Panaji: Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant, on Thursday, addressing the state Liberation Day function, stated that his government has been progressing forward, surpassing all the personal criticism, preconceived notions, and the “tool kit of jealousy.”
Sawant was addressing the Goa Liberation Day event in Panaji, which was attended by prominent ministers, people from society, and students.
The Chief Minister said that his government is working towards making the dream of freedom fighters a reality through all-inclusive growth.
“We are giving positive governance, surpassing personal criticism, preconceived notions, and the tool kit of jealousy,” he said, adding that “Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas, and Sabka Prayas are the hallmark of the BJP rule in the coastal state.”
The Chief Minister was apparently referring to the personal attack on him and his wife in connection with the cash-for-jobs scam.
In his speech further, Sawant said that his government has been working proactively to give justice to the issue of the Mhadei river diversion through the state government’s PRAWAH.
He said that steps are being taken to ensure the resumption of iron ore mining through a sustainable and environment-friendly way, which will provide employment opportunities to thousands of youth living in the mineral-rich belt of the state.
“We have also focused on ease of doing business, encouraging new businesses and existing industries,” he said.
The Chief Minister said that the state government is working towards women’s empowerment by undertaking various initiatives under the central government’s Goa State Rural Livelihood Mission and Deen Dayal Antodaya Yojana, in which self-help groups are helped to create self-employment.
He said that the state has 4,700 women self-help groups covering 50,000 women who have become financially independent.
