PANAJI
Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Monday assured to release all pending payments under various welfare schemes by Tuesday, before Ganesh Chaturthi.
Speaking to the media after chairing a review meeting with secretaries and heads of departments at the Ministerial complex, Sawant said that financial benefits under agriculture, social welfare and women & child schemes, etc were disbursed on Monday while any remaining payments will be cleared latest by next day. "If the payments are not received by tomorrow (Tuesday), concerned persons can contact my office," he added.
The CM has also directed officials to expedite infrastructure projects and ongoing works to ensure they are completed on time. He instructed the Finance Department to prioritize clearing files related to public-centric projects to prevent delays.
