Phyllis Faria (1924-2018) was an Indian politician and nominated MLA of the

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. She also served as the President of the Mapusa Municipal Council.

Personal life

Phyllis Faria was born as Phyllis Yolanda Virginia de Souza in a family of educationists on 17 April 1924 to Alphonsus Ligouri de Souza and Elsie Beatrice. Phyllis became a teacher and taught for over 25 years. She married Antonio Vasco de Faria.

Political career

In 1966, Faria was appointed as the Chairperson of the Project Implementation Committee, Bardez. In 1970, she was elected as a Councillor of the Mapusa Municipal Council and in 1973 became the first woman President of the Council. In January 1985, Faria along with Sulochana Katkar and Sangeeta Parab was nominated as a member of the

. During her tenure as a nominated MLA of the

, she served as a member of the Library Committee and the Committee on Privileges of the

. She was also the President of the

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. In 1990, Faria became the first woman Chairperson of the Goa Handicrafts Rural & Small Scale Industries Development Corporation (GHRSSIDC). She served as the Chairperson of the Juvenile Welfare Board. Faria was the Vice Chairperson of the Sanjay Centre For Special Education and as a Director of the Goa Bal Bhavan. She also chaired the Managing Committee of the Sacred Heart School at Parra, Goa.

Awards

She was honoured with the

Yashadamini Puraskar The Yashadamini Puraskar is awarded by the Government of Goa state in ( India). It is an annual award conferred by the Directorate of Women & Child Development of the Government of Goa. The award was established in 2001. Description The awar ...

by the Government of Goa in 2002. Faria was felicitated on 9 January 2014 at the valedictory ceremony to mark the Golden Jubilee celebrations of the

Death

Phyllis Faria died at the Goa Medical College on 22 February 2018 after a brief illness.

References

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