Our government does not seem to get its agenda or priorities right. The Goa’s State Exchequer, already on the verge of bankruptcy, was further bled by a crore of rupees spent on the recently held, state organized, carnival celebrations. There is no money for the much needed infrastructure development projects but around a whopping Rs 30 lakhs a month is splurged on 434 policemen providing security cover for our politicians, their kin and property.
Its time our politicians start thinking of Goa. For a start we can manage this state with 20 MLAs and just four Ministers. The wasteful expenditure on unnecessary Zilla Parishad members can be done away with. More powers instead should be vested with the village Panchayats while making them more accountable. There seems to be no solution in sight to the mounting garbage problem and the galloping corruption. Every issue this government addresses seems to always result in two or more new problems. Will Goa ever cruise along? Or will Goa continue to be grounded like the River Princess. Aires Rodrigues T1 - B30, Ribandar Retreat Ribandar - Goa - 403006 Mobile: 9822684372
