margao archbishop filipe neri ferrao praised the government and thanked it for meeting various demands in the field of education in the state the archbishop was speaking at the all goa catholic educational institutions day celebrations organized by the archdiocesan board of education abe with the theme education empowers liberates and unites at ravindra bhavan margao on tuesday governor bharat vir wanchoo minister for fisheries avertano furtado episcopal vicar of south fr lucio dias secretary dse fr zefrino dsouza and coordinator of abe fr alfred vaz were amongst those present on the occasion the archbishop acknowledging the presence of furtado requested him to convey to the chief minister and the minister for education manohar parrikar their sincere and profound thanks and appreciation for the satisfactory solution to a few long pending needs and demands in the field of education the archbishop said that education is indeed one of the best gifts that the church all over the world particularly in india and in our own goa is offering to young people for their integral development into fully grown human beings this annual event is steadily becoming a cherished event for us to grow in the awareness of the tremendous work we carry out in the state and also to become deeply conscious of the enormous challenges that lie ahead of us so that we may constantly reevaluate our mission and rededicate ourselves with increasing enthusiasm added the archbishop asserting that education alone can transform our society into a civilized and progressive one the governor underscored the important task of improving our educational system and making it comparable with global standards by putting in tremendous efforts in raising the level of education in our schools in a big way the governor emphasized the urgent need to reinvent and reorient the role and strategy of our educational institutions to build a strong human capital base to meet the ever increasing needs of our country and also the world he reiterated that education must undergo continuous reforms and innovation for achieving excellence and enhanced results earlier 65 staff members were felicitated by the governor and the archbishop in recognition of their dedicated service and contribution in the field of education in the institutions of abe