MY Bharat Master Training Program at Don Bosco College of Engineering, Fatorda

The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India, in association with Don Bosco College of Engineering, Fatorda, Goa conducted a Master Training Program on Mera Yuva (MY) Bharat for NSS Program Officers (POs) of various colleges and HSS of Goa on 18th October 2024 at Don Bosco College of Engineering, Fatorda.

The resource persons for the training program were Dr. Ashwini S. Shetty, Director of Extension & Outreach, and Mr. Rajesh Karkera, Director of IT, both from Yenepoya Deemed University, Mangalore. The chief guest for the Inaugural function was Mr. Ajay B. Shinde, Regional Director of NSS, Maharashtra & Goa. Also present was Dr. Nitin Sawant, NSS Coordinator, Goa University, Ms. Cynthia Sequeira, APEO, Directorate of Sports and Youth Affairs, Panaji, Fr. Kinley D’Cruz, Director, Don Bosco College of Engineering, Dr. Neena Panandikar, Principal, Don Bosco College of Engineering, and Mr. Harison Cota, NSS PO, Don Bosco College of Engineering.

In his address Mr. Shinde elaborated the various features of the MY Bharat portal and urged the NSS POs to use the portal effectively so that the youth may benefit from the various initiatives and programs listed on the portal.

During the training program conducted in the computer centre, Dr. Shetty and Mr. Karkera demonstrated the steps involved in the process to register youth in the MY Bharat portal and to register the college/HSS as Knowledge Institution in the portal. 53 NSS POs from various colleges and HSS of Goa attended the hands-on training program and got trained as Master Trainers.