Hyderabad: Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday said that his country is keen to adopt Indian rural development techniques to ensure empowerment for villagers and profitability for rural-related industries.
During his visit to the National Institute of Rural Development (NIRD), Karzai said "The concept of NIRD will be taken home with us to be implemented in Afghan villages."
As the local industries in Afghanistan were not profiting, other developmental programmes would be implemented, besides the Panchayati Raj system which was already being followed in most of the villages, he said.
In his interaction with the faculty, he invited them to Afghanistan to seek their guidance to set up a similar institute.
He wished at least 200 people from Afghanistan to be trained by the NIRD.
He also interacted with self-help groups equipped himself with the way rural industries were functioning in Andhra Pradesh.
NIRD, at its rural technology park, showcased over 42 quake-proof building technologies, suitable for Afghanistan.
Karzai, yesterday praised India for its achievements in the field of science and wanted companies from India, Asia's third largest economy, to invest in his country.
Karzai attended functions organised by top software companies, the Tata Consultancy Services Limited and the State-owned National Remote Sensing Agency (NRSA).
At the function Karzai praised India and said that it was important for their country to learn from us. He also congratulated us for our achievements to develop science and then apply it in all walks of life thereby improving the quality of life in India.
Earlier Karzai met crème de la crème of India's IT industry to seek a first hand study for application of the IT revolution in Afghanistan.
Karzai, who is on a five-day trip to boost bilateral relations that have blossomed after the fall of the Taliban regime, arrived in India on April 9.
India has been extending monetary help to rebuild war-ravaged Afghanistan and is also looking to expand its economic presence in the Islamic nation.
India on April 10 pledged an additional 50 million dollars in aid to Kabul for development and training projects, taking the total Indian assistance promised in the past four years to 650 million dollars.
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