Panaji: October 20, 2019  ….The 61^st Police Commemoration Day will be observed on October 21^st with annual Police Commemoration Day Parade 2019 at the Goa Police Ground at Headquarters, Panaji.

Every year, October 21 is observed as Police Commemoration Day in memory of CRPF personnel, who were ambushed killed by the Chinese in 1959.

Director General of Police, Shri Pranab Nanda IPS will Pay homage and  read out the  names of  292  police personnel in the country who laid down their lives in service in line of duty from September 1, 2018 to August 31, 2019 which will be  followed by  “ reverse arms” in commemoration of the police martyrs.

After the commemoration parade, DGP and other police officers will lay wreaths at the Martyrs Memorial in commemoration of the police personnel who have lost their lives while on duty and in combating enemy.

 In October 21, 1959, China took over Indian Police Post in Ladakh, during which 10 police personnel sacrificed their lives for the country. It is in commemoration of the police martyrs that the central government had decided to observe “Commemoration Day” every year across the country.

The families of Goan martyrs Late Shri Balaram B. Shinde and Late Abshek  Gomje have been invited to witness the ceremony.

On the occasion of Police Commemoration Day, the Director Geenral of Police Shri Pranab Nanda has appealed to all citizens of state of Goa to visit the website of Indian Police in service of the Nation (www.Police.gov.in) launched by Hon’ble Prime Minister, in December 2015, to highlight the supreme sacrifices made by police Personnel in line of duty.

Panaji: October 19,2019 …. The Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant inaugurated State level ‘Job Fair’ organized by the Department of Labour & Employment at Taleigao today. The objective of the fair is to bring together aspiring youth who intend to seek job and the job providers. The fair aimed to bring talent close to employment  opportunities and thus bridge gap between job seekers and job providers as well.

The Chief Minister said those who intend to have job should think about their education, skill, interest and strive to secure particular job otherwise they won’t be able to get job of their choice. There arises a   problem  between mere education and skill education. He stressed on  conducting aptitude test and carrier guidance during 10th and 12th  standards where  the students will get proper guidance about seeking job in future.  .

The Chief Minister speaking frther said that it is not possible to provide Government jobs to everyone. Therefore he advised the youth to prepare themself to accept jobs in private sector or avail the schemes of Government and emerge as self employer. The Government is thinking to tie up with the private companies through the Goa State Human Resource Development Corporation to provide permanent jobs of various categories. Therefore he suggested the youth to acquire required skills and keep upgraded to get the job of their interest. He said Goa has stood third in the country with regards to IT innovation etc. The Goan youth he said should not become only job takers but should strive to be job givers, he reiterated.

Minister for Labour & Employment Smt. Jenifer Monserrate called upon the youth not to doubt their ability and discourage themselves for having tried for job for several times. Never give up your attempt and  the Government is here to push them in right direction.  The 50 plus companies who are ready to provide about 3000 jobs which is a great opportunity across various sectors and industries.  She said creation of job is primary task ahead of Government. Employment for all Goan youth across all sectors and different pay scales is the need of the hour and we are stead fast to make this a reality.

MLA St. Andre, Shri Francis Silveira, & MLA St. Cruz, Shri Anthony Fernandes, Secretary Labour & Employment Support Director BNI, Ms. Fouzia Shaikh, Labour Inspector, Shri Satish Wagonkar, Director GCCI, Shri R.S. Kamat, Past President Shri Kirit Maganlal, Chairman ASSOCHAM, Shri Manguesh Raikar,Staff of Labour and Employment Department, Representatives of various companies attended the function.

Shri Jayant Tari, Labour Commissioner welcomed the guests while Shri Elton Fernandes compered the function.

Panjim: October 18, 2019 … Vibrant Goa venture has truly become successful advent to attract the people from all around the world to do business in Goa stated Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Shri. Piyush Goyal. He was addressing valedictory Session of Vibrant Goa Global Expo and Summit 2019 held at Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Stadium , Taleigao today.

Union Minister Shri. Goyal said that, the initiative will attribute towards making the state finest destination for investment. Goa is very much rich with the environment and infrastructure required for prosperity of business thus making things most profitable for Goans and national economy too, he added.

Shri. Goyal appreciated the progress of  IT and Pharma Sector in the State. He also congratulated Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant for organising Vibrant Goa Summit and providing the platform for investors across the World to look forward for opportunities of various investments in State.

Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant in his concluding remarks expressed that, State Government in very keen in promoting new business avenues which will boost the economy on sustainable mode. He informed that around 17 MOUs have been signed promoting and facilitating various business ventures in the State during the Summit which was commenced on October 17, 2019.

Dy.Chief Minister Shri. Manohar Azgaonkar  in his speech lauded the efforts taken by organisers of Vibrant Goa, to make the event a success.

Vice Chancellor of Goa University Prof. Varun Sahni spoke on the occasion.

Dy. Chief Minister Shri. Chandrakant Kavlekar, Minister for Information and Technology Smt. Jennifer Monseratte. Chairman of Vibrant Goa foundation Shri. Nitin Kuncalienkar. President of Vibrant Goa Shri. Rajkumar Kamat, Chief Mentor of Vibrant Goa Dr. Jagat Shah and others were present on the occasion.

Prior to the concluding function Session of  India Today on “State of states“ was  held at Vibrant Goa Summit, wherein awards were presented  to progressive talukas of the State by India today for making remarkable efforts towards improvement of Health, Education, Public utilities and infrastructure.  Awards were presented  by the Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant

Award for Best Taluka was awarded to Bardez Taluka. Best Utilities award was shared by Bardez and Tiswadi Taluka. For water and Sanitation Mormugao Taluka won the award. Canacona Taluka received award for Agricultural activities. For Industrial Growth Salcete, Industries Department ,North Goa and South Goa districts were awards for remarkable work done in infrastructure, Health, Education and Communication sector.

Panaji:: October 18, 2019 .. Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant in the presence of Minister for Revenue and Information Technology (IT), Smt. Jennifer Monserrate, inaugurated the ‘Goa Business School IT Summit’ at Dr. Shyamaprasad Mukharjee Indoor Stadium, Taleigao today.

President, Vibrant Goa Foundation, Shri Rajkumar Kamat, President of Goa Technical Association, Shri Manguirish Salelkar, Director of Goa Institute of Management (GEM),Shri Ajit Parulekar, Dean of Goa Business School, Goa University, Dr. Venkatesh  Kamat were present on the occasion.

Chief Minister, Dr. Pramod Sawant  while  addressing the gathering said that the objective of GBSITS is to bring together partner institutes from India and abroad for a two-day joint meeting forging new age collaborations in the field of IT. The students should take the benefit of the sessions that are organized and understand the various opportunities that are available in the IT industry. This is a sector that will always continue to grow with the new technology and latest innovations at regular intervals he added.

Chief Minister further said that the Goa IT policy focuses on Infrastructure, environment, fiscal incentives, Governance and human resource development. It promises time-bound approval of the investment incentives within 90 days period which leads to create ten thousand jobs to locals.

The Goa starts up policy was launched to make Goa one of the most preferred start-up destination of India and make it 21^st start-ups in Asia by 2025. The Goa University has initiated steps to attract investors to give them start-up opportunities besides to show their views and ideas through sessions. Chief Minister urged delegates mentioning that they play a very important role in the development of the economy. With innovations, they can generate additional revenue for them and with the start-ups, they can contribute to the Goan economy.

Minister for IT, Smt. Jennifer Monserrate who spoke on the occasion expressed happiness saying that it is a  proud movement, as  Goa is emerging as an IT hub in the country. The State Government is committed for the overall development of the IT industry in Goa with emphasis will be laid on Goa-based start-ups creating national and international investment opportunities, joint ventures, local employment and most importantly a sustainable and non polluting IT sector. This is just the beginning she said adding that more such opportunities will be extended to help our Start-ups grow in the years to come.

Vice-Chancellor of Goa University, Dr. Varun Sahni, welcomed the gathering. Shri Ram Rao Wagh compered the function while Shri. Milind Anvekar, Vice Chairmen of Vibrant Goa Committee proposed the vote of thanks.

Panaji, October 17, 2019::: ..Chief Minister Shri Pramod Sawant will inaugurate Job Fair 2019 at Taleigao Community Centre, Taleigao on October 19, 2019 at 9.30 am. Minister for Labour Smt. Jenefer Monserrate will grace the occasion.

The fair has been organized in order to increase employment opportunities and offer wide range of selection to the recruiters by Office of the Commissioner Labour and Employment, Regional Employment Exchange in collaboration with CII, GCCI, ASSOCHAM, GTA, NIPM and BNI will organize a Job Fair.

