PANAJI: Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant chaired a high-level meeting at Mantralaya with the Chief Secretary, DGP, and other senior officials to review key agendas of the 27th Meeting of the Western Zonal Council and the upcoming State Budget.
HCM informed that the discussions focused on several critical areas:
•𝐄𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦: Enhancing the 112 Emergency Response Support System to significantly reduce response times across the state.
•𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲: Strengthening the banking network to ensure every village has a bank branch within a 3 km radius.
•𝐀𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠: Directed District Magistrates to identify and eliminate illegal slums, reinforcing efforts toward planned urban development.
•𝐔𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠: Revision of Panjim’s Master Plan and instructed the formulation of master plans for Vasco, Margao, and Mapusa.
•𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐛𝐡𝐢𝐲𝐚𝐧 & 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Addressing malnutrition in rural areas and implementing measures to reduce school dropout rates.
•𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬: Exploring successful governance models from other states for potential implementation in Goa.
•𝐉𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐬: Accelerating the implementation of special fast-track courts for swift disposal of Rape & POCSO Act cases.
•𝐁𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 & 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠: Reviewed the expenditure of the current budget, the status of key assurances, and preparations for the forthcoming budget.