Goa Legislative Assembly

Dessai, Shri Vaikunth Govind, Cong. (I) (Quepem): b. at Sheldem, Quepem, Goa on 25^th May, 1942; ed. Vth Year Lyceum, Portuguese; Infant Jesus High School, Cuncolim; S.P.C. College, Margao; Nirmala Institute, Panaji; Tilak College of Education, Pune; B.Sc. M.Ed., Teacher; knows Konkani, Marathi, English, Portuguese and Hindi;  President of Devalaya of Shri Santeri  Shantadurga, Sheldem Quepem, Goa since 1974; Founder member of Chandranath

Education Society’s High School, Assolda-Quepem, Goa; Twice elected  Chairman, Block Advisory Committee of Quepem; Founder member and the Chairman, Popular Education Society, Ravanfond, Margao; Elected as member from Quepem Constituency to Fourth Legislative Assembly from June, 1977 to April 1979; elected as member (Cong.I) to Fifth Legislative Assembly, January, 1980-85; elected Deputy Speaker  of Goa, Daman and Diu Legislative Assembly from 22^nd February, 1980 to 8-1-85; Member of Library Committee, 1977-78; 1978-79, Chairman of the Privileges Commmittee 1980-81, 1982-83, 1984-85; Chairman Committee of the House to solve the dispute between Ramponcars (Seine Operators) and Mechanised Boat Owners and other related aspects; Chairman of the Committee to enquire into implementation of Tribal Sub-plan of Daman; Chairman of the Select Committee on Goa, Daman and Diu Education Bill, 1980; Again elected as member (Cong.I) to the Sixth Legislative Assembly in January, 1985; Chairman of the Committee to study and investigate the fish mortality, damage to the agricultural fields and other aspects relating to the pollution at Sancoale-Goa in March 1985; appointed as Cabinet Minister (Minister for Labour and Employment, Panchayati Raj and Community Development, Irrigation, Provedoria and Public Assistance) with effect from 17-4-1985; Chairman of Select Committee on Goa, Daman and Diu Labour Welfare Fund Bill, 1986.