Addressing the interaction programme on 'issues and challenges in the next decade and the way ahead', organised by Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Monday, Ms Alva said that tourists do not just want to see and learn from places of historic importance but they even want to carry home an experience.
"Coastal Karnataka has spinning money and hence it has better tourism opportunities to tap on," she said adding that in many places the guides often take the tourists for a ride giving false information.
Earlier speaking on the challenges Margaret Alva said, “after the second world war, India came across challenges including providing literacy, social, economic and food security etc. These persist to be challenges even today."
In wake of growing demand for better reservations, she said that the youth should be educated with skills so that they see themselves in better competitive position in the global job market.
Billing Coastal Karnataka and Kerala as the 'role models for education system' in India she said that South Kanara is ahead in providing quality education.
Stressing the need of qualified teachers in institutes, she said that one cannot expect students to do well when there are no qualified teachers.
"We need to prepare the students with quality education and technical skills so as to match the requirements of the companies. In a state like Rajasthan students are made to undergo compulsory internship programme to receive degree certificates. Students should have at least one year work experience in rural areas to get degree certificates,” she said.
Pointing out at the communal issues damaging development she said that communal problems are worsening the country and is the major threat to Indian economy and developments.
With regard to changing political trends she said that the younger generation is demanding new faces in politics.
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