PANAJI
Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar said the Directorate of Tribal Welfare has implemented 21 schemes inorder to strengthen the development of Scheduled Tribe (ST) people in Goa and appealed to them to take benefit of these schemes.
The Chief Minister said the schemes include extending financial assistance to ST students undergoing pre-matric education, promoting education among girl students of ST communities, assistance to orphan children, etc.
The Chief Minister was speaking after inaugurating the newly renovated office premises of Directorate of Tribal Welfare at Patto, Panaji on Monday, in the presence of Minister for Tribal Welfare Ramesh Tadwadkar, Vice Chairman GSIDC and MLA, Panaji, Siddarth Kuncolienkar and Chairman of Goa Commission for SC/ST Anant Shirvoikar.
The estimated cost of the work is `1.29 crore covering an area of 400 sq mts, which include Director/Dy Directors cabins, conference room, storage room, work stations for staff, office space, etc. The Chief Minister expressed happiness that through this renovated premises, the staff will have good working environment.
Speaking further, the Chief Minister said this has been done to bring the ST class into the mainstream. He said, two more schemes will be notified shortly for their benefit.
The Chief Minister also said that government has been undertaking various development projects in the State, be it bridges, broadening/extension of roads, renovation of office premises, laadli laxmi scheme, etc in time inspite of all odds. He said the government is committed to the overall development of the State.
Minister for Tribal Welfare Ramesh Tadwadkar in his speech thanked the Chief Minister for extending all support to renovate the office premises which he said was in very bad shape earlier. He said 21 schemes have already been implemented and it is his vision to see that in the next two years more and more schemes are initiated for the benefit of ST in the State.
Vice Chairman, GSIDC and MLA, Panaji Siddarth Kuncolienkar also spoke.
Sandhya Kamat, Director of Tribal Welfare welcomed.
Managing Director, GSIDC Sanjit Rodrigues and Dy Director, Tribal Welfare Meghna Shetgaonkar were present at the inaugural ceremony.
An information booklet brought out by Goa Commission for SC/ST was released at the hands of the chief
minister.
