.  The executive orders signed by him were passed so fast, that people are actually surprised that he is making good on his promises. President Trump wants to create excellent relations with India. There are plans of increasing trade between U.S. and India initially to 300 billion $ and subsequently to 1 trillion $ per year.”

The focus for this year’s One Globe Forum is onideas, issues and impact of initiatives like "Digital India", “Jan Dhan, Aadhar, Mobile”,” Artificial Intelligence”, "Make in India", Women’s Economic Empowerment "Smart Cities" and “Social Venture Entrepreneurs for Development” for building a 21st century knowledge economy in India and South Asia. The two-day forum is being organized in partnership with Ciscowhich is the Gold Partner for One Globe 2017, while US India Business Council (USIBC) and Knowledge@Wharton are the knowledge partners for the event. Uber India is the mobility partner and World is One News (WION)is the global channel partner for the Forum.

About One Globe Forum

The annual One Globe Forum brings together global thought leaders to discuss how we can build a 21st century knowledge economy in India and South Asia. It is India's leading Forum exploring the intersection of technology, innovation, smart cities, skills, regional collaboration and education and their role in building a 21st century knowledge economy. Connect with us on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. For a full list of speakers, updated agenda and to register, please visit: http://www.oneglobeforum.com/

 About Salwan Media Ventures

Founded in 2004, Salwan Media Ventures owns a portfolio of businesses in education, consumer and business information. Our mission is to connect, inform, and empower our audiences to succeed in a globalized world powered by knowledge. Headquartered in New Delhi, Salwan Media Ventures also has offices in New York and London. Salwan Media Ventures produces the annual One Globe conference. 

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