Panaji::: October 17, 2019 … five Engineering Colleges in Goa signed MoUs with more than 100 Goan, National and International companies during the launch of Centre of Excellence for Employability Enhancement Cell (CEEE) in Taleigao Community Hall recently. The cell is launched under Directorate of Technical Education, which itself signed MoUs with nine Industrial Associations.

Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant inaugurated the cell in the presence of Minister for Skill Development Shri. Vishwajeet Rane, MLA Shiroda Shri. Subhash Shirodkar, Vice Chancellor of Goa University Prof. Varun Sahani, Vice Chairman of AICTE, New Delhi Shri. M.P. Poonia, Co-founder of HCL Info systems Ltd. Padmabhushan Dr. Ajai Chowdhary, President of ISTR, New Delhi Prof. Pratapsingh Dessai, Vice President-HR of Tata Motors, Mumbai, Shri. Shriram Kandi, Secretary of Education Smt. Nila Mohanan IAS and Director of Technical Education Shri. Vivek Kamat among others.

Speaking on the occasion the Chief Minister mentioned that the Academia must reach the Industry in order to create an employable generation. Along with technical skills, soft skills are essential in a person’s career, personal growth and to increase problem solving ability. CEEE will play a crucial role in overall development of a student, the Chief Minister said.

While praising Goa University for its unique internship program which is made mandatory for its students recently, the Chief Minister emphasized on the need to create a student centric learning hub. “30% of the total engineering students passing out every year struggle to get a good job. One of the several reasons behind this can be lack of good faculty. A teacher makes a College and therefore it is necessary for a teacher to have good industry exposure. Also, career guidance and orientation to both students and their parents can be a great help in reducing the number of unskilled personnel,” the Chief Minister opined.

Shri. Rane in his address said that we must adapt and grab the right opportunity. “Students as well the teachers must be exposed to Industry. It’s an age of Artificial Intelligence. So, instead of panicking, we can think of how to utilize Artificial Intelligence in work process and move forward.”

 Congratulating young Goan entrepreneurs who signed MoUs with colleges in Goa, the Health Minister further added that Institutes like IIT, NIT, will soon change the face of Goa’s academics. “These Institutes will help in creating an innovative knowledge hub and employable people. The Government will also think about setting up an International Skill Institute in the state,” the Minister informed. He also stressed on doing a ‘gap analyses’ as it will play a critical role in bridging the distance between Industry and academia. The Minister stated that the CEEE will help Goa to become a centre of excellence and knowledge.

Shri. Shirodkar congratulated the Government on launching the CEEE and said that the initiative will provide good exposure to students in technical education.

Earlier, Smt. Nila Mohanan IAS welcomed the gathering. Prof. Poonia, Dr. Ajai Chowdhary, Shri. Sitaram Kandi and Prof. Pratapsingh Dessai also spoke on the occasion. The function was attended by Principals, faculty members and entrepreneurs in large numbers.

Panaji: Oct.16,2019 …The first meeting of District Development Co-ordination and Monitoring Committee (DDCMC) ‘’DISHA’’ was held in the city recently. The Union Minister of State for AYUSH ( Independent Charge ) and Chairman of DDCMC Shri Shripad Naik Chaired the meeting.

During the meeting Shri Naik stressed the need to adhere to the objectives of DDCMC. The stakeholders should strive to reach to the needy people,   central Government schemes which are formulated for their welfare. He said the elected representatives of the state, District Block, Village Panchayat should involve in the process of implementation of the schemes sponsored by the Government of India.

Shri Naik further said those State Government Departments who strive to implement all these flagship programmes in the interest of the needy people are doing wonderful job. He appealed to all the stakeholders and the  members of the DDCMC to make sincere efforts to reach out to the people to extend them the                benefits of the schemes. He also appealed to them to work to uphold the interest of the common man which in turn the DDCMC will be able to create a place in their heart he added.

The Collector of North Goa Ms. R. Menaka in her address said that the centrally sponsored schemes which are  implemented by various Departments are needs to be  reviewed in regards of their  physical and financial achievements against the target and in the beginning of the year target would be set, which is the first part of the meeting. The second most important part of the meeting she said is to discuss, if any Department requires coordination among the Department in achieving certain target.

The stakeholder Departments who implement central Government schemes briefed AYUSH Minister about the implementation of their schemes through power point presentation.

The Director of DRDA Shri Sanjit Rodrigues also spoke on the occasion.

Mayor CCP, Shri Uday Madkaikar and Representatives of various Government Departments were present on the occasion.