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Given OBC quota for VP elections, says Minister

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Panchayats Minister Mauvin Godinho on Thursday lauded the directorate of panchayats and the State Election Commission (SEC) for having provided the OBC reservation for the upcoming Panchayat elections.

Godinho was speaking to reporters at the Goa airport after welcoming the NDA Presidential candidate Draupadi Murmu who had arrived on a day-long visit to the State.

"All's well that ends well and it will end well when elections are over. We have systematically given the people the OBC reservation. The only thing was we had to do it in a rushed manner and despite that, I must compliment my directorate of panchayats and the SEC for having done a wonderful job," said Godinho.


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MLAs raise material recovery facility issue confronting p'yats

THE GOAN NETWORK
Published Jul 14, 2022, 11:45 PM IST
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PANAJIThe conundrum faced by panchayats across the state to identify and set up material recovery facilities in their jurisdiction featured prominently in the discussion on the demands for grants on Thursday.Several members, including Carlos Alvares Ferreira and Rudolf Fernandes of the Congress, raised the issue urging the government to step in and assist the panchayats to overcome the hurdle.Panchayats are mandated by a court order to have their own MRF to help manage the…

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