DPSE SEEKS CO-OPERATION FORM PUBLIC Panaji, July 8, 2008
The Directorate of Planning, Statistics and Evaluation will be conducting a House to House Survey on Domestic Tourism, Housing Condition and Particular of Slums, as a part of the National Survey being conducted by the National Sample Survey Unit, Government of India. The field investigators i.e. Specially trained employees of the Directorate of Planning, Statistics and Evaluation, will be visiting houses in rural and urban areas of Goa, during July 21, 2008 to June 30, 2009. The Directorate of Planning, Statistics and Evaluation has been declared as the Nodal Agency in the matters of collection of data in the field. The members of General Public is hereby urged to extend their full co-operation, as the correct responses from them can only make the survey a success. Information collected in the course of survey will be kept strictly confidential for statistical purpose only. DI/NB/NUD/LS/JA/LN/2008/ "BUILDING BRIDGES WITH AFRICA" CONFERENCE ON JULY 12 Panaji, July 8, 2008 A Conference on "Building Bridges with Africa" will be held at Hotel Cidade de Goa on Saturday, July 12, 2008 at 10.00a.m. organized by the Office of the Commissioner for NRI Affairs and is being held in the backup of the recent visit of Shri Eduardo Faleiro to Mozambique and Kenya. Furthermore, the first India Africa Summit was held last April in New Delhi where Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh declared that "India intends to be a partner in Africa's resurgence" and announced a comprehensive package of economic co-operation. The Conference will discuss the role of people of Goan origin and other Indians in Africa in promoting such co-operation. The Conference will be inaugurated by the Chief Minister,Shri Digambar Kamat and Commissioner for NRI Affairs, Shri Eduardo Faleiro will preside. Those who will address the Conference include Chief Secretary, Shri J. P. Singh, Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs, Nalin Surie and Ambassadors and High Commissioners from African countries. Invitation cards are available at the Office of the Commissioner for NRI Affairs at the Secretariat, Porvorim, at Clube Vasco da Gama and at Hotel Cidade de Goa, Panaji.