A national programme which would provide television to about 80% of India’s population during the next ten years would be of great significance to na… - Vikram Sarabhai

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A national programme which would provide television to about 80% of India’s population during the next ten years would be of great significance to national integration, for implementing schemes of economic and social development and for the stimulation and promotion of electronic industry. It is of particular significance for population living in isolated rural countries

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About Vikram Sarabhai

Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai (Gujarati: વિક્રમ અંબાલાલ સારાભાઇ) (August 12, 1919 – December 30, 1971) was an Indian physicist, acclaimed as the father of India's space programme. He was also called the "Renaissance man". He established the Physical Research Laboratory in 1947. The Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, (VSSC), is the Indian Space Research Organization's, facility to launch vehicle development which is named after him. He was also Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission. He was decorated with India's two civilian awards of Padma Bhushan in 1966 and the :Padma Vibhushan posthumous (after-death). Space Science Day Is observed in India every year on 12 August.

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Native Name: विक्रम साराभाई
Alternative Names: Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai Jain
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