Chief ministerPramod Sawant said that the governments ambitious project Atmanirbhar Bharat -SwayampurnaGoa, aimed at making the state self-sufficient, would restart from July 1.
The project was suspended in May due to a sharp increase in Covid cases.
Sawant said that 191 swayampurna mitrs in village panchayats and 14 swayampurna mitrs in municipalities have started their work to make Goa swayampurna.
Sawant said that if the swayampurna mitr is active, they can do a lot of things for the people in their panchayat. He also said that grassroot-level politicians should keep politics aside and work for the people in their panchayats.
Under Swayampurna Goa, Panchayats And Municipalities were supposed to get funds under the15th Finance Commissionand under the funds allocated for the 60th celebration of Goas Liberation. The state, through the scheme, wanted to ensure 100% coverage of water and electricity connections to the people.
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Sawant had announced the Swayampurna Goa programme last year in October.