The Governor of Goa Shri. P. S. Sreedharan Pillai, hosted a reception to the dignitaries at New Darbar Hall, Raj Bhavan, Dona Paula on the occasion of 77th Independence Day today.
The Governor met all the dignitaries, interacted with important personalities of Goa and exchanged greetings.
Among those who attended the reception included Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant, Smt. Sulakshana Sawant; First Lady Adv. Rita Sreedharan Pillai; Health Minister Shri Vishwajit Rane, Tourism Minister, Shri Rohan Khaunte; Power Minister Shri Ramkrishna Dhavalikar,Minister for Social Welfare Shri Subhash Phaldesai, Union Minister Shri Shripad Naik; Member of Parliament – Loksabha (South District) Shri Francisco Sardinha, Member of Parliament -Rajya Sabha Shri Sadanand Shet Tanavade, Adv Carlos Alvares Ferreira, Shri Premendra Shet; Smt. Deviya V. Rane, Ex-Chief Minister Shri Pratapsingh Rane, Ex-Member of Parliament Shri Luizinho Faleiro, Chief Secretary Shri Puneet Kumar Goel, IAS, Director General of Police, Shri Jaspal Singh, IPS; Secretary to Governor Shri M.R.M. Rao, IAS, Collector’s of both Districts, Under Secretaries to the Government, HODs of various Government Departments, Industrialists, sports personalities, prominent citizens and social workers among others.