Deputy Chairman of Planning Board and President of Bharat Scouts and Guides Association-Goa state, Dr. Wilfred de Souza has said that the Scouting and Guiding Movement in Goa is making good and steady progress and in the years to Come this movement is going to make lot of difference among the State.
Dr. de Souza was speaking at the State Council Meeting of the BS&G at the headquarters of the Association in Panjim on Sunday, August 22, 2010.
Vice President of the Association Dr. Sidney Pinto do Rosario said that a scout is being taught to be disciplined in all aspects and therefore the Scouts and Guides movement is the only movement in the world which is corruption free.
Awards for Highest Average increase percentage census were presented to the Bardistrict followed by Tiswadi district.
Vice Presidents Shri R. G. Dessai, Shri Vishnu Dhargalkar and Shri Gopal Bhau Parab.
State Chief commissioner Shri Pandurang Nadkarni and SC(S) Adv. Vinayak Narvekar made some valuable suggestions on the occasion.
State Secretary Shri James Fernandes welcomed the gathering and conducted the business. Hon State Treasurer Shri Rodney D’Souza presented the Annual Statement of Accounts and Annual Balance Sheet. The Budget was also approved on the occasion. The meeting congratulated State Secretary Shri James Fernandes for publishing his book “Sopon” recently.
STC(G) Smt. Elizibeth Mascarenhas, SOC(G) Smt. Vidhya Shetkar, STC(S) Shri Diogo Fernandes, ASTC(S) Shri Yeshwant Sinari, State Organiser Shri K. Chopdekar, PRO Shri John Aguiar and others were present on the occasion.
