05 Jul 2010|Noida | Amity University
Mr. Jagdish Tytler- Chairman, Sub-Committee of Volunteer Training Programme, Commonwealth Games visits the volunteers of CWG at Amity University
Volunteers are the face of the Commonwealth Games and will be an integral and essential component for the success of Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi. Amity University, which has been the official trainer of 30, 000 volunteers and 2, 000 workforce for CWG, is buzzing with over hundreds of volunteers everyday who are being trained at Amity.
Today, Mr. Jagdish Tytler- Chairman, Sub-Committee of Volunteer Training Programme, Commonwealth Games and VP- Indian Olympic Association visited Amity University to observe the training in progress and interact with the volunteers.
Welcoming Mr. Jagdish Tytler, Dr. Ashok K Chauhan- Founder President, Amity Group said that the visit of Mr. Tytler will prove to be very encouraging and motivating for the volunteers whose friendly and noble services will make games an everlasting experience for the athletes as well as the foreign visitors . Dr. Chauhan promised Mr. Jagdish Tytler that best of the training coupled with best of the infrastructure and facilities offered by Amity will make this training project of volunteers a great success.
During his interaction, he was being questioned on the possibility of paying stipend for increasing the motivational and commitment levels of the volunteers to which he replied that the gesture of working for the country should itself act as an incentive for the volunteers and moreover, volunteers whenever work for some mega event across the world do it out of their love and respect for the country rather than money. Out of the total people chosen as volunteers it was only 7% who didn’t respond, which itself speaks volumes about the love Indians have for their country.
On being asked about the chances of the CWG volunteers being absorbed in some government jobs later on, Mr. Tytler said that training will give a direction to the volunteers and sooner or later they will be placed in good positions. Their experience during the Commonwealth Games will be a life time teaching for them. Future is theirs and with the right blend of knowledge and experience, the entire world will be for them.
Mr. Jagdish Tytler visited the classrooms where training is being imparted to the volunteers and interacted with the trainers and volunteers. He expressed his joy towards the care taken of by the volunteers whether by way of providing food, shuttle service and accreditation etc.
During his visit he also enlightened the new batch of MBA Class 2010-12 during their orientation ceremony and shared some stories of successful Indian people who started from scratch but are reckoned worldwide today for the success they have attained in their respective lives. Apprising the students with the political scenario in the country, Mr. Tytler said that one should not enter politics with materialistic or commercial gains in minds. Politics is good for those who are not seeking anything out of it either for their family or their own self. 75% of India’s population is below 35 years of age, which means India is a very young country in the world. So, it is on youth to take the right decision and change the system rather than following it blindly.
Talking about the problem of “growing brain drain” in the country, he shared that 30% of Engineers in NASA are Indians and even the water on moon was discovered by an Indian Scientist, which proves the Indian prowess. “Brain Drain is a problem which is discussed everyday in Parliament. Government has a vision for people who are not able to make both their ends meet, as a result of which no money is left for research. Our business houses are dependent upon research that is done outside the country. There are not enough opportunities for R&D in the country. But, I assure that a time will come in near future when more and more people would be able to do R& D activities in the country itself.”