Open and Distance Education is considered as an appropriate method to reach the unreached. The diversity of unreached should be recognized and there is a need to develop flexible and innovative approaches to reach the unreached. There is a need for networking of resources and sharing of experiences to achieve the goal of reaching the unreached. Sufficient care should be taken to avoid adding digital inequalities to already existing categories of inequalities. Open and Distance Education institutions should maintain standard with Concern for Quality to provide the best educational opportunities to the unreached.
Performance is the best means of publicity.
Better service to the reached by Open and Distance Education institutions will establish the credibility of the system. Human resources development should be an important priority area and in this context appropriate skill training and action research should be promoted and facilitated. The states should play more important role in creating learning environment and development of necessary infrastructure for the system. The system should move from profit orientation to development orientation. Special assistance should be given to the unreached in the form of fee-waiver, educational loans, etc. especially for professional and vocational courses.