Goemkarponn desk
PANAJI: Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant today interacted with the delegation of government officials from Assam who are on two days study tour to understand the Swayampurna Goa Concept at Mahalaxmi today.
Sharing their experience, the delegation of government officials from Assam said that the concept of Swayampurna Goa and its implementation in Goa is an excellent, unique concept to reach out to the last person of the State to ensure people can avail all the Government facilities, and schemes etc.
Hard work and coordination between the people and Government Officials are visible clearly.
The best part of the Swayampurn Goa Concept is its implementation at the grassroots level. The new model of development and the reflection of collective efforts of government is directed to make people from all walks of life self-reliant.
Bikram Kairi, IAS Commissioner, requested Chief Minister to send the Goa team to Assam.
The delegation of government officials from Assam, led by Bikram Kairi, IAS Commissioner and P&RD, Assam, Smt. Bipanchi Dutta, ACS, Assistant Commissioner; Bipul KR Das, ACS, Assistant Commissioner; Dr. Jayanta KR Goswami, ACS, Addl Commissioner; and Smt. Anamika Dey, State Programme Manager, saw for themselves the different initiatives the Swayampurn Mitras took in their designated Panchayat area under the Swayampurna Goa Concept across the State.
On the second day of their study tour to Goa, they attended the awareness camp on Fisheries Schemes and Policies organised by the Directorate of Fisheries Department under the Atmanirbhar Bharat Swayampurn Goa Concept at Kamurle.
The camp was inaugurated by the Minister for Fisheries, Nilkhant Halarnkar. The delegation was apprised of the various schemes, policies and other initiatives implemented by the Fisheries Department In Goa to boost and strengthen the fisheries sector in the State.
They also visited the GOVAN Multiproduct Food Processing Centre at Pale, where the women make products like nutmeg ring candy, amla candy and amla mouth freshener, banana chips, jackfruit pulp, raw jackfruit pickle, coconut oil and other products which are innovative on their own.
The delegates were very impressed to see that the multiproduct processing centre, which uses locally available products like excess amla, jackfruit, kokum or mangoes, turns them into valuable products apart from providing employment to local women.
Later, they visited the Cloth Cutting Machine, Sewing Machine / Screen at Sankhali, and then they visited Mattress Manufacturing and Kunbi Saree Production Unit Surla. These are all units setup under the Atmanirbhar Bharat Swayampurn Goa Programme.
Earlier, they visited the Surla Panchayat to see the house constructed under CSR.
