Team Goemkarponn
Panaji/Sankhali: The Goa government informed the State Legislative Assembly that over ₹40 lakh was spent on a ‘Sarkar Tumchya Dari’ programme held at Ravindra Bhavan, Sankhali in 2021, making it one of the most expensive outreach events conducted under the initiative.
The information was tabled in the Assembly in response to questions raised by MLAs Vijai Sardesai and Carlos Ferreira regarding expenditure and implementation of the government’s public outreach programmes.
According to the reply, the Sankhali event cost ₹40,30,145, while other events under the programme recorded expenditures ranging from around ₹2.46 lakh to over ₹40 lakh.
The government also stated that a recent Sarkar Tumchya Dari event held on February 6, 2026 at Rajiv Gandhi Kala Mandir, Ponda, is still awaiting billing.
Meanwhile, the General Administration Department (GAD) clarified that it has not incurred any expenditure for the Janata Darbar programmes, which are conducted monthly with cabinet ministers interacting directly with citizens.
The government further admitted that it does not maintain records of the number of grievances received or their disposal status during Sarkar Tumchya Dari events, as complaints are immediately forwarded to the concerned departments.
The reply also confirmed that no formal review or impact assessment has been conducted so far to evaluate the effectiveness of the outreach programmes.
