I think the area which we need most for the good of our people is first of all, agriculture and food production. We have fortunately succeeded in bringing about a revolution in food production by the application of scientific methods to agriculture. But still much has to be done to carry forward this revolution. Now next what we need is a 'nutrition revolution', so that people have nutritious food and a balanced diet. Another elementary requirement of the people is housing.
Scientists have to project their knowledge and technology to the building of houses for the people.
Of course many attempts have been made by the Ministries and Departments for this purpose. But it is an immense job providing millions of houses for the millions of people in our country. It is often said that he was a retarding influence on progress, but if you recall what concept he had of an ideal village, you would see that he was very far ahead. He said an ideal village should have first of all, houses with fresh air and good sanitation. He said that there should be streets devoid of all avoidable dirt and dust.