The symposium ended with the Valedictory Address by Prof. Jaya Indiresan. Her deliberation on Development Management Pathways towards Good Society covered a large variety of domains ranging from agriculture to urban livelihoods. Quoting Prof. Indiresan, she mentioned that he strongly believed that Development needs to be looked at in a holistic manner. She argued that under the name of Rural Development providing minimal services, be it a one teacher school, one sub- centre visited by a doctor once a week, a six foot road, etc. will not transform the lives of the rural people, as this does not generate enough employment to make the villages prosperous. She further argued that a small village with a population of less than 5000 cannot sustain the modern urban amenities to make the villages attractive. A minimum population of at least hundred thousand is essential for providing the basic urban amenities which will attract employers and create enough jobs to contain the rural population from migrating to the cities in search of jobs and livelihood. Challenge could be to create this viable population size and the solution is to promote the cluster approach. Link a group of villages with good four lane roads with rapid transport system and sow a good seed which will be a nucleus around which several initiatives will automatically spring up. All this requires meticulous planning, coordination and cooperation from several stake holders and large investors.