CANACONA
Invoking Mahatma Gandhi, Governor P S Sreedharan Pillai on Saturday said the soul of India lives in its villages and added that he was keen to interact with people in rural areas of the State.
He was speaking after distributing financial aid to five different social organisations during his visit to the Canacona on Saturday.
“Living in Raj Bhavan is like living in a 5-starred hotel, but what I like and appreciate is to visit villages and interact with people in their lives. During our prime minister’s birthday in September, I decided to do something for the deprived people of our society and accordingly, decided to provide some financial aid,” said the governor.
The governor provided financial aid was provided to Mataji Mandir Vidhyarthi Vasatigruha (Tembewada), Parashuram Vastigruha (Poinguinim), Durga Mata, Kalyan Ashram and Kanya Vastigruha (Loliem).
“Seventy-one orphanages and Vastigruhas and institutions have been identified in Goa for financial aid,” informed Governor Pillai and he later invited children of Mataji Mandir and Kanya Vastigruha Loliem to visit Raj Bhavan.
On the occasion, youth of Vastigruhas present a Mallakhamba, while others performed a Kunbi Dance at Tembewada.
Dy Speaker and Canacona MLA Isidore Fernandes lauding the governor’s gesture to provide financial aid to the social organisations and invited him to visit Canacona’s beaches and hinterlands like Cotigao Wildlife Sanctuary.
First Lady Rita Pillai, CMC Chairperson Simon Rebello, Addl Collector (South) Surendra Naik, Dy Collector (Canacona) Uday Prabhudessai, Mataji Mandir President Navnath Sawant, Manager Adv. Khagendra Hedge and Secretary to Governor Mihir Vardhan were present at the event.
The governor later visited Kanya Vastigruha (Loliem) and handed over financial assistance to the Kanya Vastigruha, Loliem, President Dr Anita Tilve in the presence of Bhushan Prabhugaonkar and others.
