Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;}Rajiv Gandhi had his dream ofmaking Indiaa self-sufficient, self-reliant, strong, prosperous and modern nation. Heunderstood well that technology could lift India out of its poverty andbackwardness. Therefore, he wanted to introduce and induct the latest and themost sophisticated technology into Indian industry, trade and commerce, andalso administration and agriculture. Truly, Rajiv Gandhi would be rememberedfor creating lakhs of jobs for unemployed educated Indian youths by ushering inthe computer age in India.On the agricultural front, heknew well that the growth and development of agriculture could make the life ofseventy percent of Indians happier, if proper care and attention paid to thissector. He wanted to modernize Indian agriculture. Besides providing betterimplements and tools, he initiated land reforms to benefit the farmers.