<p style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><br />''</p>''<p style="font-size: 13.3333px;"></p><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">President Ram Nath Kovind has said Governors can help in shaping of a road map for the betterment of the people, who have not benefited as much as expected from the development journey. <br style="font-size: 13.3333px;" />''<br style="font-size: 13.3333px;" />''Addressing the </span><a href="http://google.co.in/" target="_blank" style="font-size: 13.3333px;">49th Conference of Governors and Lieutenant </a><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Governors at Rashtrapati Bhavan today, Mr Kovind said, there are approximately 100 million people in the country who belong to the Scheduled Tribes. <br style="font-size: 13.3333px;" />''<br style="font-size: 13.3333px;" />''He said a majority of this population lives in regions that are covered under the Fifth and Sixth Schedule of the Constitution. He said, Governor is a mentor and guide to the state government and an important link in the federal structure. <br style="font-size: 13.3333px;" />''<br style="font-size: 13.3333px;" />''The President said, as per the Constitution, the post of Governor has an exalted place in the scheme of governance. <br style="font-size: 13.3333px;" />''<br style="font-size: 13.3333px;" />''Mr Kovind said, 69 per cent of all universities in the country come under the purview of state governments and Governors are the Chancellors of most of the universities. <br style="font-size: 13.3333px;" />''<br style="font-size: 13.3333px;" />''He said, the Governors can help in ensuring that admissions of students and appointments of teachers in state universities are completed well in time and in a transparent manner. <br style="font-size: 13.3333px;" />''<br style="font-size: 13.3333px;" />''He said, governors can also help to ensure that examinations, declaration of results and convocations take place as scheduled.<br style="font-size: 13.3333px;" />''<br style="font-size: 13.3333px;" />''The President said, the Centre has decided to commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi over a 24-month period commencing 2nd of </span><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Afghanistan?src=hash&ref_src=twsrctfw&ref_url=http10.25.128.149Contact-Us.aspx" target="_blank" style="font-size: 13.3333px;">October</a><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;"> this year. <br style="font-size: 13.3333px;" />''<br style="font-size: 13.3333px;" />''<br style="font-size: 13.3333px;" />''<br style="font-size: 13.3333px;" />''He said, there will be no better way to cherish Gandhiji's memory than to strive for genuine and meaningful social transformation. <br style="font-size: 13.3333px;" />''<br style="font-size: 13.3333px;" />''Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi also attended the conference.</span>