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Deputy Chief Minister Shri Francisco D’Souza is speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the three day Patrol Leaders Camp of the Tiswadi District Bharat Scouts and Guides at Bal Bharati Vidhya Mandir, Ribandar on November 28, 2013. Tiswadi District Chief Commissioner Shri John Aguiar, Principal of Bal Bharati Vidhya Mandir, Smt. Suchitra Dessai, State Organizing Secretary Shri Krishnanath Chopdekar, Jt Secretary (Tiswadi) Smt. Shoba Mhadgut, Scout Master Shri Dattaram Shetkar, Secretary of Tiswadi Shri Durgadas Gaonkar are also present.
Deputy Chief Minister and President of Bharat Scouts and Guides, Goa State inaugurated the three day Patrol Leaders Camp for Tiswadi District at the Bal Bharati Vidhya Mandir at Ribandar on November 28, 2013.
Speaking on the occasion Shri D’Souza highlighted the importance of the organization and said the training such as self reliance, development of leadership qualities, adventure training, and discipline is taught to the student’s right from the school days in the Scouts and Guides movement which is a very good thing. He urged the young scouts and guides to avail maximum benefits out of the training in the organization. Shri D’Souza stressed on the discipline aspect and said that it was essential to shape the life of the child.
Speaking on the occasion, the District Chief Commissioner Shri John Aguiar said that the scouts and Guides is a voluntary, non-political, educational movement for young people, open to all without any distinction of origin, race or creed, in accordance with the purpose , principles and method conceived by the Founder Lord Baden Powell in 1907. The purpose of the movement he said, is to contribute to the development of young people in achieving their full physical, intellectual, social and spiritual as individuals, as responsible citizens .
Secretary of Tiswadi Shri Durgadas Gaonkar in his welcome speech gave a detail outline of the association.
Principal of Bal Bharati Vidhya Mandir, Smt. Suchitra Dessai, State Organizing Secretary Shri Krishnanath Chopdekar, Jt Secretary (Tiswadi) Smt. Shoba Mhadgut
Scout Master Shri Chandrakant Hari compared while Scout Master Shri Dattaram Shetkar proposed a vote of thanks.
The function began with the prayer song followed flag ceremony and the flag song.
120 patrol leaders from 10 school with 20 teachers of Tiswadi are participating in the training camp.
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