01265pab a2200145 454500008004000000100002400040245008900064260000900153300001100162362001200173520084200185650002801027650002001055773004401075180718b2004   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aAbdul Kalam, A.P.J.  aAdministrators and the mission of transforming India into a developed nation by 2020  c2004  ap.1-7.  aJan-Mar  aSharing his vision of a developed India with country's administrators, the President gives a call for creating a motivated environment that will be the foundation for transforming this vision into reality. This also involves creation of core competencies among the vast human resource of the nation. There is a need as well as occasion to turn the opportunities provided by globalisation to our maximum advantage by developing appropriate technologies, enhancing competitiveness and empowering the disadvantaged segments. He perceives a transparent and efficient administration as the necessary thrust for bringing the country into a `mission mode'. Yet, all this has to be achieved without losing sight of the sovereignty of the people their dignity and human rights which are the very foundation of our democratic values. - Reproduced.  aGood governance - India  aGood governance  aIndian Journal of Public Administration