The cash strapped Goa Government in a very flawed move is planning to hold on October 2nd a pompous State level followed by Taluka celebrations to mark the 15th year of the Dayanand Social Security Scheme. The implementation of that scheme started on 1st January 2002 so how does the government claim it completes 15 years. Nonetheless, with the state coffers empty, do we need to hold such unnecessry functions? For this government which has not been able to even regularly pay those monthly pension payments, the focus should be to weed out the fraudulent beneficiaries that have creeped in and increase that pension to the relief of the really needy.
For rationalization in government spending, strong and sincere austerity measures need to be taken with such criminal waste of public funds on superfluous public functions prohibited. Fiscal accountability and responsibility has to be an ongoing sustained process with every paisa of the tax payer judiciously spent. Due to the follies of the government we have landed in this fiscal upheaval, however now it is the duty and responsibility of the authorities to work towards restoring Goa back on the road to economic prosperity. Aires Rodrigues Advocate High Court C/G-2, Shopping Complex Ribandar Retreat, Ribandar – Goa – 403006 Mobile No: 9822684372 Office Tel No: (0832) 2444012 Email: [email protected] Or [email protected] You can also reach me on Facebook.com/ AiresRodrigues Twitter@rodrigues_aires www.airesrodrigues.com
