Parishad moots grants for Konkani schools in Maha, K'taka, Kerala

The All-India Konkani Parishad has resolved that the Goa government should persuade the governments of Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Kerala to provide grants and salaries for teachers at Konkani medium schools in those states, similar to how Goa supports Kannada medium primary schools and teachers in high schools.

At the concluding function of the 33rd edition of AIKP at Ravindra Bhavan, Margao, seven resolutions were passed unanimously in the presence of the newly appointed president of the AIKP, Fr Mousinho Ataide, former presidents of Konkani Bhasha Mandal, Prashant Naik and Chetan Acharya, industrialist and chairman of Fomento Group, Auduth Timblo and other dignitaries.

Among the other resolutions, a demand was made that the training for government servants in Konkani Language and, more specifically, for the smooth operation of their departmental official work should continue without any break.