No 'Goan' below poverty line: Mandrekar
PTI, PANAJI | 05 August 2014 12:12 IST
Civil supply minister Dayanand Mandrekar on Monday raised eye brows in the legislative assembly with his claim that no resident of Goa fell in 'below the poverty line' category.
"I want to bring this on record on the floor of the house. Since the time state government introduced schemes like Dayanand social security scheme, grih-adhar and others, there will be no family in Goa who would be BPL," the minister said, responding to a motion for cuts moved by the opposition over budgetary demands of his ministry.
His own party colleague, Vishnu Surya Wagh, contradicted him, stating that several people in the state lived in abject poverty.
"There are many families which are not even getting benefits of the government schemes," he added.
Wagh also demanded that the procedure for categorising a family as BPL should be amended, as the village panchayat officers often harassed genuine applicants.
The minister conceded that if the benefits were not reaching the people then "we should admit our failure".
Mandrekar also said that the existing list of BPL families, as well as the procedure for recognising a family as BPL, would be reviewed.
Drop a comment
Previous Comments
There Will Be No Poor Goans In Goa, If State Of Goa Government Gives Mining Royalty To All Goans. State Of Goa Government Is Earning Lot Of Money Through Mining. If That Mining Money Gives To Each Goan Families As A Mining Royalty Then There Will Be No Poor Goans In Goa. State Of Goa Government Must Give Mining Royalty To All Goans In Goa.
- Jose Rod, Goa | 05 th August 2014 23:38
nice to know that according to the Govt there is no poor in Goa. Once a person becomes MLA, becomes minister and makes wealth by corruption it does not matter at what rate a common man has to purchase fish in the market. someone said see no evil. ministers see no poor. congrats!
- Jayesh Nayak, Porvorim | 05 th August 2014 19:26
Latest News
- Kejri’s ‘Bhandari’ bubble bursts, community votes beyond caste across Goa
- Did RG damage only the Congress & its bastions in the Old Conquests?
- BJP bottle of ‘imported wine’ wins 20, forming Govt in Goa with ‘professional defectors’
- Vijai, Rohan lift major portfolios, Sudin retains PWD
- Goans give ‘power’ to 10 MLAs to form Cong or BJP Govt
- BBSM launches party, targets majority seats of BJP, only 2 MGP
- Vijai leaves 4 poll promises to fulfill once he becomes a minister
- Nigerian arrested for rape, BJP minister says it’s a ‘deliberate’ crime
- Striking tourist taxis back on the road, CM agrees to act against ‘illegalities’
- Is BJP Govt shielding the police officials indicted in the drug trade?
Social
- Dakshinayan wants special court for Dabholkar-Pansare-Kalburgi killers
- Pseudo-Nationalism is based on hatred, Patriotism is Humanism: Rajdeep
- When ‘educated’ villagers demolish huts of ‘deprived’ tribals… in Goa!
- Bomboikar Goans flock to Goa for seawater bath
- Is it possible to bring Monkey-hunters into the mainstream?
- Bharat Mata is only a little more than 100 years old
- Freedom from triple talaq: Goa shows the way
- Chanting of 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' can't be forced on others: RSS chief
- BJP exposed on 80% local quota in jobs; but why are the outsiders coming?
- We can’t control illegal sale of Communidade land: Goa Govt
