Panaji: The Goa government has initiated action on more than 99 per cent of the budget assurances announced during the last budget session, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Friday, adding that a substantial number of these commitments would be implemented within the current financial year.
Sawant chaired a high-level review meeting at Mantralaya with all secretaries, the Director General of Police, the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, and heads of departments to review the status of implementation of budget promises and Assembly assurances made on the floor of the House.
During the meeting, it was revealed that work has commenced on 99.3 per cent of the budget assurances made by the chief minister. Of these, 77 per cent are expected to be fully implemented in the ongoing financial year, while the remaining assurances, largely related to civil infrastructure projects, will be taken up in the next fiscal year.
The chief minister directed all departments to fast-track the execution of both budget and Assembly assurances, stressing that commitments made to the public through the legislature must translate into timely implementation on the ground.
Reviewing the state’s financial performance, the government stated that Goa has already utilised 57 per cent of its total budgeted expenditure as of November 2025, with utilisation expected to reach nearly 95 per cent by the end of the financial year.
On borrowing levels, the state government informed that market borrowings remain within sustainable limits, with Rs 1,300 crore raised so far out of the Rs 3,200 crore borrowing limit permitted by the Centre.
Sawant also instructed departments to strengthen inter-departmental coordination, particularly in areas such as waste management and mobilisation of central government assistance, along with other matters critical to state administration.
