The ordinary meeting of the South Goa Zilla Panchayat was held on Wednesday at the Zilla Panchayat office located in the old Collectorate building in Margao.
During the meeting, members passed a congratulatory motion for women representatives who were nominated under the Mahila Shakti Abhiyan initiative.
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Several key issues were discussed during the session, including the functioning of contractors, the need for greater administrative powers for the Zilla Panchayat, and the issuance of show-cause notices to contractors who failed to complete works within the stipulated time.
A Zilla Panchayat member also moved a resolution requesting the Social Welfare Department to allocate financial assistance for the cremation of deceased persons belonging to below poverty line (BPL) families.
Speaking after the meeting, Siddharth Gauns Dessai said the Zilla Panchayat would urge the government to fulfil its assurance of granting additional powers to the body from the Agriculture and Rural Development Agency (RDA) departments.
The discussions reflected growing demands from elected representatives for stronger decentralisation and improved functioning of local self-government institutions in Goa.
