PANAJI
Panchayats Minister Mauvin Godinho has demanded additional funds from the Centre to tackle garbage at the panchayat level in the State. He was addressing a regional conference of the Jal Jeevan and Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, which was attended by panchayat ministers of all states. "Panchayats cannot tackle the garbage issue on their own. Although we have increased grants to panchayats from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 9 lakh, this fund is still not enough. We get technology and machinery from the Centre to handle garbage, but panchayats do not have the funds to appoint manpower to operate this machinery. That is why additional funds are required for the panchayats. We have raised this issue in the conference,” said Godinho.
