Phal Dessai was speaking at a function held at Chaudi, Canacona, after distributing laptops to students of class XII of Canacona under the government’s Cyberage Scheme, in the presence of Canacona MLA and Sports Minister Ramesh Tawadkar and Director of Education G P Bhat, among others.
Tawadkar stated that government is doing every possible thing to assist in imparting the best education to students and students should make best possible use of this education.
About 36 branded laptops were handed in equal numbers to the students of three higher secondary schools from Canacona taluka, which included Government HSS Mastimoll, SS Angle HSS Maxem-Dapot and Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Mastimoll, Canacona.
It was announced that the remaining students from these three higher secondary schools would get their laptops on April 13, at their respective school premises.
Deputy Director of Education Samant, Canacona Deputy Collector Sudhin Natu, Canacona Municipal Council Chairperson Simon Rebello, Zilla Panchayat member (Poinguinim) Dr Puspa Aiya, Loliem-Polem Sarpanch Bushan Prabhugaonkar, besides principals of all the three higher secondary schools were also present on the occasion.
