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Role of panchas undermined?

Our CM has launched the ‘Karmayogi Adhikaris’ to guide Goans on government schemes under the Atmanirbhar Bharat and Swayampoorna Goy replacing the Gramsevak with Karmayogi Adhikari.

No doubt it is a good initiative, but without any incentive being paid to the departmental staff, the enthusiasm will soon die. 

It is understood that these officers will be moving in all panchayats /municipal councils. But the people who will be visiting the offices for their personal work will be left unattended as the officer will not be in his seat. The government should therefore mark days when these officials will be present for routine work. 

With the new initiative, the question that comes to mind is what happens to the role of the elected panchayat member? These programmes should have been conducted during the special gram sabha but the gram sabhas have become a mere formality.

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SOPs during the Holy Mass

ADELMO FERNANDES, Vasco
Published Nov 9, 2020, 12:28 AM IST
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Most of the churches in the State have opened their doors for the faithful by holding the Sunday masses. Proper SOPs are being followed like wearing of the mask, maintaining social distancing while sitting on the benches and sanitizing the hands as they enter the church. However a few more steps seem necessary in order to assure safety of the parishioners. It is observed that various speakers including the priests and those parishioners, who do the day’s Bible readings,…

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