Pic: Hemanath Padubidri
Daijiworld Media Network – Udupi (SP)
Udupi, Dec 5: The state government, through a notification, has set up Christian Development Council with the Chief Minister as its chairman, with 12 members, some of whom are government officials. Deputy secretary in the department of minority welfare has been appointed as the member convener of the council.
Former president of Udupi zilla panchayat, Gladys Almeida, Franklin Monteiro Mangalore, and John D’Souza Vittal are the three members of the council chosen from the twin-districts of Udupi and Dakshina Kannada.
The council has been entrusted with the onus of implementation of various development schemes meant for the Christian community during the year 2011-12.