PANJIM: Panchayats Minister Mauvin Godinho on Thursday said that Administrators will be appointed for 186 village panchayats as soon as their five-year term ends on June 19.
When asked whether the government has taken a decision to appoint Administrators for 186 village panchayats due to the delay in holding general panchayat elections, Godinho said, “As the term of village panchayats expires on June 19, the Administrators should be in place. We will be on time. We have already taken steps and administrators will be in place much earlier than you expect. Certainly by Monday, June 20 they will be appointed.”
Asked whether the government will appoint its officers or sarpanches will continue as Administrators, Godinho said, “You will see. Why are you so impatient.”
To another question, the Minister said, “Panchayat elections were supposed to be held before June 19. Can it be held? Has State Election Commission (SEC) initiated the process? It’s a big no.”
The general panchayat election in Goa had to be postponed following Supreme Court directives, which mandated the triple test for reservation of wards for candidates belonging to OBC communities.
