Scores of people are found to be living on the pavements across the state, making these pavements their homes. These street dwellers have no families or are abandoned by their families due to their mental health or old age. Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Friday stated that India needs more NGOs with passion working to help the destitute. Sawant was speaking at the National Conference on Issues of Street Dwellers at Mapusa.
The CM added that the country’s various ministries and organisations are always willing to help. Sawant stated that in order to inculcate values in the young, the Goa government. has initiated the Mulyavardhan Shikshan, a concept-value-based education programme, to educate the next generation to care for the community.
