Bhubaneswar: Though India is progressing towards becoming a developed country it still needs to address a plethora of challenges, Mr. Justice Gopal Ballav Patnaik, former Chief Justice of India, said on Friday.

The country needs to urgently focus on creation of more employment and reinforcing democratic values while

embracing digital technology, the former CJI said while delivering the Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan Lecture at the SOA Deemed

to be University here.

“The question is not whether India can become a developed country, the real question is will we rise to the

occasion?” Mr. Justice Patnaik said. While the country’s infrastructure was expanding, digital technology had empowered

millions of people and scientific achievements were reaching new heights, there was a need to look at the

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