PANAJI
Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday held a review meeting of Atmanirbhar Bharat Swayampurna Goa implementation with the officials of various departments.
The Chief Minister directed all officers to focus on gathering information about several issues still plaguing the rural areas of the State this month.
The information has to be on houses with no water connections/supply, houses still with no electricity, houses with no toilets.
The officers have also been asked to gather info on the people with no homes, etc. In addition to above, few more goals were added like the number of disabled persons in the area, number of senior citizens, number of families undertaking agriculture, people dependent on fisheries business, animal husbandry etc.
The Chief Minister has appealed for involvement by the general public in the Aatmanirbhar Bharat Swayampurna Goa programme so as to achieve all round economic sustainability of the State.
He said that every village panchayat needs to adopt various sustainable measures to gain economic empowerment for its village.
The CM also asked the officials to get information of farmers who still do not have Krishi Card and Kisan Credit Card.
The Chief Minister also discussed how Swayampurna Goa concept can spread its wings in municipal areas.
The meeting was attended by Chief Secretary, Parimal Rai (IAS), Director of Panchayat, taluka nodal officers and swayampurna parivekshaks.
Action plan for Aatmanirbhar Bharat Swayampurna Goa consists of various aspects of agriculture, animal husbandry, youth and adolescents, senior citizens, women and SHGs, tourism, fisheries, natural resources, various schemes and their convergence and good governance.
