Vishwa Sammelan now outside Goa
PTI,
Panaji
17 October 2007
Gomant Vishwa Sammelan (GVS),
an annual gathering of Non Resident Goans (NRG), will not be held in Goa from
this year onwards, NRI Commissioner Eduardo Faleiro said today.
"We
have decided to support NRG conventions abroad and around India, we may not hold
it in Goa in future," Faleiro told mediapersons this afternoon.
He
conceded that GVS in Goa, which is being held for last four years, failed to evoke
desirable response forcing the state authorities to review the convention.
Around
three lakh Goans have settled abroad mostly in Gulf countries.
"Last
June, the Goan community in Portugal held their convention in Lisbon and next
such convention is planned in Delhi by a NGO Goenkarancho Ekvott," faleiro
said.
The NRI Commissioner stated that Goa government will sanction Rs one
lakh for conventions in India and Rs three lakh abroad.
"Several NRG
organisations across the world wish to hold conventions of the Goan community
and seek our support. We will provide financial support only if they fulfill our
conditions," Faleiro said.
"The annual convention should be held
by rotation in different continents and in a country where there is a significant
population of NRGS," he stated.
The NRI Commissioner said that the
organisation should be recommended by Indian embassy or High Commission in respective
country.
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